Hatch

Just look at these beauties! These are mild hatches, freshly roasted. You can get them everywhere and at CM they will roast them for you. But why? Why miss out on the aroma in your own home? These are almost ready for tomorrow. I coated them with olive oil, broiled them. Next, they go into a clean paper bag where they will stay for a few minutes, then I will peel them and refrigerate until tomorrow. I made a sort of casserole chili-relleno last week. Here's the recipe:
8 hatch chilis, roasted; 1 pound of organic ground beef; 1 large sweet onion; 3 roasted tomatoes, a couple cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin to taste. Cheese if you are not lactose intolerant.
Lightly oil (olive oil only - no cooking spray - I don't even own any cooking spray anymore) a 9 X 13 pan. Layer half of chili's in bottom. Chop and cook onions, add ground beef and cook until done. Add garlic, tomatoes and spices and cook 2 to 3 minutes more. Put meat mixture on top of chilies. Layer second half of chilies on top. Add cheese. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Done. Serve with brown rice or whole wheat orzo, avocado, cilantro, pico and beans on the side. Or Spanish rice and corn. Or, whatever you fancy.

Spider Update
She moved to the other side of the doorway sometime between 10 last night and 530 this morning. I was careful to look outside before opening the door. She did have a couple of strands all the way across the entrance. I carefully broke those strands so that I wouldn't walk through and bring her entire mistress-piece down. She is still there.