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Herdez Salsa Casera and Ranchera Review

Herdez Salsas are great go-to’s for quick, mexican sauce and salsa flavor. These are 2 cans of sauce you should have in your pantry for a quick fix of fresh tasting salsa goodness! Herdez Salsa Casera Mexicana Picante – Casera means “homemade”. This salsa is thin and chunky, like a pico de gallo.  Made with…

Compare Jerk Seasoning – A review of 4 jerk products
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Compare Jerk Seasoning – A review of 4 jerk products

We rubbed some chicken thighs with 4 different jerk seasonings to see how they compare, then grilled them to jerk-perfection! Here are the players: Neera’s Hot Jamaican Jerk Spice Grilling Paste Pickapeppa Hot Spicy Jerk Seasoning Walkerswood Traditional Jamaican Jerk Seasoning McCormick Jamaican Jerk Seasoning – Not tasted McCormick Caribbean Jerk Seasoning Sweet & Spicy…

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Hot Sauce Review – Benito’s Naranja – Jalapa – White Hot

[singlepic=71,320,240,,right] Benito’s Organic Hot Sauces are made with all natural and organic ingredients. Benito’s Hot Sauce sent us 3 samples of their 5 organic products for review. Joe’s #1 Jalapa – A vibrant organic experience made from fresh jumbo and early jalapenos. It’s a smooth citrus blend. Benito’s Naranja – A 100% organic blend made…

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Barbecue & Grilling Cookbooks – Smoke & Spice – Jamison

Smoke & Spice, by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison (authors of Born to Grill), was my first ‘cue cookbook that I got when I bought my first smoker (that has long since succumbed to the salt air here at the beach), but it’s the book I cut my teeth on for barbecue, smoking and…

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Barbecue & Grilling Cookbooks – Mastering Barbecue – Stines

Mastering Barbecue by Michael H. Stines is chock full of great grilling tips, recipes and techniques. Chef Stines convinced me of the awesome value of brining poultry to keep it moist, and prevent drying out. His “Spicy Poultry Brine” recipe combines salt with pickling spices, peppercorns, vinegar and 10 other everyday spices from your cabinet….