Slap You Silly Jalapenos

"SLAP YOU SILLY" JALAPENOS!.......

Almost any day, anytime, you will find a bowl of these sweet and hot little dickens on the menu over here at the bunkhouse, halfway house, filling station, cheap hotel, dormitory, B & B, waystation, or whatever our blessed home is for that moment. But, if you like jalapenos, don't delay it takes a day or two for them to set up and get frisky........

First you need a can or jar of sliced jalapenos (pickled)....size is not really important. We use a gallon size because everybody here loves them but you decide.

Drain these babies and find a container with a good fitting lid that will hold them. Now, bear with me because I have never used any kind of measurement on this preparation, nor will you once you get the hang of it. With that said, let's go....on the bottom of the container, put about 1/4 inch layer worth of sugar. Then, about an inch or two of the drained jalapenos followed again by the sugar. Keep going like this until you reach the top. Cover and give a good shake. Put in refrigerator. For a day or two, give it a shake when you think of it. Once you see that the sugar has settled into the jalapenos and dissolved....get ready to be slapped silly!

If you get into these you might want to try a few extra ingredients, like a sliced onion, garlic clove, thinly sliced carrot....or maybe even get real exotic and add some raisins. We're pretty much purists but I wouldn't want you to miss the possibilities especially if they are going to "Slap You Silly."

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Here At Home

Here at home..........I have my own little slice of Green Acres and it is the only place I want to be. Being in the midst of the city, it is easy to forget that life doesn't have to be hurried and complicated. At least not always and rarely simple. 

When the kids were growing up, we wanted them to have the experience and responsibility of caring for animals. For most people this would mean a puppy to raise. But not for us.....we went for a small herd of "pygmy" goats. Now, somehow these goats got mislabeled or mixed up with the regular size variety which came as a surprise down the road.

My thinking was that along with the lesson plan on responsibility, I could press these goats into service clearing the undergrowth which covered an acre or two behind our house. Smugly, with a pencil over my ear and pad full of calculations, I informed the big man of our house, that this would be a cheap prelude to landscaping. And, on top of that, the goats would be well fed for a couple of months without needing extra feed. As a future goal, I had an eye on renting out one or two of the better eaters to my neighbors suffering from similar landscape issues. How well this was planned with all expediences addressed. 

I'll leave you with the thought that this was a good idea! Those of you with any knowledge of goats or other animals of this ilk will see what my future held. More about this another time...........

Hobbies and Passions

My Hobbies


For purposes of clarification, my hobbies mostly have the pre-fix "re-".......as in, redesign, remake, refurbish, restore, redecorate, reassemble, reupholstery, repair, rethink, reengineer, reuse, rehab, reinvent, replant, repaint, rearrange......this could go on for a bit more but recounting these endeavors makes me tired....I need to rest and relax!


My Passions


Sewing, whether it be curtains, dresses, slip covers, silk shawls, pillows. Put me in a fabric warehouse, and I start to hyperventilate. My steady and faithful, 18 year old Singer machine is kept up and running.


Painting, my idea of fun is going through all of "oops!" paint cans at Home Depot. I've bought enough cheap paint to match every designation on the color wheel, and from flat to glossy! It is important to be ready for the next whim that settles over me ....maybe paint a mural on the storage shed, stencil a cabinet or two, paint some prayer boxes, refinish a salvaged table....now, just tell me what can start those creative juices flowing better than paint!


Cooking for an appreciative audience is the best legal "high" that I can imagine. Finding that audience over here is a little problematic but when I do...oh, my! It is a challenge to trick out a recipe and make it my own way. You can bet that my way will include a short cut or three.

She's Just Not Right

SHE'S JUST NOT RIGHT!...............But who needs to be right. Perfection can be boring, boring, boring. So, since being right is not an option, I am constantly on the prowl for the offbeat, lighter side of reality....which, on a good day, can lead all aspects of my homelife into random pandemonium. I can never recall life being otherwise. Perhaps it is the law of attraction put into practice. Not really sure on this point; just the way it is. Please understand, I am not promoting this kind of lifestyle. It is simply my own interpretation of the life that comes and parks itself in the driveway; for good or for not so good, it is there to stay. With that being the case, why not tweak reality a bit. Now, if this sounds appealing to you..............hike up those panties and let's go have fun.