Share #4, and how I actually finished off most of Share #3

[taylweaver]

 Here's what happened to the rest of last week's share:

Basil: most of it didn't get used before it started to go, but some of it was drying out, so I now have a little container of dried basil leaves. Any suggestions for dried basil?
Dill: went bad before I could use it, but there was very little of it to begin with.
Corn: all got eaten; all got

Comments

[mbarr]

You may be able to cut out the seeds. That's where the heat is mostly, from what I understand...

[j00j]

Dried basil should work well in a pasta sauce, I'd think. Or on pizza.

http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/tools-and-techniques/how-to-cook-chili-peppers.htm explains how to handle peppers without, say, getting spicy pepper juice in your eyes. Remove the veins and seeds to get rid of most of the heat.

I would maybe try using some in a curry or stir fry so that there's lots of other stuff to reduce the heat and provide other flavors. Also rice or bread with the curry takes the heat away nicely.

I don't believe I've ever eaten purslane (though I've heard of it), so I wish you luck. It sounds good!

[masteraleph]

Not a hand mixer- an immersion blender. The one most people have been referring to is this one, with both a whisk attachment and a mini-food processor attachment: http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=13485062

[taylweaver]

That's what I meant, and that's the one I looked at last night, but didn't buy because it's $50. I bought a small food processor instead for $40.