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Mike’s Hot Honey

Whoa! WTH, you ask?? What’s the meaning of this? I thought this is a family-friendly site catered to those with a love of spicy food! This sounds like some kind of “R” (or even higher) rated post!

Relax, folks. I’m not talking about someONE, but rather, someTHING – the kind of honey we all know about – the one that comes from thousands of buzzing bees! 🙂

Always a pizza lover (in addition to spicy food), I succumbed to my cravings today and went Detroit-style – grabbed a curbside from Via 313. Did my usual loading up of crushed red pepper on top of a jalapeno-loaded pizza, but this time (my second time ordering from them), I noticed something on the menu I’d never noticed before – Mike’s Hot Honey. I ordered a side of it, wanting to see if it truly lived up to its name.

Needless to say, it did! I noticed its red color, and boy did it give a kick! Never did I think pizza and honey go well together – two great things, but never thought a merger of sorts could happen – just no discernible synergies (how’s that for business speak – need to put that MBA of mine to use once in a while!). But for the first time EVER, I found myself pouring it on my pizza (sometimes below, sometimes on top of the crushed red pepper) and dipping my crusts. It had such a knockout kick, you kept wanting more!

Mike’s Hot Honey standalone and with a slice of DEELICIOUS Detroit-style pizza in Austin. Yeah, I guess you could say I enjoy a little pizza with my crushed red pepper!

After finishing what I’d ordered, I did a quick Google search and lo and behold – They’re a Brooklyn, NY-based company! Here’s their website again – https://mikeshothoney.com/. You can order directly and they’ve got recipes too. Needless to say, I’m impressed and they’ll be getting a new customer for life!

Spice on, my friends!

Texican’s Spicy Salsa

I’ve always been a firm believer of the adage “It ain’t bragging if you can back it up!” And yes, I know I can be a tad ostentatious about my spicy feats and seemingly limitless tolerance, but every now and then, I find something that challenges and humbles me.

Enter Texican Cafe – El Paso Style Mexican Food. BTW, to us locals, it doesn’t rhyme with “Mexican”, but rather, it’s pronounced “tex-uh-CAN” as opposed to “tex-uh-CAN’T!” It’s always been a favorite of mine since moving to the north Austin suburbs in 2006, and on average, I eat there at least once a month.

Not in the mood to sit down at a restaurant, I did the usual curb-side pickup tonight, which we Americans have gotten so used to during our COVID-19 quarantine. As always, I get my favorite – the Queso A La Parilla with no meat or seafood, of course. It’s not as good as it is in-house – fresh-out-of-the-oven in a cast-iron skillet, but still tasty and full of flavor. To complement this awesome cast-iron queso, I got myself a tub of their spicy salsa.

I don’t know what it is about this salsa – maybe there’re hidden ghost peppers, maybe it’s the Jalapenos that are just so finely chopped up (with or without seeds) or maybe it’s an inordinate amount of cayenne pepper, but no matter what it is, this is one salsa with which I have to take a pause after a few spoons, or at least gulp a few sips of water!!!

My tub of Texican spicy salsa – just look at those finely chopped Jalapenos and seeds! Aren’t they amazing!

In any case, it’s delicious and a perfect combination to go with whatever you order, for all you fellow spice lovers out there!

But just remember: It’s not on the menu. And it’s not even advertised, so you have to request it – wink wink! 🙂

Spice on, my friends!

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