Hey folks, today I’d like to talk to you about a recent purchase of mine.
Not another sauce though, or even anything edible. No, today I’d like to talk about my mood ring.
A silly piece of jewellery which, supposedly at least, measures small fluctuations in the wearers mood and signals it to the world. But that’s not what it really does.
Or why I bought it.
Howdy, folks, it’s thursday again and I’ve just returned from a long weekend away, so it’s time for me to tell you all about Challock Chilli fest. A rather different festival to most.
When I discovered Victoriana Nursery Gardens and their annual event, they had a pitiful lineup of stalls – Roughly eight and most of them not even dedicated to chilli – but that was its selling point.
Challock Chilli Fest isn’t about the products, it’s about the peppers and Victoriana Nursery grow well over a hundred varieties specially. Continue reading
Hey there everyone, it’s recipe time again and, this month, I’m keeping things simple. A simple recipe for one of my favourite chinese side dishes that shows off a non-chilli spice that I’ve not featured before.
But, more interestingly, today’s recipe doubles as a review. A test to see how other versions of the spice affect the heat and flavour of my dish. Because I bet you didn’t know that there were more than two breeds of pepercorn.
This time around, I’m going to feature a whopping seven in my salt and pepper tofu but don’t worry – I’m still going to make a batch with the standard black that we all know and love.
And, while I enjoy the dish as is, you can easily swap out the tofu for fried chicken bits if you fancy something with more meat. Or just a different texture since I know that, even at its crispiest, tofu isn’t for everyone.
I’m not going to tell you how to fry that chicken in this post but there’s always my chipotle korma one if you need some pointers.
And, with all that out of the way, let’s get started, shall we?
Happy thursday again everyone! This time we’re going to be continuing our exploration of chilli science with a theory that was brought to my attention by someone in the comments called Spex.
The theory that it’s not the fats in milk, or even the lactose I believed, but a protein named “casein” that stops the burn.
Spicefreak 