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Fire Death Easter Egg: The Wrath of Khan

_66645378_indiadining1shadowThe next time Easter and April Fool's fall on the same day, I'm going to wrap one of these as a Reese's Peanut Butter Egg and give it to a certain buddy of mine as a "gift." Asad Khan, owner of India Dining in Warlingham, UK applied some serious fire to the chocolate Easter egg this year. He used a ghost chile, a scotch bonnet and a habanero in the recipe. Continue reading
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Hunting Chicken of the Woods in Alaska

Me with the distinctive Chicken of the Woods.Late August is the time of year when the day-glo orange-and-yellow fungus called Chicken of the Woods crops up on the dead and dying trees in the deep woods. I recently had the pleasure of spending a few days wandering the forest around Juneau, Alaska, where I went hunting for some of this edible mushroom. Continue reading
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Kettle Chips with a Kick

HawaiianPotChipsI decided to taste a few of the spicy kettle chips currently on the market. Here are my evaluations of several, including my favorite, Hawaiian Style Mango Habanero chips. Continue reading
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Bacon-Wrapped Brats and Dogs, Oh My

IMG_3265Candy caning dogs in swine is by no means a Los Angeles thing. The New York Times ran this great article on Mexico's part in their origin story but I'm never one to leave well enough alone, so I changed it up a bit. Anything you can do with a hot dog is generally as good if not better when executed using Italian sausage, chorizo, or brats instead, no? Continue reading
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