Chiles and cumin combine here to create the olfactory essence of the Border. Most any type of small chile pepper that you can get in the bottle will work. Be sure to taste it often and remove the chiles when it reaches the desired heat–the longer the chiles are left in, the hotter the liquor will get!
Keygoes Chili Keychain: Burn Tested
A billion years ago when I was in high school, mullet and all, my best friend Robert Miller introduced me to the wonderful world of hot sauce. Rob was no joke when it came to spicy. We’d hit the local pizza joint and he insisted on jalapenos on it. And then he’d add his own hot sauce that he carried wherever he went.
Bollito’s Pepper Sauce: Burn Tested
While it does have some kick, Bollito’s Tuscan Red Sauce ain’t no mouth-incinerating bottled inferno. It’s more of a pepper sauce than a hot sauce. That’s because creator/proprietor/sammich maker Zach Cizek used Calabrian peppers as the basis for the stuff. It’s my personal new favorite for beef dishes because its tangy, garlic yummy finishes with a mild kick with each bite. Here’s what Zach had to say about Bollito’s, his inspiration, and the sauce itself.
Excerpt: Hacks for Chile Gardeners
We recently ran Harald Zoschke’s cool Seven Hacks for Chile Gardeners over at Central. Here’s just one of the ideas you’ll find in that story.
Dave Appears on “A Taste of the Past”
A little while ago, Dave went back to one of those gigs briefly when he appeared on “A Taste of the Past.” It’s a radio show about food history, both of which he knows quite a bit about.
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Launches Signature Smoked Sausage
Usually when you hear “sausage” and “Walmart” in the same sentence, it’s a news story involving a meth head going commando right before his arrest. In this case, however, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is proud to announce its newest retail offering launching April 6 in 3,000 Walmart stores nationwide. Walmart will now carry three types of Dickey’s signature smoked sausage: Original Smoked Polish Sausage, Smoked Spicy Cheddar Sausage and Hot Links.
Chicken Paprika with Dumplings
To celebrate the tasty wonderfulness that is chicken, I asked Dave DeWitt’s wife Mary Jane Wilan to share her all-time favorite chicken recipe. Dave may be the Pope of Peppers, but where cooking is concerned, Mary Jane rules the roost. Here’s her take on a classic recipe that features paprika, another much-loved kitchen staple in the U. S.
