Bottom Line: The Smokey Boy Pizzetta from Dos Sirenos Brewing delivers plenty of layers of flavor, and it has a nice kick as well.
I try to make it to the breweries in San Antonio and the surrounding area on a regular basis, and one of my favorite stopping points is Dos Sirenos, located just south of downtown. That place has been around for several years now, and they offer a nice selection of brews along with an expansive menu with plenty of...
Bottom Line: El Yucateco's XXXtra Hot Habanero definitely brings the heat, but also good taste as it achieves that sweet spot where Fire meets Flavor.
El Yucateco is a Mexican company that started small way back in 1968 but has since grown into a worldwide brand with its hot sauces widely available. They make several varieties of hot sauces, and I have enjoyed all of the ones I have tried. But the one that I always have in the pantry as a go-to...
Watch for the Heatonist Sauce from Hot Ones on the Store Shelves
If you have been wanting to try the Heatonist hot sauces featured on the popular Hot Ones YouTube show and have not gotten around to ordering them online (and you missed the Party Pack at Sam's this last holiday season), you will soon have an opportunity to buy them in the stores. The chains that will be carrying the sauces are Kroger, Harris Teeter, Publix, The Fresh Market,...
Bottom Line: These two spicy ketchup varieties from Melinda's have a kick and the mini bottles are worth buying for the convenience.
When it comes to the spicy ketchup that you see for sale in the store, I usually pass on that because I prefer to make my own and that can be a ton of fun because of all the flavor and spice possibilities (see my recipe for that here.) But around Christmas time last year, Walmart put displays in its stores with...
Don’t bother with buying flavored ketchup, use this quick and easy recipe to kick up that popular condiment however you like.
Ingredients 1 Cup Ketchup ⅛ Cup Black Pepper 1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar (Optional) Hot Sauce Directions This recipe is about as simple as it gets. Mix all four ingredients together and the pepper ketchup is ready to use! I use the fine grind pepper because it mixes well with the ketchup. It adds a nice boldness...
Bottom Line: The Serrabanero Ranch Sauce adds a nice kick to Taco Bell’s Secret Aardvark Nacho Fries, but they need to give you more of that and less (or no) sour cream.
Nacho Fries are back at Taco Bell. Again. Some marketing “genius” at that company has come up with the brilliant idea to take away one of the most popular items sold at that chain from time-to-time because that will make customers want them more. And that’ll have people...
Bottom Line: Trader Joe's Habanero Hot Sauce delivers some notable burn and achieves that sweet spot where Fire meets Flavor.
Trader Joe’s has quite a number of items on their shelves that would delight lovers of spicy food, and this hot sauce in particular is one that I discovered several years back. I picked it up while shopping at the store one day and it helped me to realize that the TJ-branded products are the real deal. It is now a go-to...
Bottom Line: Bacon Cajun Ranch McCrispy from McDonald’s delivers a satisfying chicken sandwich with some good Cajun flavor and a kick of heat.
The Chicken Sandwich Wars have not cooled down yet, and even though McDonald’s has been doing well so far with its McCrispy sammies, that chain is not resting on its laurels. The Golden Arches has launched the Bacon Cajun Ranch McCrispy which piles all sorts of tasty things on their premium chicken...
Taco Bell Kicks Up Its Nacho Fries with Secret Aardvark Sauce
Nacho fries are coming back to Taco Bell, and they will get a boost of heat from Secret Aardvark's all-new zesty Serrabanero Ranch Sauce. Here is the description of that from the press release:
Crafted from green tomatoes, roasted tomatillos serrano and green habanero peppers blended with savory ranch; the sauce adds a bold punch of spice to the classic Nacho Fries.
The loaded fries...
Bottom Line: The Sriracha Ramen is pretty good for instant noodles and delivers a bit of a kick.
Ramen and other Asian-style noodles have become somewhat of a gourmet thing nowadays, and there are all sorts of establishments out there selling Ramen, Pho, Udon, Soba, and more. These can make for some pretty heft bowls of soup with all of the toppings they are piling on, but basic instant Ramen is still a thing and makes for a quick and easy (and...
