JERK CHICKEN

The Habanero's are burning with color. They have turned a fiery orange. They are begging to be extinguished down some body's throat. Chilebrown will step to the hot plate. I am no stranger to hot chile. One little nibble should be enough to sample the all mighty wrath of the Habanero. Great scorching balls of fevorous fire, is this pepper HOT!!!!!!!. This bite has taken my breath away. I have just received another lesson in humility and respect for Habanero's. Once the swelling went down on my kisser, the fruit taste shined through. I have three bushes of Habanero peppers that are starting to turn color. One recipe, that is a winner, is Jerk Chicken. Allspice, cinnamon, limes and Habanero's are combined with several other ingredients to marinate chicken. The chicken is grilled. The grilling tames the fiery wrath of the pepper. What remains is a wonderful spicy, fruit and herb style of chicken.

Jerk Chicken

1. 4 habanero peppers chopped. WARNING:(Be careful not to touch peppers)
2. 1 bunch green onions chopped
3. 4 teaspoons allspice berries whole
4. 4 cloves
5. 1/2 cup lime juice
6. 2 teaspoons nutmeg and cinnamon
7. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
8. 1/2 cup soy sauce
9. 2 tablespoons brown sugar
10. 1 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
11. 2 tablespoons oil
12. 3 cloves garlic chopped

Place your allspice berries and cloves on cutting board. Smash and pulverize with a rolling pin. (or use spice grinder). Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Pulse until thick paste is formed.

I used chicken thighs. You can use the white meat, but it tends to dry out.. Place in zip lock bag with marinade. Let sit in refrigerator for at least four hours.

Build a medium fire in your Weber. Close the vent to the halfway position. Cook over direct coals using the lid to contol any flare-ups. Cook chicken thighs until the juices run clear or reads 180 on instant read thermometer.

Serve over rice. This chicken tastes great the next day on a salad. Do not be scared of the Habanero.The cooking mellows the heat and brings out the flavor. Treat it with respect and you will be rewarded.

JIMMY THE CORN MAN

BACON MAPLE LATTE & DOUGHNUTS

The Mad Meat Genius camp is 30 minutes away from the big 'City'. This journey is, as the crow flies not by the freeway bound mass of vehicles of transportation. San Francisco is a playground for bacon and food enthusiasts. Ms. Goofy wanted to go on a field trip. She filled out her permission slip and away we crawled. The thirty minute trip seemed to take forever. This may of been because of the anticipation of having Bacon donuts and a Bacon Latte. We were on a Mission to visit Dynamo Donuts and Coffee and Pirate Cat Radio Cafe. These two establishments have bacon worth a journey on our clogged freeway arteries. Never mind our clogged veins.

Our first stop was 'Dynamo Donuts'. This doughnut and coffee oasis was located in the heart of the Mission District. This traditionally has been a Mexican food and shopping district. Fast forward to today and we have coffee and bacon doughnuts and a multi ethnic area. Finding a parking spot in S.F. is always a challenge. Our luck plopped us right in front. Right in front of a 5 person deep line to get sweet fried delights and java fueled beverages. We took a gander inside and saw a female crew of deep fried sweet bread creators. Dynamo has seating inside. It seemed everybody purchased their treats to go. So did we. We left with a bacon apple doughnut. We were on a mission. On to Pirate Cat Cafe.

Pirate Cat Radio Cafe was only 6 blocks away. We should of walked, but the doughnut had a gravitational pull towards our vehicle. Pirate Cat Radio Cafe is actually a small radio station. When you walk in you will see a glass partition with the actual Disc Jockey on the air. This is a tiny place with a small barista station. Our server was very pleasant and friendly. We ordered a Bacon Maple Latte. This concoction had two shots of expresso, foamed milk, maple syrup and it was topped off with baco-bits. Our Barista shared the secret of this Java Miracle. It was bacon magic in a cup. This was some secret rendering of the cured swine. A heaping teaspoon was added to our cup. Should I just faint now in Joy? I waited while she skillfully constructed our coffee drink. It was now the taste test.

The bacon doughnut was a fried sugar dough delight. The bacon on top was just an added treat. How can a doughnut go wrong. The Bacon Maple Latte was sublime. That means, I could not really taste any bacon flavor. It was sweet with the maple syrup and milk. The last sip, created a little gag. The last sip was full of foam and baco-bits. This field trip was a blast. Pirate Cat Radio is a fun and unique place to visit. Dynamo Donuts is a place

to get your doughnuts on.

DYNAMO DONUTS

2760 24th St

San Francisco, CA 94110-4263

(415) 920-1978

PIRATE CAT RADIO CAFE

2781 21st street,

San Francisco, Ca. 93110-4263

LEFTOVERS

Don't you love leftovers? We have left over New Hatch Chile, Bacon/Burgers and tomato's. What should we do with this plethora of bounty. How about pizza? This would be a great excuse to fire up the Beehive oven. It is sometimes risky to fire up the Beehive, because of our local Bay Area Air Quality Management Bureaucracy.They may declare a "Spare the Air Day". According to their declaration,if you burn in your fireplace,run your lawnmower or even use your barbeque you are a gross polluter and should be fined into submission. Never mind the Highway, Refineries, and our local Burger Queen. Wow, I am sorry for that mini rant, that was uncalled for.

Pizza with home made dough, sauce with home grown globes of red devilishness, fancy smanchy cheese, mesquite roasted chile, and a very important ingredient, bacon/burger meat. All these and a few other ingredients are combined and fired up in our gross polluter and transformed into pizza to die for.

Oh go ahead and drag me off to jail. At least I had some killer leftovers!

BACON/BURGER

We got the notion to grind our own hamburger. A Chilebrown twist will be thrown in for kicks. London Broil was on sale at our local grocer. London Broil is a fancy term for top round roast. This cut of meat has virtually no fat at all. Burgers need some fat to add flavor. How can we add some fat. Of course, bacon is the magic meat to solve all your culinary challenges. Bacon and London Broil will be ground and mixed together to form a magical meat pattie.Today the bacon we are using is from Prime Smoked Meats of Oakland, California.

This is the time to break out your Kitchen Aid. The grinding attachment has been a fun little tool. It can turn a boring top round and some cured belly into a Mad Meat mixture. It took all of 4 minutes to plough through 3 pounds of bacon and 5 pounds of London Broil. Mix thoroughly and refrigerate. This was a very simple operation.

These burgers will be served on some home made hamburger buns. The house always smells great when you have some kneaded dough baking in the oven. A beautiful brandywine tomato was sliced. Some home made mustard was offered to slather on our burger creation. This is one fancy burger.

How did it taste. It was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. The texture was spot on. The bacon was a very pronounced taste. The beef mellowed everything to create a perfect Mad Meat Genius burger. It also helped that we had a great back up team of buns,mustard and tomato. Simple but extraordinaire!!!!

NEW MEXICO HATCH CHILE

Oh boy do we have a treat today. Our local 'Super Duper' market has 'New Mexico Hatch Chile' on sale. It is not the fact that they are on sale. It is that they have these green goblins in stock. Once a year we are treated to the real deal. Do not get me wrong.In California we have Anaheim chili's,(to close to Wally World) and we have great peppers grown in Stockton California. New Hatch Chili is the way green peppers are supposed to look and taste.They are grown in New Mexico. They just have that terroir. I promise that I will never use that word again. They are hot, flavorful and big. WE went to the Super Duper market and bought 10 pounds. This should last us a week. Their are so many dishes and possibility's with these gems. The peppers will be grilled on a mesquite fire to blister the skins. They will be peeled and reserved for future use.

Build a very hot mesquite fire. Clean and oil your grill so the peppers will not stick. Blister all sides of the pepper with the ring of fire. If a pepper pops, it is done. You are not trying to cook the pepper, you are only blistering the skins. If a pepper poofs up it is done.Place in a big bowl and cover. Let the peppers cool for awhile. The skins should just fall off with a gentle scraping.

Salsa was on the agenda today. This salsa has home grown tomatoes, lime and the New Hatch Peppers. A little kiss of salt and we have some killer eats. This salsa was medium hot with a green (verde), wonderful flavor. These peppers are a treat. When the New Hatch Mexican Chili's Bus comes around, be sure to jump on it for a flavorful ride.

JOHANNESBURG RED

We are returning to Marin California farmer's market to visit the hot sauce and pepper booth of Peppahead.
Today we are going to sample a sauce called Johannesburg Red. What makes this sauce special, is that it is made of African Bird peppers. These peppers were originally grown in the wild. Birds would eat the peppers and would fly away and spread the seeds by aerial excrement disposal. These peppers have been domesticated and now are grown locally in San Rafael by Peppahead. Peppahead has a variety of spices, sauces and chili calenders that he sells at the Marin farmers market and online. Let's give it a try.

At first whiff you smell vinegar. This is one of the few ingredients listed on the label. (shallots, garlic, onion, water, vinegar, salt & pepper and bird peppers). The sauce is very smooth and not very thick. The taste is very complex. I am getting a little smoke flavor with a hint of bourbon,cherry's and cinnamon. It is a whirlwind of taste. It is very unique. The heat hits the back of your throat and travels to the tip of your tongue. The heat level is medium hot. It is not a beginners sauce but will disappoint the extreme heat seeking fiends. It is a tolerable level that will be the perfect accompaniment to some quesadillas.

These quesadillas rocked. The sauce made this dish a cornucopia of flavor. It was fun to try this bird pepper concoction. It has a unique pepper taste that will make you crave more. If you want to give it a try, Peppahead ia at the Marin Farmers market on Sundays. He also sells it online at http://www.peppahead.com/