Spicy Pepper Salsa Failure
Had to throw out some salsa because the peppers I used were inedibly spicy. I thought I was using Anaheim chilies but I think they were actually hatch chilies. Utterly strong habanero-like hotness. Nobody was going to eat this, including me, and I love spicy foods. Sometimes you can’t predict the heat of chilies. Jalapeños are hit and miss like that.
You know those online food influencers who lead perfect lives and cook perfect food every time — I’m thinking J. Kenji López-Alt here. They are liars. Every cook messes up sometimes. I did notice that Kenji moved to a houseboat, without his wife and kid. He doesn’t say that on social media but it’s impossible to hide. So much for being perfect. We’re all human.
—Alex