Hot Chili Peppers Salt & Pepper Shakers
Ever have a food obsession sneak up on you? This is the case with peppers and me. I’ve had a life-long love affair with certain foods….
- chocolate
- coffee (don’t try telling me it’s not a food, I will not listen)
- tea (see above)
- coconut
- seafood – specifically shrimp, cod, and catfish
- eggs
- onion rings
- sweet potatoes
- cream cheese
But peppers are one of those foods that came looking for me. This particular all-encompassing fascination with all things peppers actually just came about in the last two years. I always found them to be beautiful, tasty, and very serviceable – but the appreciation never hit full tilt fanaticism until recently.
And yet, here I am, currently unable to get enough of them. It’s one of those situations where I have to reign myself in or I’ll put them in everything. They simply take whatever dish they’re in and kick it up notches.
Take tossed salads, for example. I buy those colorful little bags of sweet mini peppers (organic) and chop them up with the rest of my salad ingredients. They add more flavor and crunch than you can imagine. They also perk up potato salads, soups, scrambled eggs, and meatloaves. Stuff them with cream cheese or any cheese combination and they become show offs.
Love it when that happens.
Next time you’re in your produce section, find the little bag of mini sweet peppers or grab a couple of chili peppers or jalapenos and experiment with them. They add a lot of kick and excitement to so many dishes. Try roasting them before using them in recipes, too, for a real knock out experience.
is a little different from most salt and pepper shakers – after all, the star of the show isn’t the shakers, themselves, it’s the cutie cradling them.
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(available on Amazon). Click through for more information. So cute!
(Pictured Above). Words can’t even describe how adorable this crock pot is. Click through for a closer look. LOVE this!
above.
at the top of the post are so adorable, even people who don’t collect owls would want them. These colorful beauties are made from hand painted earthenware.
available on Amazon as well.
pictured below too!
(Pictured below the measuring cups). The fact that they come with their own little display stand makes me love them even more. No searching around in drawers for them when I need them the most!
below are just $14 on Amazon. That’s a great price for such cuties. I DO collect salt & pepper shakers, so these are a must buy for me. Must buy, must have.
(above) are also so gorgeous even non-collectors would want them. These Earthenware appetizer plates are microwave and dishwasher safe.
(below). Talk about a super nice gift! Not only is this an exceptionally beautiful and well-made set of dishes, it carries Rachael Ray’s name on the box. It does not get any better than that. Click through the link or image for more information. The Little Hoot collection is huge, you’ll find A LOT of great gift ideas… whether they’re for your own kitchen as you get ready for holiday meals or for someone extra special, these are breathtakingly beautiful.
shown here. All the salt and pepper in the world couldn’t top this personality!
