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Hatch Green Chili.    Sent by friend Bill back in the Other Place of  New Mexico.     A box of them arrived,  surprise!,  delivered by Fed X   from a grower,  working to grow his business back there….ships all over….FRESH CHILI……and it is.  All green and vibrantly Fresh,   delivered.   in the blink of the eye.    And it's what we need to think about giving up.  Things like this.   Indulgences of love.   So  i roast them in my cast iron pan,   they are meaty…perfect for making rellenos,  perfect….but i just ATE them,  as is.  Consumed them.  Consumed New Mexico.  Consumed memory.  Consumed part of a lifeTime.   i ate them.    And i will tell him how much i loved it and i will tell him just only this once.  No more.   

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8 responses to “to give it up”

  1. Mo Crow Avatar
    Mo Crow

    (((Grace))) I just bought a fabulous reading light that travelled across the planet in less than a week, I can see the fine details and make stuff again so it was worth it… we all have those “but I really need this” moments, until we don’t or can’t and that time is happening

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  2. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    until we don’t or can’t and that time is happening

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  3. Liz A Avatar
    Liz A

    Hatch green chili … how the local Central Market in Austin will Hatch Green Chili Days soon … roasting them in huge open air cages that rotate over open fire … the scent of heaven, surely
    this is privilege … the only thing better would be to drive to New Mexico for a green chili cheeseburger, but that too is privilege … and I am grateful even as I count the cost

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  4. Margery Avatar
    Margery

    Thank you for reminding us “…that time is happening.” And we are in the midst of it.

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  5. Marti Avatar
    Marti

    If I could bottle the scent of Hatch chiles roasting, I would wear it as perfume…
    Soon, the air here in New Mexico, will hold this scent as local grocery stores and farms, bring out their chili roasters. It is a ritual that I look forward to every August because to me, it signals the turning toward my favorite season, Autumn and the bringing in of the harvest. I give thanks to the many farmers who harvest these chiles; they will forever have my gratitude for their hard work for some years the harvest is lean given climate conditions. I never take for granted how hard they work to plant and harvest one of New Mexico’s best treasure!
    When we first moved to New Mexico, we would buy 15 lb boxes of Hatch chiles and had the chiles roasted for us. Now, we go to Wagner Farms in Corrales or to local Mom and Pop markets and pick our own, some hot, some mild and I take them home to roast simply on the gas burners on the stove. Peel and chop, put in glass containers and freeze some; ready to enjoy on just about everything. Besides the enjoyment of eating the chiles, I think my favorite part of roasting them at home, is that I capture that scent indoors for a day…
    Years ago we stopped in Hatch, New Mexico on our way to see you grace and bought chiles and a small ristra. The entire town was so welcoming and chiles were everywhere. I have always wanted to go back on Labor Day when Hatch holds its chile festivall this year it is their 50th celebration. Local reports indicate that the 2022 Hatch chile crop is “looking beautiful and bountiful”.

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  6. CatherinE Avatar
    CatherinE

    I’ve never had a hatch chile, but it looks like a poblano pepper. Poblanos are grown here in Maine! I love them and make a relleno-like dish with cornmeal and black beans. I can also get locally grown shishito peppers. I find I’m craving peppers this year and have quite a few growing in my own garden. They are not easy with the cooler climate and short-growing season. Grateful for the local farmers who have mastered it. I think I have a lot more to say, but will leave it at that for now…

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  7. Liz A Avatar
    Liz A

    Like poblano, but as with Vidalia onion, very specific to its place … a terroir of sorts, I suppose

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  8. Debra A Price Agrums Sposa Avatar
    Debra A Price Agrums Sposa

    Looks and sounds delicious. I’ve never tried one. Are they fiery hot Grace?

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