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Author Archives: Saucy
Welcome
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Welcome to Saucy’s new Wicked Fun online shopping for spice and sauces and great gift items! Many of you have visited us in our storefront on the Coast of Maine in enchanting downtown Boothbay Harbor. We’re adding new products daily, so if you need something you don’t find here, send us an e-mail at info@saucycontessa.com […]
Hot Sauce Is Good For You!
March 5, 2008 – 1:21 pm
Well, heck we already knew that…..but here is a great reminder of why we need to add more hot sauce to our daily diet!
A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has discovered that capsaicin (the stuff in peppers that makes them hot), when added to breakfast foods or appetizers at lunch, causes people to […]
McCain’s BBQ
March 5, 2008 – 12:22 pm
This is NOT an endorsement of McCain, but I really like the guy — I don’t believe in many of his views (war being the BIG one), but any Presidential candidate that can show off his BBQ skills to the press gets brownie points in my book!
From CBS News’ Dante Higgins:
PAGE SPRINGS, ARIZ. — […]
Tomatillo & Wasabi Sauce
March 5, 2008 – 6:51 am
Here’s a great recipe for a wonderful sauce that will compliment so many foods……enjoy!
1 cup green tomatillos (blanched, peeled and diced small)
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar (I prefer brown rice vinegar)
2 teaspoons salt,
2 tablespoons wasabi powder
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro.
In a small, nonreactive saucepan, combine the tomatillos, […]
Clams on the Grill!
March 1, 2008 – 7:15 am
It will be summer and clam season here on the coast of Maine (as we get our 20th snow storm of the season today, that’s hard to imagine, but Saucy is holding out hope!
Ingredients
4 1/2 lbs fresh […]
Does Hot Sauce Go Bad?
February 27, 2008 – 2:17 pm
One question I get asked alot is shelf life of hot sauces. Chile peppers have been used throughout time to preserve food, and therefore, between the chile peppers and vinegar that is the "liquid" in today’s hot sauces should hold it’s freshness for a long time.
Many hot sauce collectors will not keep their sauces in […]
Szechuan Peppercorns
February 27, 2008 – 7:44 am
From our friends over at SeattlePI.com…….great news!!!! We love these peppercorns for their unique flavor, and it is what we use as our everyday pepper — this goes in almost everything we cook!
The Szechuan peppercorn is back after a long-term ban
Descriptions of Szechuan peppercorns could apply to a drug as easily as a spice.
The peppercorn […]
It’s Time to Think Summer!
February 27, 2008 – 7:28 am
Yup, it’s that time of the year that I begin to think about starting chile pepper seeds……I’ve been collecting seeds all year and hope to be growing many new kinds this year!
My friend Dave DeWitt has posted a great tutorial over on his Fiery-Foods site (he is the man behind the Scovie Awards and the […]
Cooking With Banana Leaves — Yummy!
February 27, 2008 – 7:22 am
Bananas are not just one of Saucy’s favorite fruits, the large leaves from the banana plants are great to cook with, and are used in many ethnic recipes. This from our friends over at Bay Area Bites
Cooking with Banana Leaves
Once a month or so, my mother sends me a box from home filled with food. […]
