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Chinese New Year with Cecilia Chiang
San Francisco Chronicle
There, she came face-to-face with the region's famous chile oils and Sichuan peppercorns, as well as street snacks like dan dan mian, so named after the long bamboo poles (dan) that peddlers used to carry the noodles and cooking vessels. .... 1 1/2 ...

Les Cockrell: Denton resident wins Louisiana chili cook-off
Denton Record Chronicle
Rodgers, a longtime barbeque and chili cook, has been concentrating more on chili for the past few years and serves as the Great Pepper (president) of the Golden Triangle Chili Pod, according to a news release from the club. The Louisiana chili ...

Patch Recipes: Portuguese Chili
Patch.com
... Italian on her father's side. She is proud of her ethnic background (with a healthy habit of ancestry research) and likes to use traditional recipes and then tweak them to create her own dishes. Enjoy and tell us what you think! Portuguese Chili. 1 ...

Valentine's Day strategies for singles and couples
TheChronicleHerald.ca
2 ml (1/2 tsp) sea salt. 10 ml (2 tsp) freshly cracked black pepper, divided. 50 ml (1/4 cup) brown sugar. 30 ml (2 tbsp) smoked paprika. 15 ml (1 tbsp) cayenne pepper. 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped. 1 fresh oregano sprig, minced. 30 ml (2 tbsp ...

Porcelain spoons great for more than egg-drop soup
HeraldNet
Chinese spoons hold spices, from 12 o'clock, moving clockwise, nutmeg, pepper corns, chili flakes, cocoa powder, curry powder, chili powder, and allspice. Chinese spoons are useful for much more than slurping soup. Chinese spoons. Jennifer Buchanan ...

Stuff Each Other's Faces: The 2013 Valentine's Day Food Gift Guide
Huffington Post (blog)
For Your Sweet Valentine Who Has a Spicy Side: JENKINS JELLIES -- Unlike most pepper jelly companies that simply spice up their sweetened preserves - Hillary Danner and Maria Newman use a special pepper blend in each of their jars to create a ...

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Chili cook off winners announced
Burlington Times News
For the first time in the event's history, a chili pepper eating contest was also held with four brave contestants. Rory Owen, Kevin Roberts Jr., Nick Zaleski, and Aaron Pilkington all of Burlington ate as many pickled jalapeno peppers they could in ...

PETE TITTL: All the specials are special at Red Pepper
Bakersfield Californian
One thing we didn't order -- the chile en Nogad'a ($14.95) -- is a dish so amazing that my brother-in-law hired the restaurant's catering department to prepare it for his birthday party. Displaying the colors of the Mexican flag, the entree was first ...

Xin nian kuai le!
Napa Valley Register
If that's not your thing, try Molinari Caffe's Ghost Chili Mocha. It's a pepper-infused twist on the traditional mocha, and is getting good reviews. Molinari Caffe is open from 7 a.m. every day, until 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 7 p.m. on ...

Globe and Mail
Feel like Chinese in Vancouver? Follow the heat
Globe and Mail
... celebratory dish in northern Chinese cuisines. But the banquet boards will also be laden with water-boiled fish swimming in fire-engine red chili oil, cumin-scented lamb, smoked pork, pickled peppers, preserved mustard greens and cold-poached ...

Cattle Corner: Picadillo
Corning Observer
Add green pepper, onions, garlic, chili powder, red pepper flakes, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and juice; cover and cook slowly 15 minutes. Combine raisins and white wine; add along with apple to meat mixture.

Plain Dealer
Sweet Designs in Lakewood satisfies the most devout chocolate worshiper
Plain Dealer
There are even sugar-free selections. One of her newest bars, “sweet cinnamon heat” ($6.95) combines vanilla, cinnamon-coated almonds, and enough crushed hot chili pepper heat to make an Aztec proud. Sweet Designs offers some truly unique gift items.

Country fans flock to Church
StarPhoenix
He's a talk-singer and country rapper who's not too shy to add Metallica licks and Chili Pepper tricks to his song about simple country values. The song titles say it all: No Trash in My Trailer, Ride Through the Country, Chicken & Biscuits, etc ...

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Hot competition: Chili chefs square off at two local cook-offs
Auburn Citizen
As for the spices that get dashed in, he uses chili powder, cumin, hot pepper flakes, some celery salt, sugar, sea salt and a little fresh ground pepper. Jennifer Czornig, who won the people's choice award for chili in Union Springs last year, would ...

Alameda letters: Move ACLC to old Island High campus
Alameda Times-Star
The Peoples' Choice named Ala Costa the best; High Street Station and EON Technologies took second and third. The professional judges gave first prize to the Alameda Firemen L689, with Will Brother's Chili Pepper Company and Ala Costa named second ...

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Recipe: Chick Pea Stew
Detroit Free Press
Drained yogurt is made by leaving the yogurt in a cheesecloth-lined strainer for several hours. This dish keeps well for a few days in the refrigerator and benefits from being made ahead. Look for Aleppo pepper (a Turkish dried and crushed chili pepper ...

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Learn the history of chocolate Saturday
SouthCoastToday.com
... by American Heritage Chocolate — part of the historic division of Mars Inc. — which manufactures chocolate products using authentic colonial recipes made only from ingredients available during the 18th century, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, chili ...

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Safety First: Local runners learn tips for self-defense
WRCB-TV
Attackers on drugs, or those who have a higher tolerance to spicy foods, may not be impacted by the high concentrate of chili pepper. Zirk suggests carrying an eye gouger and a small handgun at the ankle. No matter your weapon of choice, training is key.

Chili and brew fest will move to Town Park
Snowmass Sun Online News
Chili and brew fest will move to Town Park. Snowmass Village Sun. SNOWMASS VILLAGE — With approval from the Snowmass Village Town Council, the Snowmass Chili Pepper and Brew Fest will move down to Town Park this summer. The council on Feb.

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Chili and brew festival will move to Town Park
Aspen Times
SNOWMASS — With approval from the Snowmass Village Town Council, the Snowmass Chili Pepper and Brew Fest will move down to Town Park this summer. The council on Monday night also approved camping for as many as 300 people on town property ...