Red vs. Green: The Chile Grill-Off on

Red vs. Green: The Chile Grill-Off on “BBQ with Bobby Flay”

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by Dave DeWitt (Photos by Molly Wales) Recipes: Chuletas de Cerdo en Chile Rojo, Estilo Cervantes Grilled Green Chile-Stuffed Pepper Steaks Wrapped in Bacon It’s called the “set-up,” the underlying theme of an appearance on a cooking show like “BBQ with Bobby Flay.” And since the official State Question of New Mexico is “Red or Green?” it made perfect sense …

How to Make Hot Sauces

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By Dave DeWitt and Chuck Evans Recipes: Homemade Tabasco®-Style Sauce Keeping “Pace®” with Picante Sauces “Hotter Than Heinz®” Ketchup Caribbean Sun-of-a Beach Hot Pepper Sauce Chuck’s Chipotle Sauce Transplanted Sriracha Sauce Editor’s Note: One question that is asked over and over again in email to us is: “How do I make hot sauce?” Well, Chuck Evans and I wrote an …

Out of the Ash: The Prehistoric Chile Cuisine of Cerén

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By Dave DeWitt On an August evening in A.D. 595, the Loma Caldera in what is now El Salvador erupted, sending clouds of volcanic ash into the Mayan agricultural village of Cerén, burying it twenty feet deep and turning it into the New World equivalent of Pompeii. Miraculously, all the villagers escaped, but what they left behind gives us a …

Chile Addict

The Question of Chile Addiction

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by Kellye Hunter and Dave DeWitt The power of chiles is enough to inspire mythology and folk tales, so it is not surprising that some people believe in its ability to control our minds–or at least our bodies. While it is true that many chile lovers exhibit distinctly druggie habits–we’ve seen people who always travel with a stash of hot …

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The Healing Powers of Hot Peppers: Part 2, Capsaicin as a Cold Remedy

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by Melissa T. Stock and Kellye Hunter It’s four a.m. and you can’t sleep. You can’t breathe. All motor skills are useless except the ones necessary to use tissue. You can, however, manage to sneeze, snort, hack, cough and sniffle. A lot. Even your dog is beginning to dislike you due to the rude and loud noises vibrating from your …