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salsas, seasonings & spices

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Todd’s Dirt Bayou Dirt:
Creole Seasoning & Spicy Rub

Todd’s Dirt Creole Seasoning and Spicy Rub Makes For A Great Seasoning on Grilled Chicken
Prior to this recipe, I’ve not been a big fan of any “creole” seasoning, but Todd’s Dirt Bayou is awesome and it turned me around. Seriously, I now like and look forward to trying creole seasonings, thanks to Todd’s Dirt Bayou [...]

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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 [...]

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Wickles Pickles Review

Wickles – “A wickedly delicious pickle”
These pickles are the tastiest I’ve ever had. With nice spicy heat, and sweetness and crunch, they’re a big winner with me!
Wickles (short for “Wickedly delicious pickles!”) are a unique blend of dill, garlic, and sweetness with just enough heat to keep you reaching for more. Wickles Pickles are the [...]

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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 [...]

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Review of TexasFood.com – Marketplace for Texas Made Foods

A Marketplace for Texas made foods
TexasFood.com is a marketplace for Texas made foods. Browse hundreds of authentic Texas-made sauces, salsa, spices, rubs, appetizers and much, much, more.
Jason Russo, owner of TexasFood.com sent me a nice package of 3 sauces to review. This included a Texas style BBQ sauce named SuckleBusters Original BBQ Sauce, The Taste [...]

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Clean Out Fridge Means Goodbye Old Friends

It’s hard to throw out old sauces
We cleaned out the fridge to make room for any new sauces that we’d be opening soon, and found bottles of stuff that was over 6 years old. There was even a bottle of smoked, dried tomatoes in olive oil that was at least 7 years old.
It’s sad to [...]

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Recent Arrivals – Toluca Gourmet

Toluca Gourmet Salsa Casera Jalapeno and Habanero Sauces
I recently received 2 beautiful bottles of salsas for review from Alex at Toluca Gourmet – a bright red Jalapeno sauce and a golden yellow Habanero sauce.

Homemade Style Salsas
Made from fresh Chili peppers
Not vinegary
No artificial colors or flavors
Very low sodium

As you can see from the pics, these sauces [...]

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Pineapple Salsa

Recipe For Easy to Make Pineapple Salsa

This Pineapple Salsa is Perfect With Jerk Pork, Pork Chops, and Pork Tenderloin
It’s A Pico de Gallo With Pineapple instead of Tomatoes.
Mango Schmango, make this salsa with Pineapple, and you’ll never miss the Mango. And it’s so easy.
We’re pairing it with Jerk Pork Tenderloin. (Recipe to follow soon).
Ingredients:

Juice of 1 lime
1/2 fresh Pineapple, diced
1/2 Jalapeno, [...]

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Hot Sauce Sundae – Hot Sauce News – 04/19/09

Links to News in the Hot Sauce World
This week in Hot Sauce News, we feature chicken paprika (pronounced pah-pree-kahsh), from Cheryl Julian of the Boston Globe, Wrigley Field Bar & Grill in Fort Wayne, IN has some awesome wings and grilled cheese, the Sixth Annual Pork in the Park at Salisbury, MD gets bigger each [...]

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