We haven’t heard too much in the way of news coming from the Austin Hot Sauce Festival, but this new sauce from Big Dawg Salsa looks like a winner in the making. Odds are, there can’t be too many good sauces with the Jolokia pepper in it. Just leave the code cart at [...]

It’s been almost a year since I reviewed a product from Flaming Joe’s so I picked up their newest jam for analysis. This is called Strawberry Jalapeno Jam and looks to be packed with strawberry goodness.
Flaming Joe’s Strawberry Jalapeno Jam Ingredients: Sugar, strawberries, Jalapeno peppers, pectin (dextrose, pectin, turmeric acid, calcium citrate), dehydrated orange zest.

It really sounds like we need to get together with the Aussies to get an intercontinental chicken wing extravaganza. Take our best from the DEFCON Deathmatch and pit them against the Aussie champs from their competition. Kinda like the America’s Cup, but messier. Here’s a short recap of the event, courtesy of [...]

Marco from Marco’s Not Yet Famous threw me a bag of this to review when I was at the Weekend of Fire this year. Not being one to turn down a tasty snack for review, I accepted.
Marco’s Red Savina Chocolate Hazelnut Bark Ingredients: Chocolate (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin (an emulsifier) [...]

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Well, us Yanks just finished with our own chicken wing competition at the Jungle Jim’s show with own affectionately known as the DEFCON Deathmatch. Now, it’s time for us to show the Aussie’s turn at doing one. So, courtesy of Mick Stillman of Ol’ Man Stillmanz Chilli Sauce, here is the video [...]

Huh? Nuked Chili? I know what you are thinking, and your right (well, except for that guy over there, he is waaaayyy off topic). Our friends over at Cin Chili have come out with a new, ready to eat chili packet and it’s delicious!!!!
Cin Chili Hearty Beer With Beans Ingredients: Beef, water, kidney beans, chili [...]

While there’s no particular prestige that goes along with being a blogger, sometimes there’s a unique synergy of tastes which makes what we do that much more enjoyable. For several years, I have been an aficionado of good tequila having been turned on to it during a trip to Las Vegas. Since then, [...]

Well, after much ado…we would like to announce the winner for the “Caption This!” contest. The envelope, please…
The winning caption goes to parker394, who quipped:
“Sure, I brought some with me on the plane….can you get it?”
Honorable mentions go out to:
Leroy: “HZO, it’s not just a job, its an adventure”
Brian Marks: “Butt Pucker, Anal Agony, [...]

“AUSTRALIA! AUSTRALIA! AUSTRALIA! WE LOVE YOU!” was what the crew of Monty Python once proclaimed and I am in complete agreement. It’s time for yet another review from the Land Down Under and this time it’s Alpha Nerdz, whom we haven’t heard from in a while.
Bent’s Black Dog Ingredients: (drought) Orange Habaneros, plums, Trinidad 7-pot [...]

Wow, is this show really closer than we think? If you’re in the Houston area (or close by,) definitely check it out. This article from Examiner.com gives a great summary of the event:
The Houston Hot Sauce Festival is back this year in September
August 10, 1:46 PM
Houston Gardening Examiner
Greg Shelley
For all of you out [...]