Category Archives: UK

Fat Man Chilli Company – Salsa Numero Uno

Fat Man Chilli Salsa Numero Uno From the village of Maple Cross in Hertfordshire comes ‘Salsa Numero Uno’ one of the hotter sauces produced by the Fat Man Chilli Company. This sauce makes u......

Why are chillis different colours

Why Are There Different Coloured Chillies? To answer the question, we also need to look at the ripening process of chillies. As with everything else about plants, it’s fairly complex, but ......

Spicy Sausage Pasta Recipe

This is a recipe from Nigel Slater’s Real Cooking, I love it, it’s simple and really tasty although I like to add some sliced onion and mushrooms along with a few sliced peppers alon......

Marty Reviews Bims Kitchen Smokin’ Red Hot Sauce

Bims Kitchen Smokin' Red Hot Sauce Up for review today is a product from Bim’s Kitchen, the African inspired sauce maker. It’s always refreshing to try stuff from Bim’s Kitche......

Your Mission Team Is To Eat 4 Burrito’s ASAP?

Burrito Eater 2012 Mission Burrito is running it Burrito Eater Competition again this year, so can you find a team of four people who can eat Burrito’s ASAP. The Competition is taking......

Newark and Notts county show 2012

The 2012 Newark & Nottinghamshire County Show  Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th May 9am – 6pm DON’T MISS THE FAMILY EVENT OF THE YEAR! From Cyril the Squirrel Terrier Racing an......

Scooby Tries The Bit Spicy – 3 Chilli Phall Challenge Kit

Bit Spicy 3 Chilli Phall To many a Vindaloo is number one. To the more elite, it’s a Phall. But what if this is still not hot enough??? How about a 1 Chilli Phall? Or maybe a 2 Chili Phall?......

Eastnor Castle chilli festival review

What a great location for an event, Eastnor Castle may be a modern castle, it was originally built between 1810 and 1824, so has not seen the bloody battles etc, but apart from the fact it is no......

The Eastnor Castle Chilli Festival Report

Entrance to The Eastnor Castle Chilli Festival What a great location for an event, Eastnor Castle may be a modern castle, it was originally built between 1810 and 1824, so has not seen the ......

2nd Annual Reading Chilli Cook Off – Still Time To Enter Your Team!..

Good day my lovely chilli padawans!! I mentioned last year that i was going to try and attend a few more festivals that were within reach this year, and to that end I will be going to a very uni......

Sunday Snack Time with Snyder’s of Hanover – Jalapeño Pretzel Pieces

Snyder's of Hanover - Jalapeno Pretzel Pieces Now Pretzels come in two main types its seems soft and hard, they can be savoury or sweet, but they tend to be quite large  and always yumm......

Taste of Texas – Truly Texas Mesquite BBQ Sauce

Truly Texas - Mesquite BBQ Sauce Let hope that after the wettest April on record in the UK we will now be starting the BBQ season, I have to admit this bottle has been waiting for the bette......

Eastnor Castle Chilli Sauce – Limited Edition

Eastnor Castle Chilli Sauce This bank holiday weekend (Sunday & Monday) is the Eastnor Castle Chilli Festival and our friends at The Wiltshire Chilli Farm have created a special sauce j......

Super Hot Chillies – Giving Credit Where Credit’s Due

Trinidad Scorpian The phenomenon of superhot chillies – those measuring over 500,000 SHU – got its start in 1989, when the variety Red Savina was found in a field of California-grown habane......

Huevos Rancheros Recipe

I’m a huge fan of Huevos Rancheros for breakfast, it’s the perfect hangover cure (especially when topped with some crispy smoked bacon) it’s just a shame that not many places s......