Wow! That sounds amazing! I bet the smell is heavenly when they are being roasted. Lucky you!Babalou said:I am going to beg forgiveness for going off track today, and forgive me again if you already know all this, but it is chile (not chili) roasting season in New Mexico. MAJOR happy dance time.
Hatch green chile is revered here. It is grown in the Hatch Valley in southern NM. It is NM's state vegetable and when dining out, you are typically asked "red" or "green" with red usually the hotter on the Scoville scale. Many of us order ours Christmas style which is a mix of red and green.
You can buy it fresh or have it roasted. It gets this wonderful smoky flavor and the aroma is heavenly. Many grocery stores have boxes upon boxes, about 20-30#, that you can buy, carry it outside the store and wait in line to have your box of chiles tossed in a huge roaster that is fired by propane and roasts the chilies while it rotates. By the way, it is about $18 a box. Huge bargain for something that will last all year in the freezer.
I like to keep a few fresh to roast in the house to get the heavenly scent. You'll see them in a picture on a little indoor grill I have.
We then bag and freeze it to use during the year.
When we had a houseboat years ago in Oklahoma, we would bring home a gunny sack of fresh chiles from NM and have a roasting party on the lake using the gas grill on the back of the boat. The only requirement was to bring plastic bags, rubber gloves and beer. A little food, too. Then we would float on the lake all day roasting and bagging chiles. Ah, memories.
Here are a few pictures.
Lace Party Aug 13 to Aug 28 WIP and Hawaii with Babalou
Greetings Lace Party-ers and guests. A note to the newcomers: the Lace Party grew out of a workshop hosted by Dragonflylace (a/k/a DFL). The workshop is still here on KP. Everyone is welcome to join us as often as you like at the Lace Party. We share our daily goings-on and, of course, our knitting projects. We do love to see photos, finished projects or WIPs. If you have a question, just ask; someone is sure to answer. Every two weeks, on a pre-arranged schedule, someone hosts a new Lace Party. Sometimes we work on the same project, but we always share whatever we are working on, lace or not. We hope you will join us.
You are invited to join us in knitting lace and sharing your projects. We enjoy pictures, seeing progress Our main requirement is mutual respect for everyone.
This session we are working on WIPs and seeing pictures from my trip to Hawaii. I think we all have things we are trying to finish.
In February, my DH and I decided to spend a month on the big island of Kona in Hawaii. He is an outside kind of guy and feels trapped in the winter. We managed it by inviting our very close friends to spend part of the month with us. My DH is the seeker of great places to stay and found an oceanfront condo for us in Kailua-Kona. One evening I was catching up on the phone with my wonderful friend, Kathleen, in Houston. We decided to have a real girly conversation with wine. As the conversation went on, she asked what trips we were planning. Eventually, I blurted out "you should come for a week!" It took her about 10 seconds to say, "are you kidding me?" And the rest is history.
You are invited to join us in knitting lace and sharing your projects. We enjoy pictures, seeing progress Our main requirement is mutual respect for everyone.
This session we are working on WIPs and seeing pictures from my trip to Hawaii. I think we all have things we are trying to finish.
In February, my DH and I decided to spend a month on the big island of Kona in Hawaii. He is an outside kind of guy and feels trapped in the winter. We managed it by inviting our very close friends to spend part of the month with us. My DH is the seeker of great places to stay and found an oceanfront condo for us in Kailua-Kona. One evening I was catching up on the phone with my wonderful friend, Kathleen, in Houston. We decided to have a real girly conversation with wine. As the conversation went on, she asked what trips we were planning. Eventually, I blurted out "you should come for a week!" It took her about 10 seconds to say, "are you kidding me?" And the rest is history.
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Back to Hawaii today. Today we will visit South Point or Ka Lae in Hawaiian. Ka Lae in Hawaiian means the point. It is the southern most point in the United States. It is believed that the Polynesians disembarked here between 400 and 800 A.D. The ruins of "heiaus" or temples, fishing shrines and other cultural remnants is why the entire southern tip is registered as a National Historic Landmark.
The offshore currents are very powerful here. There are metal hoists and ladders to launch watercraft. It is a rugged 12 miles drive through ranch lands that are lined with with windmills. Many trees are shaped horizontally from the wind. It is interesting to note that there is nothing between South Point and Antarctica.
The offshore currents are very powerful here. There are metal hoists and ladders to launch watercraft. It is a rugged 12 miles drive through ranch lands that are lined with with windmills. Many trees are shaped horizontally from the wind. It is interesting to note that there is nothing between South Point and Antarctica.
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I got 1 wip done during the olympics. It is a cowl/hood made by making Toni's Forest Paths cowl higher. My model is in training and very reluctant. :sm19:
She complained about it being hot and it was bending her ears.
She complained about it being hot and it was bending her ears.
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