Okay, if you are ready to put on your big boy pants and up your hot sauce game to the major leagues, this is the one I recommend. Dave's Insanity Sauce is among the original of the insane sauces (thus the name) and is still one of the best. It contains a blend of chilis, tomato paste, and spices, but the key ingredient here is the capsaicin extract. That’s what packs the punch and makes this one of the hottest sauces widely available. It has...
Real Ale is a regional-sized, privately-owned brewery that is located in Blanco, Texas, just a short drive north of San Antonio. And since it is so close, I make frequent runs to their tap room (now a beer garden) to sample their brews and I also buy their beers regularly in the store. And while I don’t count the Swifty APA (American Pale Ale) as my favorite Real Ale selection, it is definitely a solid choice and one that I return to...
A couple of spicy options are getting added to menus, and both of them involve chicken as we continue our current national obsession with poultry. It does not look like either will be bringing too much heat, but they may be worth searching out. Chick-fil-A is introducing a new spicy chicking sandwich, but this whole breast filet will not be going near the deep-fryer. The Grilled Spicy Deluxe is on the menu at most chains now and they give the...
Bottom Line: The flavor from the Paqui Haunted Ghost Chili Chips may seem rather one-dimensional at first, but they quickly become addictive and definitely deliver on the heat.
Paqui is an Austin-based company that makes flavored tortilla chips from “100% Real Ingredients” and they happen to specialize in spicy seasonings for their products. I stumbled across the Haunted Ghost Pepper chips in my local HEB and figured I had to see just how...
Sometimes, a dish that you are making needs that little something extra and adding salt and/or pepper or another seasoning is not the right answer. Often times in these cases, I have found that—surprisingly enough—a drop or two of honey can make all the difference and really bring a recipe together, working especially well with spicy dishes. So often, salt becomes one of the main flavorings of a dish, but it does not really add so much as...
Okay, before I even begin this review, let me fess up that this is not a fair comparison. McDonald’s Hot’n Spicy McChicken is more of a value menu option and does not stand up well when compared to the premium spicy chicken sammies most places are putting out these days. But I am giving it some airtime because it is easy on the budget, and it’s actually not a bad sandwich. The McDonald’s website refers to the patty for this sandwich as...
There are quite a number of spreadable cheeses out there on the market ranging from the fairly cheap rather plastic stuff all the way to the pricy and quite fancy cheeses that you use to impress friends and family when you have a dinner party. This selection from Glacier Ridge Farms falls somewhere in the middle of that, and it is a decent cheese spread/dip that brings a bit of a kick with it. Coming in a modest 8 oz container (how about a 16 or...
Sort of like the chicken sandwich wars currently going on, every fast food place out there wants to have buzzworthy French Fries to draw more customers into the drive thru these days. Taco Bell, which is known for . . . well . . . tacos, as well as burritos, wraps, nachos, and more (bring the Spicy Tostada back!), decided to get into the game and introduced its Nacho Fries several years back. Those proved to be an immediate hit for a simple...
This tasty sauce has been around for a while (it started in 1971) and is quite well-known, for good reason. It packs some heat, but it won’t send the average mortal screaming from the room, and it also brings plenty of flavor. You will often see it in Mexican restaurants, but it works with many different dishes as well. Heat-wise, Tapatio comes in around 3,000 Scoville Units which is enough to give a bit of a kick without scorching the senses....
This Southwestern staple has a rustic, earthy flavor and makes for a tasty sauce that can be used on enchiladas and/or burritos, in chili, or just as a tasty condiment on the side. Ingredients 2-3 Tablespoons Oil or Bacon Grease 6-8 Guajillo and/or Ancho Chilis, Seeds Removed 6-10 Cascabel Chilis, Seeds Removed (Optional) 1 Cup Sweet Onions, Chopped 1 Medium Red Bell Pepper, Chopped 1-2 Medium Carrots, Chopped 4-6 Cloves of Garlic, Chopped 8...
