Tag Archives: Bell Peppers

Problem Plants in the Garden

Some plants could cause health problems for some people. Here are a few you might want to think carefully about before planting them or deciding where to plant them. Wattle or acacia is one that affects many people, when it is flowering, with hay fever. But it doesn’t affect everyone. I can eco-exist quite happily with wattle and even bring it in the house in a vase as cut flowers to no ill effect but I cannot go with ten feet of a crepe myrtle bush, which gives me severe hay fever. This is a shame as they are spectacularly … Continue reading →

Stuffing Summer’s Harvest

I consider myself very fortunate that despite not having a very green thumb my home is rarely without homegrown produce in the summertime. My friend and former colleague has a gigantic garden and generously shares the fruits of her labor every couple of weeks. This week we got to share in her bumper crop of green bell peppers. Consequently, I have been scouring my recipe books looking for pepper recipes. (After all, there’s only so many times I can add fresh bell peppers to salads without getting tired of doing so.) The peak season for green bell peppers falls between … Continue reading →

Chinese Beef with Green Peppers

For this recipe, you will need 1/2 lb steak, corn starch, soy sauce, rice wine, vegetable oil, green bell peppers, a medium onion, cloves of garlic, ginger, chicken broth, sugar, Chinese black beans (fermented black beans), and salt. To prep for this recipe, cut your steak into thin slices about two inches long. Cut your green bell peppers into 1/4 inch strips after removing the seeds. Peel and mince one garlic clove. Peel and mince the ginger root. Slice the onion. In a small bowl, mix 1 teaspoon of cornstarch, 1 teaspoon of soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of rice win, … Continue reading →