Spicy Food Reviews (and Recipes)

Where Fire Meets Flavor: Covering Foods That Bring the Heat!

Recipe: Quick and Easy Jalapeno Cheeseburger Quesadillas

This is a quick and easy recipe for Jalapeno Cheeseburger Quesadillas that is tasty and filling and can be made as a relatively healthy, low-carb dish. Ingredients 4 Flour Tortillas (Low Carb is Okay, See Note Below) 3 Frozen, Pre-Cooked Slider Burger Patties (or One Regular Frozen Patty) ½ Cup Sweet Onions, Sliced 1 Fresh Jalapeño, Chopped 2 Slices Pepper Jack Cheese 2 Slices Cheddar Cheese 1 Tablespoon Oil Directions Heat up a skillet on...

Spicy Snacks: Kettle Brand Air Fried Jalapeno Potato Chips

Bottom Line: Kettle Brand Air Fried Jalapeno Potato Chips are not too hot, but they are still pretty good for a healthy snacking option. It’s the New Year and time to get healthy! That means veggie smoothies and steamed fish and lots of raw greens and . . . we all know that we’re not going to stick with that. But there are at least some healthier options out there that may help when combating the battle of the bulge. And that includes some...

Spicy Snacks: Trader Joe’s Crispy Thai Chilies & Sesame Seeds

Bottom Line: The Crispy Thai Chilies & Sesame Seeds from Trader Joe’s are a tasty snack alternative to chips and they have some heat. There are plenty of selections out there to munch on between meals when the hunger pangs strike, and several that bring some heat. But sometimes you want to reach for something a little more healthy than chips or crackers, and maybe you have grown tired of nuts (plus they are pretty heavy on the calories)....

Spicy Snacks: 7-Select Spicy Jalapeno and Ghost Pepper Jumbo Peanuts

Bottom Line: The 7-Select Spicy Jumbo Peanuts offer a nice snack alternative from chips and crackers and they deliver a kick. If you are stopping to get gas and want to grab a quick snack that has a kick, you might head to the nearest 7-Eleven and try their jumbo spicy peanuts. These come in convenient 2 ¼ oz size bags and make the perfect snack for on the go. They have three spicy flavors available: Chipotle Tequila Lime, Spicy Jalapeno, and...

Spicy Snacks: Hot Habanero Chile Pepper Nuts from The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg

Bottom Line: These nuts deliver quite a kick of heat with plenty of flavor and count as a healthier snack choice. The new year is coming up and people will want to be eating healthier to start off 2022. But we all have our snack cravings and us chiliheads generally like something with a kick when the munchies hit. So an option that steers away from chips and crackers and other processed snacks is nuts. And the good people over at The Peanut Shop...

Spicy Snacks: Carolina Reaper Pepper Cracker Cuts Cheese

Bottom Line: This is a delicious cheese snack that delivers quite a kick of heat. There are plenty of spicy options out there when you are looking for something to munch on, particularly among the salty snacks that promise to bring the heat. But if you are looking for something lower in carbs and/or less processed, you have some options as well. The Cracker Cut cheeses from HEB definitely offer a tasty choice that are low in carbs and deliver...

Spicy Snacks: Sweet Chaos Jalapeno Blue Cheese Popcorn

Bottom Line: Sweet Chaos Jalapeno Blue Cheese Popcorn definitely delivers on the blue cheese flavor and brings a slight kick as well. There are plenty of spicy chips out there (or at least those that claim to be spicy), but sometimes you might find yourself looking for something different to snack on, and maybe a bit healthier. Popcorn has become a go-to substitute snack of late and there are quite a number of bags of the stuff on the shelf...

Recipe: Sweet Fire Pepper Salsa

This is a simple, healthy salsa that packs a punch and you can adjust it appropriately if you want to tone down the heat a bit. (But why would you want to to that?) Ingredients 2 Fresh Ghost Peppers, minced 6 to 8 Thai Chilis, minced 4 to 6 Sweet Chili's, Diced Fine 1 to 2 Jalapeños, Diced Fine 2 to 3 Green Onions, Chopped Fine 1 Bell Pepper, Diced 1 to 2 Tablespoons Cilantro, Minced (Optional) 1 to 3 Tablespoons Honey 2 to 3 Tablespoons Apple...