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Tag Archives: hot sauce
Harvest Monday November 28, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It was a light harvest week for me, as we tried to eat up all the stuff from previous harvests that was taking up space in the refrigerator. I … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged Aji Angelo, hot sauce, kale, lacto-fermentation, neck pumpkin, pumpkin pie, Sriracha
8 Comments
Harvest Monday October 17, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The fall veggies are starting to come in now. I got a nice cutting of a Japanese turnip called Nozawana that is grown primarily for the greens. Mine is … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged broccoli peppers, cabbage, hot peppers, hot sauce, snow peas, turnip greens, WEHT Local Lifestyles, winter squash
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Homemade Hot Sauce, Three Ways
A few few weeks ago I wrote about how to make a Fermented Pepper Mash. It’s fun and easy to do, and all you need are hot peppers and salt. I get my peppers from our garden, but you can … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Recipes
Tagged cayenne, hot sauce, jalapeno, lacto-fermentation, peppers, Sriracha
5 Comments
Harvest Monday October 3, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. After being away for a week, the garden was still in pretty good shape when I got back home. We even got a bit of rain in our absence, … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged cabbage, Carmen, Cornito Gaillo, eggplant, Escamillo, hot peppers, hot sauce, kale, kimchi, lacto-fermentation, tomatoes
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Fermented Pepper Mash
It’s hot pepper season here at Happy Acres. That means it’s time to start turning some of those peppers into hot sauce. I usually make several different kinds every year, some with fresh peppers and some with fermented peppers. I’ve … Continue reading

