This great dish is inspired by the 1970’s classic party food of cheese and pineapple cubes. The twist is the cheese is Indian paneer, marinated in a spicy tikka sauce and cooked tandoori style under the grill. The sweetness of the cooked pineapple goes amazingly well with the hot tandoori covered. Pineapple Panner Tikka…
I was watering the seedlings today and as the light shone through the window i realised just how hairy some of them are. Both the lemon drops (top) and rocoto red (middle and bottom) are pretty hairy looking when you get up close! Since moving them under my CFL grow light their growth has sped…
Quesadillas are a really popular Mexican snack. Essentially they are the Mexican equivalent of a toasted sandwich or panini. Tasty ingredients, toasted inside a toasted corn flour tortilla. They can be served on their own, as a side or as part of a Mexican feast they are simple to make and never fail to please….
Time seems to be flying by and as we kiss goodbye to February we’ve had a scorcher of a day here, nice and mild with bright blue skies. Thanks to my homemade grow box the first batch of this years seedlings are looking really healthy and growing at a rapid rate, as you can see…
About three years ago i began on a mission to bake quality bread at home. After much experimentation i thought i’d cracked it and came up with what i believed was the best bread recipe ever. The beauty of this recipe was that it required no kneading whatsoever and if you prepared ahead of the long…
This is a guest post from Mark, an English chilli head living over in snowy Alberta in Canada. If you’d like to post a guest grow log here on the chilliking, don’t be shy….get in touch. Over to you Mark….. 24th December 2011 I live in Southern Alberta, Canada. A transplanted Brit with the Chilli…
Time for a quick update on the class of 2012. Below is one of the Serrano seedlings – all of which are looking very healthy. I’ve pretty much got rid of the aphids that had taken hold on the seedlings. The Aji Hot’s (below) are producing their first true sets of leaves thanks to my…
After some good germination rates on my fist batch of peppers this year the first issue I ran into was an aphid infestation in my seedling light box. It’s quite common to get aphids when growing indoors so it wasn’t the greatest surprise when i noticed the little green critters munching their way into my…
This great recipe was put together by by wife. A simple to make yet delicious dish. I’m assured the pastry is incredibly easy to make, and I can definitely confirm it tastes every bit as good as it looks! Asparagus & Chilli Tart Ingredients Pastry 220g plain flour Large pinch of salt 100g Butter (cold)…