Subj : Re: NM Chile To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Sat Jan 20 2024 06:10:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> Usually not a problem for most people but we have a friend that RH> considers anything above a bell pepper as too hot. DD> And, as far as I can tell, straight-up bell peppers have *NO* heat. DD> The Pepper Scale @ https://pepperscale.com tellsm us: DD> "Bell pepper fast facts. Scoville heat units (SHU): 0 SHU. Median DD> heat: 0 SHU. Origin: Mexico, South America. Capsicum species: RH> Annuum RH> That's the whole thing--she can't take any heat. Once while we were RH> both in HI, we (her & our husbands) went to one of the small Korean RH> places that are all over Oahu. She got some kim chee, not knowing what RH> it was, just that it looked good to her. She took one bite, the rest RH> either stayed on her plate or was given to her husband, I forget which. RH> Meanwhile Steve and I enjoyed ours. As it says in the "facts" that I posted - the bell pepper HAS NO HEAT. Zero Scoville units, None, not a one. 8<----- G'Bye" ----->8 DD> Cumin I buy from one of my local Asian stores as that cuisine uses DD> more cumin in more dishes than the normal run of prepared food for DD> "round eyes" and, thus, tends to be fresher than what's on my DD> stupormarkup shelves. RH> We've gotten whole cumin and ground it ourselves--major difference, RH> even from Asian places. A little bit goes a loooooooooooooooong way. I can also buy whole, in the spiky husk, durian should I be so inclined. DD> Sunday I didn't set foot outside of the house. High temp for the day DD> was -1.F. Yesterday it got all the way to +5.F. Supposed to reach DD> the freezing point tomorrow (Wednesday). RH> Right now (1:30 pm) it's 36 and rainy. Temps have been falling all day RH> but we've got a brisket on the smoker. DD> Yesterday (Wednesday) we got almost to the freezing point. And saw sun DD> light finally which helped melting snow/ice left on the dark asphalt DD> of the local highways and byways. Today is guesstimated to reach DD> 34.F. Then right back into the deep freeze. RH> Our high temperature yesterday was 39, supposed to be a bit warmer RH> today and then the bottom will fall out on Friday. Climatge is what you expect. Weather is what you get. The only benefit I can see in this cold snap is that many of the plants need to go through a hard freeze to trigger essential parts of their life cycle. We were warm for a couple of days then right back into the ice box with 6 inches of fresh snow. Supposed to be in the 40s next week and stay. I hope that weather guesser knows what s/he's talking about. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Khao Neeo Durian Categories: Rice, Fruits, Desserts Yield: 4 Servings 1 c Sticky rice; cooked 2 1/2 c Coconut milk 1 c Sugar 1 ts Salt 1 tb Palm sugar 4 Drops (or more) durian - flavouring +=OR=+ 1 c (or more) fresh durian flesh 1 tb Tapioca starch A pleasant dessert not commonly served in Thailand unless durian is in high season (May and June), and it's an expensive dish so it's not often sold by Thai street vendors. When served, the coconut milk drenches the rice so it's a "soupy" consistency. Dissolve 2 cups coconut milk, 1 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt over medium heat. Add durian/flavouring. Topping: Mix 1/2 cup coconut milk with 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon palm sugar and the tapioca starch. Bring to a boil. Serving: Place sticky rice in a bowl and pour the sweetened coconut milk over it. For each serving, transfer to an individual bowl, then top with a few teaspoons of topping sauce. From: http://importfood.com/recipes Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... If god had meant us to vote she would have given us candidates. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .