Tina Brooks is a resident of Rigaud, Quebec in the Great White North of Canada and is co-owner of Brooks Pepperfire Foods (aka Peppermaster). Tina is also a long time Chilihead and spends some of her travel time in the Bahamas gathering peppers for the sauces she makes with her husband Greg. Besides making some great sauces, she’s also a lover of spicy fare of all nationalities. Although she describes herself as a “self-indulgent narcissist,” we love it when she graces our blog with her writings.

Here’s Tina’s Intro…

I have been invited to tickle your intellectual fancies with my writing style or is that stylish writings? Being somewhat of a self-indulgent narcissist, I have agreed. Although, I fear that you will have to occasionally put up with some of my ramblings.

For those of you who don’t know me. I am a Chilihead. I love all hot peppers, with the exception of the Fatalli (it tastes rude). My favourite peppers to date are the red Jalapeno and the Red Savina Habanero. I love them fresh. I love the rich sweet flavour of the pepper. It is the best thing in the world for enhancing the flavours of food — Regardless of the food.

I first started eating peppers, unbeknownst to me, in Trinidadian curries and jerks. When I first moved to Montreal, two of my roommates were Trinidadian. Their parents owned the house where I was living. The older of the two brothers, was the house cook — an excellent cook, I might add. Unfortunately, he had a very limited repertoire; all he cooked was trinidadian. More often than not, we ate rice, plantains, fish or chicken and beans. I don’t suppose I need to mention that whatever we ate was curried, and that curry was HOT!

The roommate was quite sticky about his kitchen and as such, he was the only one allowed to use it for anything other than making coffee. As such I had two options; learn to eat hot and spicy or eat out! It was fortunate for me that I fell in love with curry the first time I ever tasted it, because as a poor starving student, I really couldn’t afford to eat out.

These days, I eat hot peppers all the time. I’d probably sprinkle them on my cornflakes if I found the right pepper. I like them with lunch, with supper, even with dessert. I carry hot sauce with me wherever I go and it really frustrates me if I forget to bring one.

My husband and my co-owner of Brooks Pepperfire Foods is a Peppermaster and a Fusion Chef. He is a genius with food and capable of working with the hottest peppers, so, again, I have two options, eat hot and spicy or eat out. But this time, I eat in because I want to, not because I can’t afford not to!

I’ve got one motto in life; when in doubt, add more peppers. And, as mottos go, it seems to work.

Me out.

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