slu Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Amazing, still getting Spanish Padron and Italian bell peppers in December! n68327 n68326
EHKK Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Re: Summer Cheer Funny, last year my Christmas stocking included a big bag of Spanish Padron. Wife had to overnight them from the west coast...
slu Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Posted December 21, 2011 Re: Summer Cheer They are the best tasting peppers I've eaten.
mguerra Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 Re: Summer Cheer I ate about one and a half habaneros Sunday night, then drank two cups of coffee Monday morning on the way to surgery. That's a mistake I hope I will never make again! Another Ophthalmologist buddy of mine calls it PIC. That's not pilot in command for you fellow aviators, by the way. Pepper Induced Colitis. Russell and I are like dogs who never learn their lesson on skunks. At the time we are scarfing the habaneros, bhut jolokias or jalapenos, the addictive endorphin high just totally overrides the realization of what is going to occur later!
Syzygies Posted December 22, 2011 Report Posted December 22, 2011 Re: Summer Cheer That's not pilot in command for you fellow aviators Before my month-long food tour of Thailand, featuring the hottest foods our teacher could induce the locals to serve us, a veteran of an earlier trip urged me to bring along a British brand of witch hazel pads. Not to go into more detail than you already have, but why not keep a bottle of witch hazel handy at home?
mguerra Posted December 23, 2011 Report Posted December 23, 2011 Re: Summer Cheer I'll go in to more detail. It's true the anal burn is bad, but it is really the colonic distress, the boiling, writhing pressure, the deep pelvic discomfort more than the ass burn that's the real killer. I guess the capsicum just really sets off the smooth muscle in the colon wall into wild peristaltic gyrations.Too much info? What the hell, we talk about everything here. Sadly, I know I will do it again...
slu Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Posted December 23, 2011 Re: Summer Cheer Doc, there is help out there. Have you considered a 12 step program for PIC?
mguerra Posted December 24, 2011 Report Posted December 24, 2011 Re: Summer Cheer Yes. Banana, jalapeño, habanero, bell, chile pitin, peppadew, bhut jolokia, poblano, hatch, serrano, tabasco and Trinidad scorpion.
slu Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Posted December 26, 2011 Re: Summer Cheer Yes. Banana, jalapeño, habanero, bell, chile pitin, peppadew, bhut jolokia, poblano, hatch, serrano, tabasco and Trinidad scorpion. PIC Relapse!
mguerra Posted January 3, 2012 Report Posted January 3, 2012 Re: Summer Cheer Wouldn't you know, I was knee deep in to the serranos this afternoon before it dawned on me not to scarf so many. Too late. On a totally unrelated note, I made some pork loins for NYE dinner, and they were very good. But they just don't compare to a slow smoked pork shoulder, do they? The only thing they really have going for them is they cook pretty quick. Unless someone specifically asks for them, I really don't care if I ever cook another one. On the other hand, sliced super thin, they might make for some good sandwiches. They are TOO lean! It almost seems like their flavor is so mild they just become a carrier; for other flavors in the rub, or the marinade, or a sauce. Which is OK, but the shoulder is just so much more flavorful, and cheaper to boot.
slu Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Posted January 3, 2012 Re: Summer Cheer I trust there is no surgery scheduled for today?
mguerra Posted January 3, 2012 Report Posted January 3, 2012 Re: Summer Cheer No. And the PIC clears pretty quick, less than an hour anyway.
slu Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Posted January 15, 2012 Re: Summer Cheer Here's a PIC inducer. Roasted some Serrano chiles 5 minutes after harvesting. It drove me out of the house! n67063
