Q: Dr. BBQ: I love the book and have recommended it to several friends. I live in Wheaton, and can remember you here in Chicagoland long before you were a bigtime celeb. Anyway, your recipe in the book for the basic Big Time Rub, are you absolutely sure about the amount of chili powder? I made it last night …
Chili (Chile) Powder
Hi Dave:Our grocery supermarket has extra hot chili powder in bulk and just plain chili powder in 1 kg. packages. But they don’t have any cayenne. Is chili powder the same as cayenne? If it isn’t the same, how do you tell the difference? Thanks.–Fred GreenHello Fred:Ain’t marketing wonderful? It could be U.S.-grown cayenne, or it could be any hot …
Chili-Spiced Popcorn
This totally addictive snack is a great diversion when watching horror movies on TV or with beer when watching football.
Tequila Enchilado (Chilied Tequila)
This recipe is a variation on spiced vodkas but with Mexican spices. It can be used in any drink recipe requiring tequila, or downed straight. Note: This recipe requires advance preparation.
Taming a too-hot Chili con Carne
Q: Dave:OK, I made chili and it is just WAY too hot. Is there a way to add something to the recipe to ease it up a bit? Thanks in advance!!AllisonA: Allison:You can add whipping cream to it–just kidding. The only thing that you can do is add more of all the ingredients except chile powder–meat, beans, water, onions, spices, …