I have 3 Thai chili plants in the garden. I grew them myself from an overripe chili pod that I planted whole in the soil. The three remaining are the hardiest seedlings that emerged from the pod.

This year, after I moved them to bigger pots they have been especially prolific in producing fruits (yes! Technically, chillies are fruits). I only cook at home about once a week. And I use maybe 6-10 chili peppers a week. The output from my garden is 5 times my consumption. What do I do with the extra chili peppers? I often share my garden produce with neighbors and friends. But even with sharing, I have more than I can use.

I am looking for recipes that use chili peppers in large quantities. Should I be drying them for storage and use during the winter? Should I pickle them into achar (if so, do you have a good recipe?)?

Some weeks ago I had posted some photos of artfully arranged produce from my garden. A few of you had asked me for photos of my garden. My last day at my old place (I have now moved to a new house in the same town) I hastily went around the house photographing my garden. Unfortunately, most of the wider angle photos came out out of focus.

I have uploaded the acceptably quality photos to my Garden set on flickr. I am sorry for the crappy quality of these photos. None of these really gives you a sense of the size of the garden or how it is laid around the house.

I have not bought any vegetables from the market for over a month now. I have also shared the bounty of my garden with friends and neighbors and still my refrigerator's vegetable drawer floweth over.

Look at a sampling of the produce my garden made this year and tremble before the awesome organic gardening power of farmer thaths.