The Hot Zone Online

Entries for January, 2009

Hot peppers taking over the world of medicine

Another story that emphasizes some of what’s been known about the medical power of peppers for a few centuries now, from the MyNewsIn.com site:
Hot peppers: Taking the medical world by storm
(Yemtih Harry Ndienla)
Hot peppers have an array of health benefits and it’s time to get them in your diet.
Dawn Jackson Blatner, registered dietician and author, [...]

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Another Pepper Plant Source

Well, it’s that time of year again for chili-heads (well, those of us in certain climates that is). It’s time to start planting seeds and ordering pepper plants for this year’s crop. I’ve just been told that Kevin, who runs the pepper section at Rock’s Farm and Garden (I’ve done a few write ups on [...]

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Another souper victory for the Hot Zone Online

On the heels of our grand prize trophy in 2008 for our spicy chicken soup at our synagogue’s “Souper Bowl Cookoff,” we again took up the soup-ladle of challenge to return and defend our title. Since traditional matzo ball soups were such a hit there (go figure), we opted to do one ourselves…with our [...]

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Deconstructing another wannabe chilehead marketing ploy

This media rant definitely sounded familiar in tone…perhaps a bit Passow-esque. Our esteemed Passow went on a similar tirade against the Wendy’s 4-Alarm Burger several months ago, and then they stopped making it shortly thereafter. Coincidence? Perhaps not, but check out this wonderful article from the Houston Press Blogs:
This Damn “Angry Whopper” [...]

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More hot sauce outta Vermont!

I swear we’ve seen stuff about the Vermont Pepper Works online before, but this is a great article from the Burlington Free Press online about their company. Check it out:
Hot-sauce maker spices up South Burlington
By Lynn Monty, Free Press Staff Writer • January 14, 2009
Developing sauces is Jeff Mitchell’s passion. Mitchell, 35, of [...]

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New Weekend of Fire logo revealed

T-minus a little more than six months until the next show! Here’s the latest incarnation of the show’s logo, which you can expect to be seen on t-shirts and handbills all around the show this coming August.

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The World’s Greatest Shave

As most of you know, we wholeheartedly support those who willing to give of their time, effort, and money to support worthy causes. This one, mentioned to us by Mick Stillman (and his fabulous hot sauces) from Australia is one of those. Despite what continent you may or may not be from, don’t [...]

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The Hot Zone Online stays put

Throughout the past few months, I have been updating the blogging public about my ongoing quest for a job once I finish my Anesthesiology residency in June 2009. I had really struck out here in our home state of Ohio and had been looking to go as far west as Bremerton, WA and as [...]

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O’so Bueno! Chipotle Salsa by Mt. Adams Trading Co.

We try not to duplicate any reviews that any of our other reviewers have done, but rarely there comes a product like the O’so Bueno! Chipotle Salsa that we find unique and worthwhile enough to do so. Like our esteemed chilehead reviewer Passow, we also picked up a bottle of this salsa from last [...]

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Take a trip down the “Salsa Trail”

Perhaps not quite as pleasing to some as a trip down the “tequila trail,” the Gila Valley of Arizona has their very own Salsa Trail which looks like it would be a lot of fun. Check this article from the Eastern Arizona Courier out:
Salsa Trail, festival a stroke of brilliance
By Aimee Staten
Managing Editor
Published on [...]

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