Chilli Up North Blog

Here’s my 2012 chilli grow list, I’ve just planted them in the heated propagators and will wait and see what happens, I’ll post some progress on here and twitter as and when it happens, I’ll also posts my vegetable grow list as and when I plant them. The chillis are a mix of some I [...]

Chillis are the flavour of the month in the new asda magazine, you can get a few recipes from their website including some rather tasty looking choc chilli brownies you can see them by clicking the link below http://www.asdamagazine.co.uk/2010/01/chillies/ Wikio Wikio

It’s that time of year when I need to start thinking about what I am going to grow, start cleaning the greenhouse, washing all my plant pots, ordering extra seeds etc etc. I really should be planting my chilli seeds now but it’s still a bit cold with all of this snow we have been [...]

I’ve been getting asked what to do with chilli plants now that the weather has turned wintery, I will be honest and say this year I have composted all but two, mainly because I was lazy but also because I want to try some new varieties next year (after all I have hundreds) If  however [...]

This one is a firm favourite for parties and get togethers, i’m not sure where i picked it up from but it makes a great alternative to shop bought stuff and is really quick and simple. Ingredients 1 pack of your favourite corn or flour tortillas/wraps 1 425g tin of chickpeas 1 lemon 2 chillis [...]

Drying chillis is a great way to preserve them for future use, my favourite way is to make a ristra, a guide to this is coming very soon. Once dried you can leave the chillis whole or grind them up into chilli flakes or chilli powder, they give a lovely deep flavour if used dried [...]

Saving the seeds from your chillis not only lets you grow them next year it also means you can use the chillis without adding too much heat to dishes. I will post a full seed saving guide on the website as soon as i can but in the mean time the quickest way to do [...]

Yes, i know this is an obvious one but it really is amazing how many things you can use them in so i thought i would give you a couple of reminders of some of the recipes on here. Chilli Hot Chocolate – a delicious hot chocolate drink perfect for warming you at any time [...]

This is a nice and simple way to save your chillis for up to a year, simply put them in a zip-lock back and place in the freezer, alternatively you can de-seed them and then freeze them. They keep really well but they might go a little mushy when you defrost them it just depends [...]

I know what you are thinking…Share them, why should i share them? I have spent the past 6 months watering, feeding and talking to (ok maybe not the last one) my plants why should i give the fruits of my labour away. The answer is simple, by giving a way a few chillis to friends [...]