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Scovie Deadline Extended!
We have extended the deadline for the 2014 Scovie Awards to midnight, September 12. Because the judging will be so close, this is the only extension we can make. We must still have all products in our hands by September 17.
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The Scovies: Help Us, Help You
Now in their 18th year, the Scovie Awards have helped out a lot of fiery foods and barbecue companies gain the recognition they deserve. That’s never a bad thing when you’re trying to get the word out about your gre...
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Liquid Heat: Catching Fire in a Glass
You can't catch lightning in a bottle. You can, however, gain the ability to shake uncontrollably as you lie on the ground after running around holding a metal rod and a pickle jar in a thunderstorm. But enough about my childho...
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Scovie Holiday Special Deadline Looms
Hi, folks, if you want to get in on our Holiday Special for the 2014 Scovies, you've only got until midnight of July 13 to make that happen. If you buy a booth in the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show, you get a free Scovie e...
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RIP Paul McIlhenny
Paul McIlhenny, CEO and Chairman of the Board of McIlhenny Company, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at the age of 68. A sixth-generation member of the family to live on Avery Island and fourth-generation member to p...
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Green Chile Meets Chicken Wings. OH YEAH!
Even the hardest chicken wingnut gets a little tired of the little red variations on poultry limbs smothered in crimson heat. If you know one of these fanatics, here's your chance to throw them into a tailspin. A smoldering, ho...
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Drumsticks, Pumpkin, and Fire
Fall brings not only Halloween but also football and basketball with it. I thought I'd bring sports and the Halloween spirit together in this post thanks to Sizzlin' Sauces' Howlin' Hollar, my tabletop grill, and a package of c...
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Gourdzilla II: Smoked Pumpkin Pie
Building on my happiness with smoked pumpkin, I got a little more ambitious: smoked pumpkin pie with maple syrup. Turning the smoky squash into a soup with bacon was easy; how can you mess up anything that combines smoke with c...
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Happy Halloween, Everybody!
Over the next three weeks, we'll also share ideas for spicy pumpkin seeds, adding recipes for smoked pumpkin, and playing around with Sizzlin' Sauces' Howlin' Hollar Hot Sauce with Pumpkin, too. Be sure to check back in with us...