I have had that song stuck in my head from the moment I started preparing the chillies, (it's an old Noiseworks song, great Aussie band! Anyone else heard it?)
Anyway we have been having a lovely warm Winter I took a few happy snaps while I was out walking, and because of the warmer weather our chili plants have just gone wild!.
Far too many to eat fresh so I washed up the excess.
Chucked them in the dehydrator.
Turned it on for about 15 hours
Turned it off and I had crispy fresh dried, organically grown chilies.
Then realized I added an extra L in my picture...dang! Oh and I should have prettied up the jar but hey...I never said I was a "good" blogger!
I'll be sharing the one thing we do very well here at the mansion, over at the Inspiration Cafe, our veggie garden. So stay tuned for that one
Thanks for reading,
Mel xo
Be Delighted Every Day, Follow Mellywood's Mansion!
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How cool that you are able to grow those into winter. If I had my druthers, I'd grow as much of my own food as I can, not enough space in my place for that, but I can't wait to see your bloomin veg garden!!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try that. A friend just told me I could borrow her dehydrator and I have no idea how to use it. Of course, chilli peppers won't be ready for a couple of months here. That is what you call winter?
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your veggie garden. We grow some of our own stuff too. I'm sooo jealous of your winter!!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to dry them, Mel! What/where are those 2 pics you took whilst out walking?
ReplyDeleteYum, bet they taste great! Love your pics, the sky looks so blue, not like the grey skies I am looking at :( oh the great British summer lol!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Estelle xx
I want a dehydrator!! I loved seeing the pics from your walk Mel. Such a beautiful place and a pretty blue sky! Now you know I'm going to tell you that yes, you need to cute up that jar! Now you have another craft project on your horizon!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Winter - you lucky thing!!! I want a dehydrator too!
ReplyDeleteOh, I use dried all the time Mel. I just pop two whole in nearly all of my dishes. It adds a little heat without being too spicy for my son. I gave away my dehydrator because I wasn't getting the use out of it and it was just taking up room. I loved Noiseworks in their day. Saw them a couple times.
ReplyDeleteAnne xx
I love that you can harvest chilis when it's winter! In our winter, it's normally so damp and cold that everything tucks into itself and waits for June.
ReplyDeleteDo you love your dehydrator? I'm considering one...
A dehydrator would be such a nice thing to have. I bet it comes in handy all of the time.
ReplyDeleteYou're lucky to have them, that'll make for a nice kick to your cooking. :)
Winter growing season? I can grow snowmen and snowbanks. How amazing to have chili peppers in the winter! Lucky girl!!
ReplyDeleteGreat harvest! I was thinking about getting a dehydrator. But in my case it would be for apples cause we have plenty of appletrees.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures. Gorgeous chilies. And I kind of like your naked jar :)
ReplyDeleteMmmm....how hot are they? I love hot chilis!!
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ReplyDelete-Andrea from Mom Imperfect.
ohhh baby, I want some of those in my pantry! Can't wait to see your IC post and your garden. totally jealous of your gardening abilities!
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