RenegadeRider

It's that time of the year.  A local supermarket had a promotion selling Hatch chili peppers .  And for anyone that would buy an entire 35 pound sack, they would roast it at no additional cost.   35 pounds is more than we thought we could use so we had to scramble to find some one to share the treasure with.  Dianne planned to be near the store so she was sent on the mission. The product was available in three different grades, hot, medium and mild.  I knew Dianne was a lightweight so I requested medium.  I think mild would have been boring. While they roasted the peppers, we still had to peel them.  For anyone not familiar, roasting tends to burn an outer layer of skin that you might not notice without the roasting.  After roasting, this burnt skin needs to be peeled away and discarded.  It's amazing how much was discarded during cleaning.. I might not know the best method to remove the skin, but an entire 35 pound sack takes a darn long time to peel, even with arranging

I managed to score a large bag of spent grain from a local brew pub.  It was fresh out of the brew kettle and was very wet.  The brewer recommended that I dry it promptly or it would spoil quickly.  I used baking pans with the oven set at about 225 degrees.  Other methods for preserving the grain include freezing and refrigeration. My basic recipe was the same as the no-knead process that was mentioned earlier here.  In my case I used one pound of flour and one ounce of the dried grain. Otherwise the process was identical. The bread was fantastic and was even made better by toasting.

Bring your attention to the plog (Photo Blog.  Yeah, the term was new to me too.) from the Denver post.  The images are from a book by French photographers, Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, The Ruins of Detroit.  This is a perfect illustration of what happens when Democrats are put in power. http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2011/02/07/captured-the-ruins-of-detroit/2672/