{ Cheese ‘n Pickles }

It’s always uniquely satisfying to construct the majority of a meal from items you have grown yourself. This is what we did on Sunday night. I made some fresh orecchiette to pair with a sauce made primarily from eggplant. Heather suggested mixing in some hot peppers, mint (I used apple mint) and ricotta salata cheese. It came together pretty quickly and we enjoyed it out in the yard.

After the jump, a picture of the fresh orecchiette before cooking and an anecdote about the hot pepper.

We used the first couple of ‘Lemon Drop’ hot peppers that this season has yielded.  They are a very pretty yellow chili pepper from Peru.  I had an impossible time starting this plant (from seed), but I just kept popping more seeds into pots.  About a month and a half ago the humble little plants turned a corner and really started to grow.  Now I have several dozen peppers ripening. That’s certainly more than I can handle, esp. since these are pretty damn hot. Anyone want some hot peppers?

Posted by: Mike | Tags: apple mint, Asian Express, dinner, eggplant, garden, hot pepper, Lemon Drop, orecchiette
Filed under: cooking, dining, garden on September 9th, 2008