Spicy and Hot Salsa Weekend

I canned a few jars of salsa this weekend using the

"green method". No canner, no pressure, no hot kitchen ~

just filled piping hot jars with hot food. Put on the lids

and turn upside down. The heat creates the seal.

Incredibly easy.

Click here for my salsa recipe!

And ~ did you know you can get jalapeno skin burns?

After mincing 1 cup of jalapenos my fingers felt like they

were on fire! I had used thin latex gloves in the past,

but thought I could get away with washing my hands

several times during the mincing process. Well,

that doesn't work. The burning lasts about 24 hours ~

kinda tough to sleep that way!

I looked online for a home remedy and didn't really find

one. The only words of wisdom were that you shouldn't

touch any ...ahem...delicate parts of your body while your

fingers are burning! (wonder how they found that out!)

And I do believe them as my eyes burnt when I put my

contacts in even the next morning!

But all is well now and we've already enjoyed a jar...with

tortilla chips and then tucked in an omelette with cheddar

for brunch. Yum, Yum!