The good doctor observes: “Halloween is the best holiday of the year for people who like to cross-dress and beg. I must admit that while I’ve participated in many counter-culture activities, cross-dressing has never made the list, even on Halloween. It might be because there just aren’t any good dresses in my size….” Read more, here.
Why Chiles Conquered America
I am constantly asked to explain the exponential growth of interest in chile peppers and the boom in fiery foods products in the U.S. over the past two decades. How did a meat and potatoes America become enamored of hot sauces, salsas, spicy snack food, chili con carne, and hundreds and hundreds of other fiery foods? First, we must look …
Why Cooks Spice Up Their Foods
There are a number of explanations for why we have added spices such as chile peppers to our foods over the tens or hundreds of thousands of years that we have been cooking. They are: –Spices make foods taste better. –The "eat-to-sweat hypothesis"-eating spicy foods makes us cool down during hot weather. –To disguise the taste of spoiled food. –Spices …
The Best Mustard Ever?
As far as I know, Lusty Monk mustards are the only fresh, refrigerated mustards produced in the United States. Like fresh salsas, they must be sold from cold cases in shops and supermarkets. There are two flavors, "Original Sin" and "Burn in Hell," a chipotle mustard. These are simply the best mustards I have ever tasted–no offense to other mustard …
Hot Sauce for Breakfast!
It may not surprise readers to discover that I have a rather unconventional breakfast each morning. I love vegetable juice with hot sauce in it! And being the fickle hot sauce consumer that I am, my favorite hot sauce varies from day to day. Because we produce the Scovie Awards, I’m constantly tasting new sauces. So here’s what …