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Mega’s Taco Seasoning Recipe

What a great taco seasoning recipe.
You’ll never go back to those “envelopes” again!

This makes enough to season about 2lbs of ground beef, IF you like your seasoning on the mild side. I usually double or quadruple this recipe, because I like it hot, and there will be enough for the next time.

1 Tablespoon and [...]

Tagged as: chili powder, cumin, paprika, seasonings, taco

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Chipotle Meatloaf Recipe

Chipotle Glazed Tex Mex Meatloaf with Cheddar Chives Mashed Potatoes

Another use for canned Chipotle peppers in adobo is this spicy meatloaf recipe.
Marilyn whipped up this easy meatloaf recipe for us today. Using chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, green chiles, and hot pepper jelly, this meatloaf is our new favorite recipe.
Here’s a pic of the finished meatloaves:

She combined aspects of both Emeril Lagasse’s Tex-Mex Meatloaf, and [...]

Tagged as: adobo, burger, cheese, chipotle, green chile, hot, jarred, meatloaf, pepper jelly, recipe, smoky, spicy

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Javelina Red Sauce

Javelina Red Sauce Review

Javelina Red Sauce – From WesTexasHerbs.com
Jason Russo of TexasFood.com (reviewed here) sent us a bottle of Javelina Red Sauce to review.
I opened this bottle not expecting much because the ingredient list seemed so simple. My first taste was on tacos made by a friend that lacked the spiciness we are used to in our taco [...]

Tagged as: garlic, hot sauce, red sauce, review

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At Ben’s Chili Bowl Only Barack Obama and Bill Cosby Eat Free

Ben’s Chili Bowl, in Washington DC, is famous for having a sign that used to read, “Only Bill Cosby Eats for Free”. That changed recently to include the Obama Family too. We recently ate at Ben’s Chili Bowl in DC. It was just after the November ‘08 election, and sure enough the sign was [...]

Tagged as: chili, review, reviews, smoky, travel

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Tortilla Pizza Recipe

Tortilla Pizzas are so easy to make.  All you need are tortillas, pizza sauce, cheese and toppings. Put them all together and place in a toaster oven, and in about 10 minutes, you have a great, thin, crispy, personal sized pizza. Cut it in 4’s or 6’s and you’re all set!

I know many folks have [...]

Tagged as: anchovies, pepperoni, pizza, tortillas

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Pickapeppa Jerk Seasoning Chicken Recipe with Bone Suckin BBQ Sauce

Pickapeppa Jerk Seasoning, Bone Suckin BBQ Sauce on chicken legs, done on the grill, and eaten until our eyes rolled back… I can barely write this post. It was that good!
The Big Picture:
We smeared the Pickapeppa Jerk Seasoning onto the chicken, and put them in the Fridge overnight to get all happy. Then [...]

Tagged as: bbq, bone suckin, busha browne, chicken, glazed, grill, hot, jerk, marinade, pickapeppa, spicy

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Ribs with Powderpuff Rib Rub (Celery Salt, Paprika, Garlic flakes) – recipe

Celery, paprika, garlic in a rib rub equals sweet, spicy heaven on a bone!
We seasoned our ribs with the Powderpuff BBQ team’s rib rub recipe, braised them in the oven with a Cider Squirt basting sauce, and finished them off with Bone Suckin’ BBQ sauce. The Bone Suckin’ Sauce is very thin, so it’s [...]

Tagged as: bbq, celery salt, dry mustard, garlic, paprika, ribs, rub

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Hot Sriracha Garlic Chicken Wings

Sriracha HOT chili sauce, crispy chicken wings, and tons of garlic, make these spicy wings the *best* chicken wings we’ve ever cooked!
The wings are marinated in olive oil & spices, then baked for 30 mins. before being deep-fried to finish cooking, and get their wonderfully crispy skin. Then, you toss them in the Sriracha, [...]

Tagged as: garlic, hot, marinade, spicy, sriracha, wings

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Chipotle Glazed Tex-Mex Meatloaf

Chipotle peppers, chorizo sausage, chili sauce in meatloaf. Yup, it’s that kinda good!
I’m so sorry I don’t have a picture or image yet, but … Wow! Did Wifey find a great, spicy alternative to the usual “Italian style” meatloaf we all know and love. This recipe is courtesy of everyone’s good [...]

Tagged as: adobo, beef, chipotle, emeril, glazed, meatloaf

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