A few minor updates

* Tweaked the guacamole recipe a wee bit again
* I finally managed to make a rather edible habanero mango
  sauce. After testing it over a few weeks I feel confident enough
  with this recipe that I'm making another six jars of it.
* While we're at it I just threw up my "I have way too many damn
  habaneros what do I do with them" solution as well.
* And a quick note about my bicycle

diff --git a/Guacamole.muse b/Guacamole.muse
index 4fdbd90..b2f6dd5 100644 (file)
--- a/Guacamole.muse
+++ b/Guacamole.muse
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
  - 3 large avacados (peeled and pitted, natürlich)
  - 2 limes
 
  - 3 large avacados (peeled and pitted, natürlich)
  - 2 limes

- - 1 tbsp salt
+ - 2 tsp koshering salt

  - 2 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
  - 2 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)

- - 2 or 3 diced roma tomatoes (diced)
+ - 2 or 3 roma tomatoes (diced)

  - 1 tbsp garlic (minced)
  - 3/4 cup diced white onion
  - 1 fresh habanero (minced)
  - 1 tbsp garlic (minced)
  - 3/4 cup diced white onion
  - 1 fresh habanero (minced)


@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@ dominated and drowned out a lot of the other flavors.
 As for the salt you can use more or less. The recipe I started with
 used a teaspoon of salt, but the [[http://www.salsafreshgrill.com/][local burrito place]] guacamole was
 rather much tastier and noticeably saltier so I tried a tablespoon
 As for the salt you can use more or less. The recipe I started with
 used a teaspoon of salt, but the [[http://www.salsafreshgrill.com/][local burrito place]] guacamole was
 rather much tastier and noticeably saltier so I tried a tablespoon

-instead and was pleased with the result.
+instead and was pleased with the result *so long as* the chips used were
+mostly salt-free. A bit of tweaking revealed that two teaspoons was
+closer to the right amount.

diff --git a/Habanero Hot Sauce.muse b/Habanero Hot Sauce.muse
index 87c503f..49ad97d 100644 (file)
--- a/Habanero Hot Sauce.muse
+++ b/Habanero Hot Sauce.muse
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
+#title Mango and Molasses Habanero Hot Sauce
+

 * Ingredients
 
 * Ingredients
 

- - 15ish Fresh Habaneros
- - 1 Mango
- - 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
+** Common
+
+ - 1 Extra Large Mango (or 2 medium)
+ - 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

  - 3 tbsp molasses
  - 3 tbsp molasses

- - 1 tbsp cumin
+ - 1 1/2 tbsp cumin

  - 1 tsp koshering or sea salt
  - 1 tsp koshering or sea salt

- - 1 tbsp cayenne pepper

  - 1 tbsp paprika
 
  - 1 tbsp paprika
 

+** Super Hot
+
+ - 15ish Fresh Habaneros
+   - Do not deseed
+ - 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
+
+** Edible and Tasty
+
+ - 7 or 8 fresh habaneros
+   - Deseed and remove the inner flesh
+ - Equivalent mass of fresh red bell pepper ([[http://www.ochef.com/158.htm][roasted]]).
+

 * Directions
 
  1. Put on gloves and perhaps a respirator and goggles to avoid *death
 * Directions
 
  1. Put on gloves and perhaps a respirator and goggles to avoid *death


@@ -32,3 +46,13 @@ offer to adopt the plants. Thus the garden ended up with three
 habanero plants. It is a little known fact that habaneros produce
 ridiculous numbers of peppers, and so something had to be done with
 them after the family grew sick of spicy foods every night.
 habanero plants. It is a little known fact that habaneros produce
 ridiculous numbers of peppers, and so something had to be done with
 them after the family grew sick of spicy foods every night.

+
+** A Justification for the Mild Variant
+
+The initial super hot sauce proved to be tasty for a moment and then
+overwhelmingly hot. Now, don't get me wrong, I like incredibly spicy
+things, but the initial flavor of the sauce was rather nice and it
+seemed a shame to have it destroyed by the habanero. With the
+replacement of some habanero by a sweet pepper the flavors come into
+balance, and the sauce becomes a rather nice adjunct to things like
+chili or black bean burritos.

diff --git a/My Bicycle.muse b/My Bicycle.muse
index ca95257..5e27928 100644 (file)
--- a/My Bicycle.muse
+++ b/My Bicycle.muse
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ tape. It is very bright now.
 In Early 2008 I decided to add a few stripes of reflective fabric to
 the rear of my panniers. I am not very good at sewing so I used
 Fabritac, and they have held on reasonably well since then. I wouldn't
 In Early 2008 I decided to add a few stripes of reflective fabric to
 the rear of my panniers. I am not very good at sewing so I used
 Fabritac, and they have held on reasonably well since then. I wouldn't

-say that the bond was *permanent* though, but so far they have only
+say that the bond was *permanent* though[1], but so far they have only

 peeled a tiny but on the edges (fixable with a quick dab of the
 glue).
 
 peeled a tiny but on the edges (fixable with a quick dab of the
 glue).
 


@@ -128,3 +128,10 @@ metal, clearly.
 
 [[img/photos/bicycle/2008/bayern-patch.jpg][Freistaadt aus Bäyern]]
 [[img/photos/bicycle/2008/blind-guardian-patch.jpg][Blind Guardian is cool]]
 
 [[img/photos/bicycle/2008/bayern-patch.jpg][Freistaadt aus Bäyern]]
 [[img/photos/bicycle/2008/blind-guardian-patch.jpg][Blind Guardian is cool]]

+
+Footnotes: 
+[1] It turns out that I was underestimating the bond; as of late
+     September 2010 the reflective tape has only minorly peeled around
+     the edges (fixable with a quick touch up). This being with
+     regular riding and occasional exposure to rain.
+