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Chili Peppers of the World

Capsaicin, the compound that makes chili peppers hot is an evolutionary filter designed to punish mammals and reward birds. Mammals feel it as pain because mammal digestion destroys seeds. Birds don’t have the receptor that detects it, so they eat the fruit, fly off, and deposit the seeds far from the plant from which they ate. The plant needed birds, and birds didn’t mind the heat, because to them there was no heat to mind.

Bell peppers have the right amount of heat for me.

Breeders selected the heat out entirely: what’s left is crunch, sweetness, and color. The breeding of large, capsaicin-free peppers predates the age of Columbus, probably by hundreds of years. Green bells are just unripe; red, orange, and yellow are the same fruit left on the plant longer, sweeter, higher in vitamin C. My wife spent years avoiding the green ones for exactly that reason, until one day she bit into a fresh one and something clicked: that raw, grassy crunch, that sharp brightness the ripe ones don’t have. The most widely planted pepper on earth, mild enough for everyone, and capable, apparently, of surprise. Chili Peppers of the World – https://www.notesfromtheroad.com/desertmexico/chili-peppers.html

Another electronic Sticky Note for times when I want to read up on the history of peppers.

HT – Barry Ritholtz – https://ritholtz.com/2026/06/10-friday-am-reads-503/

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Spring Roll Dipping Sauces – (another) Electronic Sticky Note

Spring Roll Dipping Sauce https://thewoksoflife.com/spring-roll-dipping-sauce/

For new readers an electronic sticky note is a reminder and pointer to recipes from other websites that one day I might try.

So when the bots come back (see The Recipes in This Blog Are Being Stolen by AI) they’ll be stealing someone else’s copyrighted material.

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Health Benefits of Winter Squash

Just another Electronic Sticky Note to remind myself to eat more winter squashes besides my favorite Butternut. The Health Benefits of Winter Squash (Plus, 7 Types to Try) – https://vegnews.com/health-benefits-winter-squash-types-to-try

And as a reminder about my previous Electronic Sticky Note 42 Vegetarian Butternut Squash Recipes- Vegetarian Times to try some different preparations besides a simple roast or Butternut Squash Enchilada Casserole.

Lasagne? I’ve totally forgotten about Butternut Squash and Spinach Lasagne.

Photo by Polina Tankilevitch on Pexels.com

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Still Not Vegan 2.0

What do you get when a blogger https://theveganword.com/about/ analyzes the number of vegan restaurants from a vegan restaurant listing website https://www.happycow.net/?

You get modern day journalism. You get this:

The Cities With The Most Vegan Options Worldwide – https://www.statista.com/chart/19612/share-of-restaurants-classified-as-vegan-friendly/

Once a fringe movement, it is now firmly mainstream, something that is being reflected by increasing vegan options in restaurants and supermarkets.

Nope. Still a trendy thing on the fringe. Don’t take this the wrong way. I haven’t eaten any meat in several days. But please try to do just a little bit of serious research before jumping to conclusions.

Oh sorry, I forgot this was a food blog. If you’ve read this far, thank you for reading my mini-rant. And to think I started this post thinking about making a new to me chickpea recipe.

Electronic Sticky Notes

25 Vegan Chickpea Recipes – The First Mess

30 Recipes with a Can of Chickpeas

Keep it simple. Eat more plants.

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All my recipes in one place – Emiko Davies

Sunday 8/25

My cookbook obsession started in my 20’s. Dad always told me if you learn how to cook you’ll always enjoy your meals. I found this to be mostly true. Ask anyone in the family about my famous Mustard Chicken or Tofu Tacos, two recipes of mine which I’ve made just one time apiece. Some recipes are meant to be one and done. Others change and get better over time. To be a better cook you have to learn how others cook. One herb or spice that you don’t use in a dish you’ve made for years can make a difference. Technique matters. Let the experience of others be your constant guide.

A few years ago I stopped buying paper cookbooks. The house was filling up with hundred of books, not just cookbooks, so I decided to cut back drastically on paper based books and transitioned to ebooks. Sometimes I borrow cookbooks from the local library to browse for more cooking knowledge. And then there’s the infinity of the internet where you can find the same recipe repeated over and over claimed by all to be their unique creations. But occasionally you stumble upon a website and you know you’ll come back for tips over and over again.

Emiko Davies is an Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer and cookbook author based in Italy for the past 20 years. Davies just posted an index of her recipes from the past 14 years. https://www.emikodavies.com/all-my-recipes-in-one-place/

I love Italian food. Time to learn how to make it better.

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Rice – The Electronic Sticky Note

Most of us buy, cook, and eat it frequently, but what actually is rice? It’s a starchy cereal grain that comes from a grass species called Oryza sativa (in the scientific world, rice is referred to as Oryza). What are the Benefits of Eating Rice? (Plus, Tasty Recipe Ideas) Rice is everywhere. https://vegnews.com/vegan-health-wellness/benefits-eating-rice-tasty-recipe-ideas

The only reason why I’ve made this post part of my world famous Electronic Sticky Note series is for the Vegan Spinach, Chickpea, and Lemon Pilaf recipe.

Of course I’ll forget about this reminder in a day or two.

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