Candy Apple Chili Pepper Red

Chili peppers have such a fiery alluring appeal. Candy apple red that is so shiny. Unfortunately, their spice can be somewhat harsh especially when chopping them up for a stew (chili in this case). This pretty pepper caused quite the pain in our small kitchen with the lingering pepper oil wafting through the air! I suppose it didn't help that there were also plenty of onions in the mix as well. Ouch. That aside, this pepper made for some pretty photos before its eventual demise in the hot pot.

Comfort Food (and Drink)

Lunch at my most favorite restaurant in the Hudson Valley this past Sunday (all of you upstate New Yorker's know that the Hudson Valley is a haven for good quality cuisine). We had this fantastic late afternoon lunch the day after the abominable Saturday snow storm - a nice field trip in the snow with a super comforting meal: Nachos with organic jalepenos, cheddar, spicy black beans, avocado, fresh pico de gallo, and sour cream - crispy olive oil french fries with wasabi aoli - refreshing grapefruit cocktails. It was a colorful and delicious event that helped to ease the pain of the early snowfall!

The pensive & bold drink. 

Crisp & Golden Grapefruit.

Jalepenos 

Perfect meal. Perfect color combo. Christmas reds and greens. Autumn crispy golds and yellows.