Memorial Day is the ultimate grilling day! Nothing goes with hot dogs like Mustard. The other day I tackled homemade Ketchup, and today I am tackling the other half. Homemade Mustard. Once again making your condiments homemade allows you to determine what goes into your sauces. No high fructose corn syrup, preservatives or fillers. [...]
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Tags: best, homemade mustard, honey, honey mustard, how to, mustard, recipe, scratch, Spicy 
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I am always looking for new ways to cook beef. I have made stir-frys’ in the past but none of them were Szechwan. What is Szechwan Cuisine? Well Szechwan means originating from the Sichuan Province of southwestern China. I is known for bold flavors, particularly the pungency and spiciness resulting from liberal use of garlic and chili peppers¹. This stir-fry [...]
Right before I got married, I received an email from a reader (Laura) asking about a Jerk Chicken Recipe. This couldn’t have been a better time to ask for this recipe as I was heading to the Caribbean for my Honeymoon. While on VayCay, I ate a lot of Jerk Chicken. I thought all of [...]
Posted in All, Chicken, Recipes Tags: Caribbean, Chicken, habanero, jerk chicken, marinade, Spicy 1 Comment »
The other day I was searching for something to grill. Then I found some chipotle peppers in my pantry. It was on. I was going to make a BBQ sauce and cook up some chicken. The sweetness of the peach would hopefully offset the heat and smokiness from the chipotles. It was a huge hit. [...]
The other week I was asked by my friend Sean to make and post a grilled shrimp recipe. I am always looking for new ideas so I jumped on the chance. What kind of shrimp would I make? Bacon wrapped shrimp, of course. So I went to the store picked up a couple of pounds [...]
It is that time of the year again. The second annual wingtacular! Saturday May 16th 23rd . Last year we had 15 competitors making their own hot wing sauces. Below is the picture of last years top three. As you can see first place was the coveted wingtacular cup, yes it holds a beer. Second place was [...]
Posted in Cooking, Events, wingtacular Tags: competition, Food, Hot Wings, Recipes, Spicy, wings, wingtacular 4 Comments »If you are like me, no matter how much you cook, you always have a box of Mac n Cheese in the pantry. As much as I want to hate the stuff it is good. So, I have worked to spice it up in more than one way. Honestly, it is not much, but it [...]
Posted in Clear out the Pantry, Cooking, Pasta, Recipes, Spicy Tags: Clear out the Pantry, Cooking, jalapeno, mac n cheese, peppers, photos, Recipes, Spicy, tomato 2 Comments »
