Spice of Life

My love for spicy foods is no secret, I've previously talked about habanero corn nuggets and how awesome they are.  These are some of the other staples in the household that Steve and I must keep on a regular basis.

First of all, Sabra Hummus is the best hummus ever.  When I first discovered Supremely Spicy Hummus, well, it was a whole new love affair.

I don't get to enjoy this as much as I'd like since it's real PB and I usually eat Powdered PB.  (There's a whole post on how good that is.)  However, this is delic.

Excellent for veggie stir fry, from the same people who make Siricha.  If you don't like Sriracha, you should just go away.

This bad boy deserves a week's worth of postings.  It is so amazing.  AMAZING.  Mrs. Renf's is the single best salsa ever.  This bad boy's brother Ghost Pepper Salsa is equally as good, but we usually keep Habanero at all times.

No words.  It's that good.

I'm really not even sure where to begin with black pepper.  If you've ever seen me with a black pepper grinder in my hands, I tend to go a bit overboard.  Just sit back and watch the show.  Black pepper of course, is not spicy when you use a normal amount, but when you use the amount I put on, it is.  I mostly put this on soups, all kinds of soups.  To me, soup is not soup without it.  What's worse than grinding the thing for about 5 minutes, is when I'm in a situation in the dining hall and I have to open those little tiny packets that hold the normal amount for normal people in a single packet, I put about 30 on a cup of soup.  Maybe more.  Go ahead, judge me.

We discovered these at a farmer's market in VT.  As you can see, they are sriracha pickles.  I'm not sure if I can explain how good these are. 

Any type of habanero hot sauce, this is my current fave.  It's almost gone, which means it's time to buy a new one... or five new ones.

The name says it all.

Ok, so we found this little gem in Portland, ME at a little spice shop.  We decided to try just the powder on a stick, 10 minutes later we were drooling on the streets of Portland in search of ice cream.  Two months later when we went back for our annual brew pub tour, we bought it.  Add this to chili instead of the weak younger sibling "chili powder" and you will have yourself a divine pot of gloriousness.

The amazing older brother of habanero powder, just last night Steve made a concoction of Ketchup, Gulden's Mustard, relish and this powder.  Dip some sweet potato puffs in that, if you can handle the heat.  I dare you.