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Herdez Salsas are great go-to’s for quick, mexican sauce and salsa flavor. These are 2 cans of sauce you should have in your pantry for a quick fix of fresh tasting salsa goodness!

Herdez Salsa Casera Mexicana Picante - Casera means “homemade”. This salsa is thin and chunky, like a pico de gallo.  Made with tomatoes, onions, serrano peppers, salt and cilantro… it’s a simple salsa that works on everything you can imagine.  Eggs, tacos, pizza and as a dipping salsa with tortilla chips.  It’s a quick, out of the can salsa that just works. Heat Level = medium

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Tags: salsa

Pace has a new line of jarred salsas out. Triple Pepper Salsa, Pico de Gallo, Salsa Verde, and a Mexican Four Cheese Salsa con Queso.
The first one I tried is their Triple Pepper Salsa, featuring green chili, serrano and guajillo peppers.

Now, I’m not a big fan of jarred salsas. Most usually taste… well, “jarry”. But I think they have a winner here with their Triple Pepper Salsa!
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Tags: jarred, review, salsa, smoky

It’s Wednesday, my favorite day to read about food in the newspapers. The Baltimore Sun Taste Section comes out today, as well as the NY Times Dining Out section.

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Tags: food, newspaper, review

We rubbed some chicken thighs with 4 different jerk seasonings to see how they compare, then grilled them to jerk-perfection!

Here are the players:

Neera’s Hot Jamaican Jerk Spice Grilling Paste

Pickapeppa Hot Spicy Jerk Seasoning

Walkerswood Traditional Jamaican Jerk Seasoning

McCormick Jamaican Jerk Seasoning - Not tasted

McCormick Caribbean Jerk Seasoning Sweet & Spicy

We began by rubbing each seasoning on a pair of skinless chicken thighs the night before.

The next day, it was time to grill these spicy jerk chicken pieces, and see which we liked best.

Here’s what we thought about each of the spices/rubs…
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Tags: caribbean, jamaican, jerk, mccormick, neeras, pastes, pickapeppa, rubs, seasoning, walkerswood

Benito’s Organic Hot Sauces are made with all natural and organic ingredients.

Benito’s Hot Sauce sent us 3 samples of their 5 organic products for review.

• Joe’s #1 Jalapa - A vibrant organic experience made from fresh jumbo and early jalapenos. It’s a smooth citrus blend.

• Benito’s Naranja - A 100% organic blend made from cayennes and habaneros. Only for the serious hot sauce enthusiast.

• Benito’s White Hot - A fresh taste that packs extreme heat!

All of these 3 sauces had a very fresh, natural taste - our first impressions were:
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Tags: benitos, cayenne, habanero, hot sauce, hotsauce, jalapeno, natural, organic, review