Earlier this week, Scott Granai at Outta the Park Eats, Inc. hipped us to a new photo contest on Pinterest which his company is co-sponsoring with Whole Foods and igourmet. The contest theme is “Feed Your Crowd,” and the grand prize is a $500 gift card from Whole Foods Market. You can also win daily prizes as well–$20 igourmet gift cards, plus a free bottle of Outta the Park Original BBQ Sauce.
Grindhouse: Pasilla Peppers with Habanero Chorizo Stuffing
Chorizo sausage is a great idea on paper, but it’s often a lousy idea in plastic. You’d think Mexican (or Spanish) spices and ground pork would be hard to mess up. Yet every time I bite into the grease-laden, second-class meat product from a plastic wrapper that passes for chorizo at my local supermarket, the maker finds new and exciting ways to disappoint me. That’s part of the reason I got my mitts on a Cabela’s Pro Series motorized meat grinder. The other was so I can make my own pepperoni, Christmas breakfast sausage, and ground bacon burgers, but that’s at least two other stories.
Great Label Designs are Timeless
The concept of attractive packaging as a way to catch the eye and make a sale has been around since folks started selling stuff to each other. Here you can see some award-winning labels from the 2012 Scovies, along with some vintage chile pepper fruit crate labels.
Perfect Summer Party Food: Flautas Done Two Ways
If you’re having people over and want to serve Southwest-inspried finger food, look no further than flautas. Here are recipes for beef and chicken flautas.
Whatever Floats your BBQ Boat…
Hammacher Schlemmer, the famous purveyors of cutting-edge gadgetry, have done it again, with their nifty barbecue dining boat. Be the coolest grillster on the block for a mere 50K.
Early Bird Ends August 5th
The Scovie Awards are back for their 17th year and the Early Bird Special runs for another 3 days, meaning the deadline is August 5th at midnight for you to receive $10 off each entry.
Kismot Killer Curry Kicks Contestants’ Keisters
Edinburgh, Scotland-based Kismot Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant was ground zero for the mother of all curry-eating contests. Though a few had to be hospitalized after eating the curry laced with superhot chile peppers, they couldn’t say they hadn’t been warned.
