Gotten any fun stuff lately?

[KennethT]

3 hours ago, Shel_B said:

These arrived yesterday ... they have pretty much replaced chipotles in my pepper larder. They're smokey, milder than the chipotles but still with ample heat, and have a smoother, more rounded flavor. The downside is that they are not always available and not many places carry them. But they are well worth seeking. They will be used in a chili I'm making after the weekend.

 

 

 

I'm a big fan of pasilla de Oaxaca but find them considerably more expensive than other chillies.  How are the prices of your source?

[TdeV]

@KennethT

Free shipping if you spend $60.

$11 US 30g

https://spicetrekkers.com/shop/chiles/pasilla-de-oaxaca-chico-smoked

https://spicetrekkers.com/shop/chiles

 

Épices de Cru is Spice Trekkers (in English)

 

 

Edited Saturday at 11:06 PM by TdeV
Clarity (log)

[KennethT]

14 minutes ago, TdeV said:

@KennethT

$9 US 50g. Free shipping if you spend $60.

https://spicetrekkers.com/shop/chiles/pasilla-chile

$11 US 30g

https://spicetrekkers.com/shop/chiles/pasilla-de-oaxaca-chico-smoked

https://spicetrekkers.com/shop/chiles

 

Épices de Cru is Spice Trekkers (in English)

 

 

Thank you.   Wow, the last time I purchased them from Kalustyan's, they were $29.99 for 3 ounces (90g) for A grade (large) and they're usually expensive but have lots of hard to find things.

 

On their website, the current prices are:

https://foodsofnations.com/products/pasilla-de-oaxaca-dried-chiles-mild-hot-67012300136?_pos=2&_psq=oaxaca&_ss=e&_v=1.0

normal grade

 

https://foodsofnations.com/products/pasilla-de-oaxaca-extra-large-medium-hot-67012300133?_pos=3&_psq=oaxaca&_ss=e&_v=1.0

superior grade, extra large

 

FYI, pasilla chilies are different from pasilla-de-Oaxaca.  Regular pasillas don't have the characteristic heavy smokiness that the Oaxaca ones have and are much less expensive.

[liuzhou]

20 hours ago, Smithy said:

 

That's quite the well-traveled chorizo!

 

Well-travelled indeed but not the most well-travelled in my arsenal.

 

Many years ago I was given a bottle of Gleneagles mineral water on a British Airways flight from Hong Kong to London. It is a Scottish brand. It amused me that it had already travelled half way round the world and was about to travel back.

 

I didn’t drink it but took it with me. Then travelled back, first to HK again, then into mainland China. For no good reason, I have carried that bottle of water with me everywhere I have travelled for the last 30 years. It has been to the UK and back at least 7 times. It has been to Ireland, France, Italy, and Spain. It has been to almost every SE Asian country (Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and to Vietnam, etc). It has been to Japan twice and has travelled the length and breadth of China.

 

I cant think why, but it amuses me. I’m not in the least superstitious so, it’s not for ‘luck’ as most people I’ve told assume. Nor is it ‘emotional support’. I take my pet ostrich for that!

 

The bottle is looking a bit bashed now, but still intact.

 

 

 

Edited Sunday at 01:00 PM by liuzhou (log)

[Shel_B]

12 hours ago, TdeV said:

@KennethT

Free shipping if you spend $60.

$11 US 30g

https://spicetrekkers.com/shop/chiles/pasilla-de-oaxaca-chico-smoked

https://spicetrekkers.com/shop/chiles

 

Épices de Cru is Spice Trekkers (in English)

 

 

I bought the Chico and the Grande from these folks this time, and am not satisfied. The peppers that I opened and tried, the chico, were dry and brittle, i.e., old. The first batch of these peppers that I bought was from World Spice, and they were beautiful, smooth, supple, and aromatic. They'll be my go-to when World Spice is restocked unless I find something comparable. There are a couple of other sources I'm looking at. 

 

 

[Shel_B]

My sister was visiting from NY and brought the old family nutcracker, which I always enjoyed.

 

[Smithy]

I bought a new fifth-wheel trailer recently, and hit the road in it late in January. Look what caught up to me in the mail!

 

 

 

Yes, they're very good. Chocolate chip cookies. My favorite!

[DesertTinker]

2 hours ago, Smithy said:

I bought a new fifth-wheel trailer recently, and hit the road in it late in January. Look what caught up to me in the mail!

 

 

 

Yes, they're very good. Chocolate chip cookies. My favorite!

What a nice surprise! Will you please share the recipe from the back of the card? I looked on their website and blog but it’s not there.

[Shel_B]

3 hours ago, Smithy said:

I bought a new fifth-wheel trailer recently, and hit the road in it late in January. Look what caught up to me in the mail

!

 

Yes, they're very good. Chocolate chip cookies. My favorite!

 

Now I'm in the mood for a cookie. Thankfully, there are non in the house.

[Smithy]

1 hour ago, DesertTinker said:

What a nice surprise! Will you please share the recipe from the back of the card? I looked on their website and blog but it’s not there.

 

[Smithy]

My San Diego friends are inveterate declutterers, unlike me. They knew I was coming back to Yuma to a yard sale for an organization I belong to here, so they cast about for things to unload on me. Among the booty was a bunch of nut-meat (or crab meat?) pickers and some bottle corks from South Africa with hand-carved, beautifully smooth wood.

 

 

My BFF says these things always sell better if you provide a little sign on a bundle. Her suggestion:

"Drink your wine and pick your nuts"