Local kids visited Tito’s today and everyone got in on the fun. One little girl gave her afternoon a big thumbs up! Tito’s crew got in on the fun playing Wet Head. Someone suggested we fill the hat up with pickle juice or jalapeno brine but we figured it was best of we stuck with […]
By Megan Elliott – Cheatsheet.com If you’re lucky, you live close to great taqueria where you can get excellent tacos, tostadas, tortas, and other Mexican favorites whenever your heart (or stomach) desires. But if not, don’t despair. There’s no need to settle for Taco Bell when you need a Mexican fix since it’s possible to re-create your […]
By Bill Lynch , Staff Writer – Charleston Gazette-Mail Editor’s note: Reporter Bill Lynch started 2016 on a bold mission: to immerse himself in a different facet of life for a full month — every month — for all of 2016, and write about it along the way. The idea is to take something […]
6 pounds of 4 to 5-inch pickling cucumbers 8 cups thinly sliced onions (about 3 pounds) ½ cup canning salt crushed or cubed ice 4 cups vinegar (5 percent) 4 ½ cups sugar 2 tablespoons mustard seed 1 ½ tablespoons celery seed 1 tablespoon ground turmeric Preparation Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16 inch off blossom end […]
By GLEN HUMPHRIES – Illawarra Mercury There might be chili peppers in a new beer from the Illawarra Brewing Company, but that doesn’t mean it’ll burn your tongue. With the smoked jalapeno porter, it’s more about the flavor than the heat. Beers made with chili peppers are not all that unusual – some even come with […]
Helena Spensatelli, Saucygirlskitchen.com (Photo: Helena Spensatelli / Saucygirlskitchen.com) I love making pizza at home. It’s really simple to make the dough yourself. This recipe is my favorite for pizza crust and flatbread (rolled extra thin), and it turns out perfect every time. However, you always have the option to buy a ready-made pizza crust, and […]
By Kirsten K. Shockey – Mother Earth News Even the smallest garden—as in a few pots on a sunny windowsill—has a cherry tomato plant. They don’t ask for much and they give a lot. These bite-sized sweet tomatoes are the first to ripen and are therefore very exciting in late June or July when […]
BY HALEY HASTINGS – Grocery Headquarters Sweet or hot, the peppers category enjoys strong sales. The peppers category accounted for three percent of produce department dollar sales and 6.9 percent of vegetable sales for the 52 weeks ended May 28. Peppers posted average sales of $2,678 during this time, an impressive 8.1 percent […]
This past Sunday the Tour De Jalapeno bike ride was held in San Marcos, TX. This unique cycling event has three separate rides going on simultaneously: The 50 mile tour which is not timed and the jalapenos are not involved, the 26 mile race and tour which also does not involve jalapenos and the 26 […]
By Lillian Nolan – Elite Daily Listen, people. Pizza toppings are sacred and shouldn’t be messed with. The toppings literally make the pizza, so if there’s one missing or there aren’t enough, the pie could be ruined. And ruined pizza is one thing I cannot forgive. But, Domino’s decided to ruin pizza for Anneliese Shabbir, […]