When you eat super-hot foods regularly, your tolerance for the heat increases. Over time, it does so dramatically. For example, I’ve had to stop seasoning things to my satisfaction while I’m cooking, because a pot of chili that has “a little kick” to me has become inedible for Lea. When I enjoyed CaJohn’s Mongoose hot … Read more
My friend and colleague Jason went all out planting chile peppers this year. When he said this winter that he was going to plant Carolina Reapers, I told him that when they were ripe, I’d come down, pull the stem off one, chew it up, and swallow it. Tonight was the night. This is one … Read more
I’ve been a regular contributor at Rocket City Mom now for over a year. It’s the premier online parenting resource in the Tennessee Valley and a very well-run site, and I’m proud to be associated with it. I took July off from RCM, and resumed today. Mostly, I do two things for Rocket City Mom: … Read more