by Nancy Gerlach, Fiery-Foods.com Food Editor Emeritus Recipes: Poblano Shrimp Quesadillas Spicy Chorizo Breakfast Burritos Carne Asada Tacos Shredded Chicken Flautas with Spicy Avocado Sauce Ham and Cheese Tortas with Chipotle Mayonnaise Gorditas If you were asked to define the word “sandwich,” what pops into your mind? I’ll bet it’s two pieces of bread with a filling in between. Legend …
Sizzling Sandwiches
By Nancy Gerlach, Fiery-Foods.com Food Editor Emeritus If we define a sandwich as two slices of bread filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, relishes, fillings, and/or vegetables, then Rabbi Hillel the Elder was the first recorded creator of the sandwich, in the first century BC. Hillel put apple slices, nuts, and spices between matzos to eat during Passover, a …
Spiced-Up Thanksgiving Trimmings
by Nancy Gerlach, Fiery Foods & Barbecue Central Food Editor Emeritus Recipes: Curry-Pumpkin Bisque Winter Harvest Salad Serrano Ginger Cranberry Chutney Spicy Green Beans Glazed and Roasted Onions The holidays are almost upon us and with everything that is going on, it hardly seems appropriate to be celebrating. Over the past couple of months we’ve shown the world that …
Pungent Picnics
by Nancy Gerlach, Fiery-Foods.com Food Editor Emeritus Recipes in this Issue: Marinated Jalapeño Mushrooms Cool and Hot Tomato Soup Crispy Coleslaw with Cucumber Chile Dressing Jalapeño Corn Muffins with Chile Orange Butter Thai Chile and Artichoke Pasta Salad Summer has arrived and, after a long winter of being “cooped-up” indoors, I’m ready to get outside and enjoy the season. …
Flaming Fungus (Spicy Mushrooms)
By Nancy Gerlach, fiery-foods.com Food Editor Emeritus Last summer (2006) was one of the wettest ones on record here in the Southwest. It rained and rained and then it rained some more. As a result of all this moisture, it was also one of the best years for gathering wild mushrooms. On a camping trip in the northern mountains I …