Guys(Baspinall and Bum Luck), since you don't know who I am, I feel fairly safe talking about this. Do you know that down here near the Mexican border, yes, jalapenos grow year around AND there are lots of things done with them. Nearly every fast food place here sells them whole or sliced to put on your burger, sandwich or any other food. But the very best is when they are used fresh to make all types of salsa. My favorite is when they(mexican restaurants) take fresh ones, roast them, peel the outside skin off and then make a dark rich spicy wonderful salsa that is hot and great on everything. And yes, we eat the seeds, but you don't have to. Yes, we see them with cream cheese, but they are just good with everything. So many uses, so little time. Stuff them with meat, cheese, veggies, deep fry them with that stuff inside, the list just goes on and on. Throw them in chili, in stew, in meatloaf, in veggies(fresh corn). Everything. Jalapeno tamales at Christmas. You should taste mango salsa or good pico de gallo. If you want recipes watch Rick Bayless on the learning channel. His show is called Mexico, One Plate At a Time. He has two mexican restaurants in Chicago(I think), one simple and cheap and one very upscale. Well, got to go now. I think I'll cruise over to the all night taco place(taqueria) and get some flour tortilla tacos with carne asada/guisada and salsa. Oh, and don't let Don Jose talk you into trying habanero or chile petin peppers. They are anglo killers, trust me.
