This is a refreshing cold soup that is particularly good as a Summertime meal or a nice starter to a bigger dinner. You can adjust the heat as necessary depending on the tolerance level of those who will be eating it. Ingredients 4 to 5 Medium Tomatoes, Diced
1 Medium Cucumber, Peeled and Diced
2 Cobbs of Corn
1 Red Bell Pepper, Diced
3 Green Onions, Chopped (or ⅓ Cup Sweet Onion Diced)
1 Poblano Pepper, Roasted and Diced
1 New Mexico or...
The Chicken Sandwich Wars continue to heat up as plenty of people are lining up at fast food establishments to pick up the many poultry products available. Taco Bell has been testing a Chicken Sandwich Taco to lure some of the clucker business their way, but that is apparently not ready Prime Time just yet. So they did the smart move and brought back a fan-favorite to satisfy the appetites of those checking out chicken in the drive thru. The...
While I am a particular lover of IPAs, wheat beers are high on my list as well, and I tend to seek those out quite often during the Summertime (which lasts six months in Texas). A particular wheat beer that I am quite fond of, and that I only get to indulge in on occasion, is the Tiki Wheat from Galveston Island Brewing. That one is quite popular across the island, and if you can get it on tap (as you can in most Galveston restaurants), I...
I have grumped on this site several times about how the major snack makers--particularly Frito-Lay’s--regularly put out the latest, greatest “spicy” chip trying to convince us they have amped up the heat, only to discover it is mostly marketing and little burn. The fact is that they cater to the average consumer, and the heat level of their munchies typically regresses to the mean. However, just recently I have found two different bags of...
Old Bay Seasoning is a seafood staple that has been around for decades and that has gone into any of a number of shrimp boils or crab boils as well as many other dishes featuring denizens of the deep. And now that popular spice mixture has a companion with a kick in Old Bay Hot Sauce. This is something I have been seeing popping up lately (I spend a lot of time at r/hotsauce and r/spicy over on Reddit) and finally found a bottle in the store. So...
Jack-in-the-Box is one of the second-tier fast food chains out there that does not have locations from coast to coast. But if you have one near you, they have some pretty tasty menu items and some that deliver a decent kick. And like Taco Bell, they are constantly reshuffling some of the same ingredients they have in the kitchen in an effort to convince you that they have come up with something new. And that is pretty much the best way to...
The major brand snack makers are always trying to sell us the latest and greatest spicy snack by convincing us that they have something really hot this time around. Us chiliheads usually just shake our heads and say “whatever”, knowing that they are really marketing to the average consumer (who thinks Cholula is superhot) and not those seeking out something to munch on that really delivers a burn. But once in a while, they manage to come up...
Movie theaters are opening again and there are more films to watch on the screens these days, and for me that means a return to one of the best cinema experiences out there, Alamo Drafthouse. This theater chain, which got its start right here in Texas, offers good food and food beer on tap so that you can enjoy more than just overpriced popcorn, soda, and Junior Mints while watching a movie. And when I went back for the first time in well over a...