Cool, Bry!

Judy–exactly how I feel.

Ilva–only because I was asked, did I say, “the laundry.”

http://www.bigtreebali.com/pepper.html

Meathenge ran a post about them last year, as well.

I get them locally at The Chopping Block, a cooking school/specialty store.

They have the scent of violets and taste of brown spices with a modicum of black pepper heat.

Apparently, the longpepper was once much more prevalent and available…it’s become a boutique crop.

My sentiments exactly about Valentine’s Day. I figured out a long time ago that if I have to wait until VD to find out how (expensively) my DH “loves” me, then what the heck have we been doing with each other the rest of the year??? I should already KNOW what kind of relationship we have.

And surprise prezzies during the year are especially nice!

Of course, I take the curmudgeonly attitude further and refuse to celebrate ANY holiday simply because I haven’t entirely grown out of my anti-authority phase but thats another story!

–Judy