With the Super Bowl just around the corner, you need to get ready now if you want to throw a great game party. Our Fiery Foods & Barbecue Super Site has a ton of hot and spicy ways to make that happen, but I’ve narrowed down a list of articles aimed just at this sort of occasion. Click on the titles in bold to see the full stories.
Stir-Fried Pork, Asparagus, Lemon Grass, Onions and Chile-Garlic Sauce
Almost as close as you can get to authentic Chinese food in North America! This recipe combines marinated pork shoulder, ginger, garlic, hot chiles, fermented bean sauce, asparagus and lemon grass for a somewhat spicy but extremely flavorful entrée.
Chicken Tikka Masala Lasagna: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
I’m not sure why using tikka masala sauce in a lasagna sounded like a good idea. I’m not even sure how the idea hit me; I was, after all, sober. Regardless, baking the crock pot lasagna I had planned with an Indian twist seemed like a good idea at the time.
Burn! Interview: Heather Manley
When World Food Championships competitor Heather Manley dared me to plunge into the pool at the WFC’s meet and greet cocktail party, she could just as easily have been talking about diving right into creating a new recipe for bacon as daring me to jump into a pool.
Football, Beer, and Grilling
Beer is a versatile ingredient that can add a unique flavor to grilled foods.
Hot Toddy
As Christmas arrives and the weather gets cooler for most of us, chilly mixed drinks are much less desirable. Over at Simple Cocktails, I rarely make warm drinks, but with the weather peaking in the 40’s in Albuquerque, it’s time to warm up.
Fire and Ice Hot Cocoa
Because of all the hot and spicy liquor I taste here at the Burn! Blog, I often keep a mental note of cocktail recipes I can try in the future with these flavors. Other times, a liquor arrives at my home bar and I know exactly what do mix it with.
This month, I have one of each, combined with a traditional holiday drink, though at odds with each other in their flavors. I’m calling them Fire and Ice, based on my wife’s description of these cocoas flavors.
