Watch Out for Gardener

Hahaha!  Watch out if you pass by my house on foot today!  It means you will be moving slow enough for me to run out with my habaneros and convince you to take a bag home!  One unsuspecting man down, a couple more to go!  Then we will have a more manageable supply on hand.


But, really:  I am already making another batch of hot pepper relish which will yield 6 jars, 4 loaves of zucch bread, a loaf of sandwich bread and meatballs.  If I wasn't pregnant I would make habanero infused vodka!  It really rocks.  Fill a mason jar with your vodka of choice (mine is belvedere) and throw in 3 or so whole habaneros, stems and all.  Close up the jar and let those pepper sit in the vodka for 1 - 3 weeks, depending on how hot you want it.  Remove the peppers and you have some hot vodka!  I have made martinis with it, adding muddled fruit (peaches work great) and a sugar rim, with a mint leaf garnish to boot!  It is divine:  tastes great and there's a little burn in your throat as an aftershock!  Definitely try this at home ;o)