Update: Kudos for Hot Sauce
Review in the Oregonian: “In a nutshell: If you like to pour on the heat, you’ll dig the firepower in this new cookbook of pepper sauce recipes. Rather than offering …
Homemade Cayenne & Tabasco Sauce
Jim Sherman, my gardening guru, told me to meet him at a raised bed garden this morning. He was trying to clean the place up to get it ready to …
b-10: 2nd Generation Houston Vietnamese
The Vietnamese steak and eggs at b-10 are a new take on the classic bo luc lac, the Vietnamese dish better known as “rock n’ roll beef.” At b-10, they …
Indonesian Deviled Eggs
This hybrid of Indonesian telor balado and Deep South church picnic deviled eggs will rock your cocktail party. The egg yolk filling is seasoned with Indonesian sambal, Squid brand fish …
DIY Tabasco, Sriracha and Texas Pete: Making Homemade Pepper Sauces
What do you think about xanthum gum? After months of experiments with fermentation and pepper processing, I am making Louisiana and Sriracha style pepper sauces at home that taste better …
Fermentation Frenzy
The fermenting frenzy continues. Last week, I was given a half a bushel of heirloom cucumbers, some with lovely ridged skins. I used them to make hot fermented pickles with …
The Hot Sauce Cookbook Recipe Contest
The Recipe Club Invites You to Enter The Hot Sauce Recipe Contest! My latest book project is called “The Hot Sauce Cookbook.” It will include the recipe for that homemade …
Hot Sauce at Home: Fermented Pepper Sauce, Part 2
It ain’t easy. But it can be done. And the results are pretty spectacular. As you may recall, my first attempt at making fermented pepper sauce began with a trip …
Hot Sauce at Home: Fermented Pepper Sauce, Part 1
My first foray into making Lousiana pepper sauce started with a search for red chiles. Tabasco chiles were introduced to Louisiana in the 1800s and became the favorite chile for …