Showing posts with label habanero ginger jelly. Show all posts
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Monday, October 14, 2013

Columbus Day, Habanero Ginger Jelly, Brunch, and Enjoy


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Columbus Day - Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas, which happened on October 12, 1492, as an official holiday. The landing is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States, as Día de la Raza in many countries in Latin America, as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, as Día de la Hispanidad and Fiesta Nacional in Spain, as Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural in Argentina, and as Día de las Américas in Belize and Uruguay. These holidays have been celebrated unofficially since the late 18th century, and officially in various areas since the early 20th century.


Columbus Day first became an official state holiday in Colorado in 1906, and became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937, though people have celebrated Columbus' voyage since the colonial period. In 1792, New York City and other U.S. cities celebrated the 300th anniversary of his landing in the New World. President Benjamin Harrison called upon the people of the United States to celebrate Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of the event. During the four hundredth anniversary in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic rituals were framed around themes such as support for war, citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and celebrating social progress.

Habanero Ginger Jelly - Saturday, Laura produced a quantity of her famous Habanero Ginger Jelly. It is absolutely wonderful! It is sweet and hot!

Here are images I captured while Laura produced a large batch of this incredibly delectable condiment.












Brunch - I diced five medium red potatoes, four large Jalapeño peppers, one large white onion, and 18 large cloves of garlic.

Laura cooked some Italian sausage and set aside. She sautéed the Potatoes O'Brien until they were done. She moved the potatoes to the edge of the large sauté pan—leaving a large empty spot in the center of the pan. She whisked six large eggs and poured them into the center of the pan. She added the sausage to the eggs, seasoned, and gently stirred the mixture while it cooked. When the eggs were done, she topped with shredded pizza cheeses and took the dish to the table.

It was absolutely wonderful! A quantity remained, and it followed me to mine office this morning and will become an excellent lunch!


Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!










Monday, September 30, 2013

Food, In the News, and Enjoy

Food - Apparently, there shall be no stopping Laura! She determined that she thoroughly enjoys creating highly edible and particularly tasty items for our dining pleasure!

Friday evening, she created yet another of her wonderful pizzas.

She also produced a quantity of stellar Habanero Ginger Jelly. She filled six eight-ounce canning jars with this wonderful nectar. It is hot and sweet and absolutely wonderful.

Laura got the recipe for this delightful condiment here:

Simply So Good

Laura and I highly recommend this site. It offers many wonderful recipes.

Laura snatched a large London Broil from the butcher at the supermarket near our home. She placed it in the freezer. When it had frozen sufficiently to facilitate slicing it, I removed it from the freezer and sliced it with our Chef's Choice meat slicer.

Laura covered it with an excellent marinade she created and placed it in the refrigerator. She turned the meat every two hours to ensure it marinated evenly. The marinade contained a quantity of ground black pepper, red pepper flakes, Pappy's seasoning, granulated garlic, teriyaki sauce, brown sugar, and lime juice.

Last evening, Laura removed the meat from the marinade, placed it on trays, and processed it with our nine-tray Excalibur dehydrator.


After several hours, the jerky was ready to be removed from the dehydrator and stored.

A thorough tasting of the jerky was requisite, of course, prior to packaging it for storage!

Two thick New York strip steaks currently reside in our refrigerator—delighting in the marinade Laura used on the jerky. These steaks shall be tossed upon the grill this evening, and I am drooling copiously in anticipation of devouring them!

Ah. Laura just sent me this photograph of delicacies given her by a co-worker. YUM! I eagerly await her use of these items in future meals!


In the News - Current events from the underbelly of the Internet!

  • Car Thief Sprayed with Invisible Dye in Police Trap
  • Art Exhibition Closes After 3 Patrons Suffer Apparent Seizures
  • Flour Made From Insects Will Feed Underfed Populations
  • Thugs Armed with Tasers Terrorizing DC Streets
  • Hillary Clinton Documentary Canceled at CNN

    Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!