#hot peppers

[acmeoop]

Moonscar Island Peppers “Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island” (1998)

[lady-of-games]

Nerd fact: did you know birds can't taste capsaicin?

Banjo Kazooie doodle in CSP. Starting to get the hang of it :D

[gracelyngrausamkeit]

I got too eager. I should keep reminding myself that I shouldn’t try to do ambitious long-form drawings for Inktober. I was stoked about this one because I really like this scene but I am not so delighted with the results. This one should have been in a “manuscript” style but time pressed me, not allowing me to fully realize what I had in my head. I stressed a bit (ok, a lot) over it but decided to wrap it up, regardless of what I think about the end result. Soo, uhhh, yeah, flavor text: Inktober Day 12 – Spicy “The story says that the Treaty of Adelia was signed in the small border village of the same name (now a flourishing town). Seeking shelter from the rain, the prince of Rel’Sev and the tzar of Dos signed the important document in a poor peasant’s hut. Not having much else to offer the aristocratic gentlemen, the peasant, who produced hot peppers for a living, provided them with a plate stacked with the spiciest peppers around. The hot pepper has since become a national symbol of Rel’Sev”

[jasonraish]

Paintings for the 2024 Grumpy Bert/Harman Projects Red Envelope show celebrating the Year of the Dragon. Artists painted on the ubiquitous red envelopes that the Chinese fill with money and give out as a symbol of good luck and prosperity. "Yangban Dragon" is inspired by a nobleman portrait I saw at the National Gallery in Seoul. 3.5x6.5" acylic painting on red Chinese new year paper envelope. If you didn't know, Koreans also celebrate lunar new year. The gallery asked a few artists to also paint big 18x36" paintings, so I painted mine in acrylic on wood panel. Dragons are associated with agriculture and rain and the show has a red theme so it seemed natural to paint the Korean heirloom peppers I grow on our roof every year. Show runs from Feb 10-24th, 2024 https://www.harmanprojects.com/exhibitions/65-red-envelope-show-2024/

[smackdownhotel]

Tonight’s Special

Loaded cheesy chicken 🐔 fries 🍟

[sixcupids]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpXxkhiuTzK/

[hazeleyezo3]

(a little know fact about me is that I'm great at suffering in silence...)

The sensation of 🔥 refused to go away and I actually lost my taste buds for a couple of hours.

P.s. Don't ask me why I have you staring @ my dried beard. 😭

[dippinposs]

Poss Sauce Guide

Here is how I make my hot sauce aka Poss Sauce. The label was drawn and printed by the wonderful @possumancer-co

First thing I do is gather all my peppers and remove the seeds and stems to avoid extra bitterness. I like to ferment my peppers in mason jars for 1-2 weeks (1 week for this recipe), because it adds a slight salty flavor to it without any salt added.

I like to add blueberries to my hot sauce, so I cut the blueberries in half for the fermentation process. These also add thickness to the sauce from the pectin.

Here are the jars filled with peppers and blueberries.

After this I fill the jars up with water, place some plastic wrap on top, then place glass weights over the wrap. I do the wrap stuff so I can avoid gross stuff forming on top from the fermentation. After that I just add the fermenting lids on and away it goes to a dark corner for a week.

I would go for 2 weeks without blueberries, but the sugar speeds up the fermentation.

1 week gone by and oops, it kinda leaked because I filled the water too high. If it looks mildly gross you're in the clear.

Lid, weights, and wrap removed from the top and I've skimmed off any rot or white stuff that has formed. Leaving this in will just make it bitter.

WOW this looks unappetizing. Blend the peppers and blueberries whole, and be sure to add that fermenting juice!

Now the peppers and stuff are blended. Time to cook on medium low heat on the stove. Be sure to have one or two fans on and a window open! The fumes will BURN your eyes and any mucus membranes.

WOWZERS THATS HOT SAUCE! Strain the mush into a new pot and cook some more on the stove.

Now's when you (actually its me) boil the bottles, tops, and caps.

If you actually try to make hot sauce yourself at home, this is when you need a 2nd person. Pouring the sauce into the freshly boiled bottles. Once the tops are done you can choose to pasteurize the bottles. I didn't do it for this batch, but picture this:

Get water high enough to reach the top of the sauce in the bottles, and boil it. Leave the bottles in there for a few minutes with the caps open slightly to let some air come out. After this you should be fine.

I like to add these fancy tops to the bottles so everyone knows if its been opened. You boil them in water and it shrinks!

The tops didn't entirely boil well, but oh well we will endure.

Here are the @possumancer-co labels! if you want your own then go fucking commission @possumancer-co for your own

WOW LOOK AT THOSE CHICKENS POSS SAUCE BOTTLES!

Here is a closer look at the labels. If you're wondering what the Poss Sauce tastes like, its spicy with a little taste of blueberry in it. Its slightly sweet with no added sugar, slightly salty, and goes very well with mexican style carnitas. It also makes you gay

If you want the specific written recipe you'll have to DM me.

I hand these out at fur cons so if you're a furry in the midwest, be sure to keep an eye out for a common opossum!

[sireenica]

Dracula peppers

The plant has black leaves and the peppers are black till ripe when they turn red

[capiolumen]

Spring Musings 2023 iPhoneXR Hipstamatic Photography Original Photographers Photographers On Tumblr Lowy Lens, Cheshire Film, No Flash

[wildrungarden]

3/5/23 - Tiny Tim’s & Moon Tomatoes coming thru as well 🍅

[lastcycleszilly]

Hot Pepper Post-Sept 2023

[pleasuremehere]

🔥 Stay Spicy, Stay Safe 🔥

[eataku]

Testo’s, Bridgeport, CT

My parents brought me sandwiches from Testo’s in Bridgeport, CT this weekend and I realized I’d never posted about the restaurant or their food here. 

Testo’s “was” a legendary Connecticut restaurant for folks “in the know” that closed at the end of 2022, selling the land to be developed as a high rise, supposedly. A classic blue collar hangout, where carpenters, electricians, plumbers and painters all went to unwind, it was the “Cheers” of local contractors. My dad included. At the bar on Saturdays you could get massive $5 roast beef and roast pork sandwiches till they ran out, sometimes as early as 1pm...

On the most pillowy Portuguese rolls you could imagine, no less!

Their tripe was some of the best we’ve had anywhere in the world...

Bowls of housemade hot peppers and pickled onions littered the bar...

Drinks were stiff and cheap, the pours were generous.

Testo’s was a secret spot for those in the know and they will be sorely missed...

However, it’s not all doom and gloom as Testo’s always maintained a second, less frequented location, a “pizzeria”, which is still open. This is where my folks went on Saturday as they now sell these famous sandwiches and tripe soup. And I’m happy to report the food is just as good as at the “original”, even is it was takeout for us. Now looking forward to sitting down and eating there soon!

TESTO’S

1023 Brooklawn Ave.

Fairfield, CT 06825

203-330-0333

[timmurleyart]

Roast in style. 🌶🔥(Unique monoprint)🔥👹💥☄️🌶🔥

[smackdownhotel]

Tonight’s Special

Cheesy meat lovers nachos