My parents grew chilli peppers this year.
They grew loads and passed some around. Which is just as well as mine died. To put them to good use, I’ve decided to have a Mexican theme for my meals this week.
I’ve never cooked much Mexican food. OK, I’ve been cooking chilli since my student days, but I doubt if any Mexican would recognize my chilli as such.
I did have a phase of eating TexMex a few years ago. The Break for the Border restaurants in London were a favourite venue for my birthdays. I love fajitas. And the beer with a slice of lime in the top, was all the rage for posing with a decade ago.
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My harvest is in and it has been a poor year.
Last year I grew tomatoes. But they took over the flat, so this year it was peppers only.
Unfortunately, some kind of disease got to them quite early in the year. They never developed properly. I don’t use pesticides as I have to live in close proximity to the plants.
They taste fine. But are on the small size. I will have enough for a couple of salads only. Still this is my first year with a yellow pepper!
And I’m getting some of my window shelf back for the winter.
sad
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EU to increase cereal production as prices soar – biofuel and bad weather blamed
On Thursday, the European Union announced that it would suspend the 10 percent set-aside quota on cereal production — the land farmers must normally leave uncultivated. This should add at least 10 million tons to EU cereal output.
The EU introduced the compulsory leaving of agricultural land fallow (set-aside) in 1992 to address overproduction.
Mariann Fischer Boel, commissioner for agriculture and rural development, said, “Cereal prices have hit historically high levels as the supply situation has grown increasingly tight.”
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