Fruit at Peak Ripeness Really is Delicious

There is really no comparison between the taste of fruit from a store and the taste of fruit from a local CSA farm.  CSA fruit can taste fresh in a way store fruit almost never manages to.  For a long time I was unwilling to try CSA's because they're quite a different model than I'm used to, but the pandemic forced me to change how I got food anyway so I figured I may as well give it a try.  Zero regrets. I still don't think it would be practical to get all my food from a CSA, but getting a fair amount of my produce from one?  Has been working out great for me.

Chili with Jalepenos and Chile de Arbol

I only had two small fresh jalapenos when I made my pinto bean chili yesterday, so I added a couple dried chile de arbol (which I tore into pieces and rehydrated), which seems like it went a long way to giving my chili a more noticeable spice level.  I really don't think the jalapenos by themselves would have given anywhere near the same effect.