I have put myself into chili rehab.
After buying some superb dried ancho and chipotle chilies from The Cool Chile Company I have -for the past fortnight- put them in pretty much everything I have been cooking. I made some really wonderful pumpkin with chili and mint soup, a Catalan (cabbage and red peppers) soup, black bean chili (really fucking good, very smoky) on top of the regular chilli in every day cooking. As much as I love spicy food, after two weeks of eating little but I began to get quite ill. As it turns out, chile speeds up your metabolism. Mine is already super-fast hence I can stuff my face quite happily and never manage to put on weight, thus for the past few days I was suffering from some quite crippling stomach cramps and being always, always hungry.
I hate throwing food away, but there was no room to freeze these very tasty dishes since....yep, my freezer was already full of foods I'd been cooking, chili-ing up and freezing. (Red potato and Kale soup with chili, amazing.) So I spent another day or so eating this food that was making me really quite ill but MMMM it was so nice.
I'm loving the chipotle chilies, they're a smoked jalapeno chili. They lack the bitterness I find most jalapeno's have. (Although maybe I've only eaten bad ones.) They are quite spicy but the it is a very complex spice that builds and fades away very pleasantly, especially when used in conjunction with the Ancho Chili. If you're interested in learning about Chipotle chilies check out;- http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Articles/Chiles-1024/chipotle.aspx
Anyhow, after getting quite sick I put myself into chili rehab, which I am actually finding a bit difficult. Day two, and I have cooked a very nice orange and carrot stir fry, along with a superb puy lentil and chard soup. Links to recipes;-
Also, I have been invited to see the UK Barista Championships on the 16th. VERY excited about that. Excited enough to skive off University for it.
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