Peppers and More

08/13/2010
by Scott Roberts
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Crazy Steve’s Pickles and Salsa

Crazy Steve's Pickles and Salsa

Here comes Crazy Steve’s Pickles and Salsa, a young New Jersey company hatched at 11:49 am on July 17, 2009 (as each and every label clearly states!) after an extraordinarily fruitful harvest from a cucumber garden. Steve Zielinski borrowed treasured pickling recipes from his grandmother, branched off into making salsas, and only 10 months later has an extensive live of side-items and condiments.

Steve was gracious enough to send me four different products of his for me to test drive. I have to mention that while all of the salsas I reviewed are marked “insane”, a fourth heat level above mild, medium and hot, I though none of these contained extraordinary heat (I explain more below). I don’t know if this was a label mix-up or if the “insane” salsas are legitimately that mild, but if the later were true then even non-spice fans could handle these salsas with very little difficulty…. Continue reading

12/21/2009
by John Z
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El Pinto Wild & Fiery Chipotle Salsa

The El Pinto is a family owned restaurant in Albuquerque, N.M. The twins Jim and John Thomas run the business, which features the traditional New Mexican recipes of their grandmother Josephina Chavez-Griggs. Many of the foods they offer feature the famed Flame Roasted Red and Green Chile Peppers of that region. These “Salsa Twins” create handcrafted Salsas and Chile Sauces that feature flame roasted and hand-peeled Hatch Valley New Mexico chile peppers and other fresh regional ingredients.

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