Aloe Experiment

 You might call this the unintentional Aloe Experiment.  I have this Aloe Plant that I took to work.  I had often wondered if I had damaged it, or planted it wrong because it never did well at work.  It was in a laboratory environment.  Artificial light, industrial chemicals, and a continuously chaotic environment were the normal conditions for this Aloe Plant.  It, always looked sad, and sickly.  So, I wound up taking it home thinking that it might do better there.

When I got it home I put it out in the garden for a couple months, and then it has spent another month inside because it is winter, and cold outside.  So, tonight I was putting the Aloe Plants outside in order to give them some water, and fresh air.  I noticed that this previously sickly plant was vibrant green, and had a bunch of new growth on it.  A quiet, serene environment allowed this Aloe Plant to flourish, and grow again.  If an industrial environment does this to a plant, think what it is doing to you...

Saint Germain Synchronicity

Check out this video with a message from Saint Germain.  He has long been an inspiration for me, and it is fortuitous that he has something to say about the current situation.

So, I happened to catch this right as it got published, and managed to get a key synchronicity, look at the number of likes...  777, yeah, this is significant to me...

 

Z.Tec.US Chipotle Hot Sauce 2

 So, it took a couple hours to prepare it, and now I have ten bottles of Chipotle Hot Sauce.  It is Chipotle in Adobo, which are smoke dried Jalapenos which are preserved in an Adobo.  Then I augmented the Chipotle flavor with extra Garlic, Tomato, Vinegar, and Salt to change the Chipotle in Adobo to a Chipotle Hot Sauce.  It's perfect to add a little flavor where you need it, and a little heat too.  Try it on a Chicken Biscuit...

Z.Tec.US Chipotle Hot Sauce

 This is not really something new for me.  My Hot Sauce fascination spans many decades.  But, this time I am making my own Hot Sauce.  Over the past year and a half I have been experimenting with different flavors, and heat levels.  I've made many, and gave them to the people I know, and they give me feedback.  I generally get that people don't like the Super Hot Sauces like Carolina Reaper, Trinidad scorpion, and Red Savina Habanero.  They are just too hot.  There are other things to consider in a Hot sauce as well like overall flavor, acidity, and salinity.  It is a delicate balance to make a good Hot Sauce.

So, I think I have finally found that delicate balance.  A little heat, a little sweet, a little sour, and a balanced level of salinity.  The salinity is probably the most important.  Salt is something that your bodies need, and if it is missing the taste is wrong.  Also if the Hot Sauce is too salty you won't like the taste either, or you'll need a lot of water.  Balance is the key to good Hot Sauce.