Hot pepper jelly is not for the timid, nor for toast. Try it as a spicy sweet condiment over a mild cheese or add a spoonful to stir fry for a powerful punch of heat. Cookbook author, Ellen Ecker Ogden author of The Complete Kitchen Garden cookbook, shares her recipe for hot pepper jelly.
Archives for September 2011
Nature and Nurture
The morning glory arbor blew over again last night, sunflowers uprooted and the wheelbarrow is filled with rain water. Hearing the rain pummel the roof was once a welcome sound, but too much of a good thing is devastating. People are helping people across Vermont, dig, rebuild, feed their farm animals, and bring emotional comfort. […]
Butterfly Wisdom
This morning I watched a butterfly lilt across the pond at the base of Equinox Mountain. At first I thought it was a small bird, fluttering in the sky until I looked more closely. I watched the paper-thin wings fight the light southerly wind and could only think how this small creature was not going […]