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Entries for December, 2006

Not Cool Hickory Smoked Habanero Sauce

We came across this gem while hot sauce shopping recently, and couldn’t resist picking this one up. We’ve been looking for the Chocolate Habanero hot sauce version from this company but haven’t been able to find it, but this one looked fairly intriguing.
Periodically, I will go off on a tangent about the ingredients list [...]

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Another new writer for this blog!

Welcoming a new writer to the fold is always exciting for us. Here is her intro:
Hello King and Queen Chileheads,
Here is a little FYI for ya’ll. My name is Shannan Enberg and I hail to you from the great state of Texas. Yes, and just to clarify I am one of those [...]

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Latkes for chileheads

Since we’re still smack dab in the middle of Hanukkah, we’re always reminded of those special holiday foods such as latkes. For those who don’t know, latkes are traditional potato pancakes made at Hanukkah in which you deep-fry globs of potatoes & onions in enough oil to clog your arteries, then seal your vessels [...]

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Big Daddy’s Ass Burn hot sauce

BIG DADDY’S ASS BURN
“Hell Goin’ In, Hell Goin’ Out”
I was at the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest back in August when I first came across Big Daddy’s ASS BURN Hot Sauce. My thought was “ OK, another “anal-themed” sauce, probably with a silly label and mediocre contents.” …. Well, one taste was all [...]

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Starliner Diner

We don’t do a tremendous amount of restaurant reviews, but the ones we have done are usually from some outstanding places. This one, we believe, is no exception.
We were introduced to the Starliner Diner by something of random chance. When we moved to Columbus last year, we went searching for some restaurants here [...]

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Passow Discovers Another Jamaican

Walkerswood Hot Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce Ingredients: Water, Scotch Bonnet Peppers, Vinegar, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Citric Acid, Scallions, Onions, Garlic Powder, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Thyme.
I hate to say it, but I am slightly disappointed in this sauce. Having tried some of Walkerswood’s other products, such as their Jamaican Jerk, this seems to [...]

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NPR Features the “Whiskey Island Pirate”

We are previous residents of Baltimore, Maryland…aka The Charm City, locale of The Preakness, home of the O’s & Ravens, and all things “Hon.” Well, we have a soft spot for stuff that goes on in our ol’ stomping grounds, so we thought we’d let you know about some cool press for Mick Kipp. [...]

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Review: Batch #114 Jerk Microwave Popcorn by Original Juan

Continuing our trip through the world of spicy popcorn, our next stop was this little gem from the folks at Original Juan. There are a finite number of mass-produced spicy popcorns that we would be willing to try…and this was one of them. Mostly because most of them are habanero-spiced ones, and this [...]

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Happy Hanukkah!

Taking the day off to enjoy the holiday with the family. For those out there who are also members of the tribe, we wish you a Happy Hanukkah!

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Review: CaJohn’s Gourmet Serrano-Lime Hot Sauce

We decided to re-visit our friend CaJohn’s hot sauces and review another one he recommended for us to try. The fact that this is a serrano sauces makes it a little different, as there are a dearth of serrano sauces out there compared to the plethora of jalapeno, chipotle, and habanero sauces. Lime [...]

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