Hotter Than Hell Chocolate Chilies For Halloween & Beyond

[1] Your first challenge: Open the locked box (photos #1 and #2 © M. Cacao). [2] Dare you eat all eight? Or, invite a friend to compete: The box has two of each chile. [3] Dante’s Inferno inspired this collection (photo © CGR Publishing).   “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here,” says M. Cacao…
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Bones Coffee For Halloween Week (& Why Not All Of October?)

We usually get the annual Christmas coffee flavors to spice up the holidays: Barnie’s Santa’s White Christmas, Bones Coffee Company’s Cranberry Creme Brulee, Green Mountain Holiday Blend, Starbucks Christmas Blend, and a host of others. Sometimes there are holiday flavors, sometimes just a special blend of beans. This year we noticed Bones Coffee’s Halloween flavors,…
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Black Salsa For Halloween, El Dia De Los Muertos & Beyond

[1] A great gift for salsa fans (photos #1, #2, #3, #4 © Villa México Cafe). [2] The salsa comes in two sizes but only one strength: medium. [3] Freshly-made, waiting to cool. [4] Tortilla chips are only one of many ways to use black salsa. See more below. [5] Named one of Boston’s best…
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A New Pizza Holiday: National Tavern-Style Pizza Day

Tavern-style pizza was created in Chicago as a free bar snack (see tavern-style’s history below). While the city may be known for its hearty deep dish pizza*, the thin crust, tavern-style pie is what Chicagoans turn to most often. Tavern-style pizza is a round pie with a very thin crust. The crust is slimmer, lighter,…
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Celebrate El Dia De Los Muertos With Tamalitoz Mexican Candy

[1] Popcorn with the flavors of Mexico (all photos © Tamalitoz). [2] Three-layer chili pops combine the flavors of mango, pineapple, and watermelon. [3] Hard candies in 10 flavors (above, Cucumber, a favorite).   Tamalitoz is a popular Mexican candy brand known for bold flavors: combinations of sweet, sour, and spicy flavors. Made with typically…
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