"grilled peppers" news and stories

Does it have to be beautiful to love it? No, this is not a Buddhist koan, or even a come-on for an anti-aging cream. It's about looking at something completely blistered and wrinkly with funky indentations and weird curves (I'll leave the imagination to you, and keep the comments clean, people!), and seeing past it to the way a perfectly grilled pepper is going to taste when it's on your plate, mixed into a salad, or sliced and slammed on a crusty roll with onions and, if you're so inclined, a rare and very juicy steak.

Photographer mccun934 calls it "Grumpy Old Man," and maybe there's a bit of Walther Matthau in there somewhere. Happy 5th of July Monday.

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• There seems to be confusion and mislabeling, but the Argentinian bonarda is "a killer pizza-and-nachos wine," that happens to be really affordable too.
• Recipes ripe for summer days: Sorrel and Green Pea Soup, Grilled Whole Fish, Grilled Peppers, Grilled Rapini, No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Tartlets
• The failures of Steve Lee, and the successes of Jamie Kennedy and his new lunch spot -- Gilead Cafe.

Do you have a specialty pan at home? It could be something as simple as a specialized bundt cake mold or a bit more unusual, such as an aebleskiver pan. These pans all have fairly limited uses, but if you use them often enough, it's worth the extra cabinet space to save time in the long run.

Some pans, however, might take the specialty concept a bit too far. The Jesus pan might be a good example, except you can still use it for many different kinds of food. This pepper griddle, on the other hand, is made from cast-iron and has eight pepper-shaped indentations that are "recessed to evenly blister the Jalapeno pepper halves." It can be used to make stuffed peppers, and little else.

Stuffed peppers are good, but do you really need a pan dedicated to making them? If so, they're only $15.95 each.

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