Lynne and John Boland of Byron Bay Chilli Company down under in OZ are featured in this video that was produced by John’s cousin, Larry. Byron Bay Chilli Company is one of major players in the fiery foods industry in Australia.
High Heat But No Meat
by Nancy Gerlach, R.D., Food Editor Emeritus Recipes: Mongolian Asian Noodle SaladCuban Beans and RiceGreen Chile Artichoke Hearts and PastaThree-Chile Tamale PieDal Curry Vegetarianism was once thought to be a fad by most people, but no more. There are an increasing number of people are giving up meat and not just for religious or spiritual reasons. Research has shown a …
Bam! It’s Spam-Fest!
By Dave DeWitt The Hallowed Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota Your always adventurous editor was recently selected as the only judge at the annual Albuquerque Press Club Spam-Fest. At first I was apprehensive because Spam is not a favorite food of mine, but then the organizers promised free bar privileges, so I had no choice but to judge …
The Bogus Chile Pepper Cancer Scare
By Mark Preston and Paul W. Bosland Editor’s Note: (First published in October, 1994) Let’s put this absurdity to rest right now. Despite all the mass media hype and paranoia, there is not one bit of credible evidence linking chile peppers with causing any type of cancer. Period. Remember the (disproved) cranberry cancer scandal, the alar in apples fraud, and …
Book Excerpt: Mexican Modern
An Excerpt From: Mexican Modern New Food From Mexico by Fiona DunlopPhotographs by Jean-Blaise HallInterlink Books, Northampton MACopyright 2009192 Pages$29.95ISBN 978-1-56656-744-2Available on Amazon.com here. Mexico thrives on radicalism. The very word revolution conjures up the incredible vitality of a country where conflicts and political upheavals have peppered the calendar since pre-Hispanic days. The latest mutation is quite different, …