Contest

My Contest for 2026.

Over the past 34 years, I have shared seeds with many chile growers across the world and sent seeds to seed banks in many countries. Some of you may remember our dear departed Aji Queen, Beth Boyd of Peppermania. I still wear a chile bracelet Beth gave me to every market I vend at. Can anyone guess where I donated Beth’s seed collection? I love that her chile legacy will live on forever.

Have fun guessing!

Will past answers help? My solar panels produced 70.7 Megawatt Hours as of December 31, 2024. The most exciting place my peppers have been served was at a state dinner at the White House. Long time customer Chef Maricel Presilla served Peruvian food and had dried chiles in tall glass vases as centerpieces. The place where my plants were seen by millions is the Smithsonian. The first correct guess for a Top Chef contestant long time customer was Ed Lee. My favorite play is 6 Characters In Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello. My favorite musical is A Chorus Line. My favorite food book is Secrets of the Tsil Cafe by Thomas Fox Averill. I have been a VITAL (Volunteer In Tutoring Adult Learners) tutor for 42 years. Five years ago, I tutored students from Oman and South Korea. I have a varsity letter in debate from Indiana University-Bloomington. The reality show Terry and I were asked to be on was Trading Spouses. The two countries that asked me to help establish chile growing operations were Tanzania and Colombia. The two bright green buns I ate in Japan were melon and mugwort. My favorite single malts are Nadurra and Highland Park. My tennis nickname is Domanetrix. I love watching Top Chef and Cash Cab. I have been a vegetarian for 49 years. I am 63; weigh 120 pounds and wear a child’s size four shoe. My favorite boxer is Oscar DeLaHoya and my favorite baseball player is Norm Cash. Our baby name was My favorite Local Growers Guild items are fromage a trois from Capriole Cheese, yogurt from Traders Point, and garlic herb cheese from The Swiss Connection.

Same rules apply: one guess per person. The first correct guess wins one dozen plants. I will chose a prime selection of chiles, sweet pepper and tomato plants and ship them to the winner.

Email your guess to: chilewmn@thechilewoman.com

Good luck!