Day 17

Jalapenos are the new love of my life!  While it might be a bit of an exaggeration, I really do love jalapenos and am thankful for them--they are so yummy.  About six months ago, I discovered fresh jalapenos and since then, my life has never been the same. 

This summer my friend Stacey shared some from her garden.  And they have become such a staple in our house, they aren't even on the grocery list, they are just bought weekly along with milk, bananas and bread.  I'm not joking.

First, I discovered this delicious way to eat them as the best appetizer ever.  Apparently everyone already knew about that recipe, or at least my good friend Jaime did.  I'm still a little miffed that no one told me about it.  I'm even more upset that no one had made me a tray of these delicious appetizers.  Jon doesn't like cream cheese, so he has taken to making these with cheddar cheese inside instead and they are delicious that way too (although much trickier to keep the cheese inside as it melts)

After that, I started adding them to any kind of sandwich or wrap that I made at home for lunch.  I made this sandwich after a good friend sent me the link.  And then I went on a jalapeno roasting kick.  Roasted jalapenos are even yummier, although more time consuming.

This summer I had cheddar jalapeno mashed potatoes and jalapeno grits at different restaurants.  I discovered a jalapeno artichoke dip that Costco sells.  I cannot buy it anymore though as I'm the only one who eats it and its embarrassing how quickly it is gone.  And just tonight, Jon made us a delicious plate of loaded oven-baked fries.  Potato, cheese, bacon and diced jalapenos---all my favorites!

  So I'm thankful for those little green peppers that are spicing up all my food these days.