Hot Sour Salty Sweet

Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet: Take one flavor, add another, and the equation
turns everything from popcorn to vodka into a world apart. Kind of like the Island.

Chesca’s Kitchen Sweet & Snappy Thai Chili Glaze

Here’s the perfect coverage for a mid-week meal: Chesca’s Kitchen Sweet & Snappy Thai Chili Glaze. Use as a glaze for baked chicken, add it to meatloaf, or put a spoonful in the pot of a slow-braising pork butt. Available at …

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Chocolate Tortilla Chips by FoodShouldTasteGood

Chocolate tortilla chips–are they snack or dessert? We vote either, or, and both. These unusual, unsuspecting chips made with semi-sweet chocolate and Dutch cocoa powders and dusted with sea salt are surprisingly good dipped in guacamole or in a spicy-fruit salsa …

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El Diablo

Angels make El Diablo. This picante devil of a drink that unites two shots of espresso, chocolate syrup, steamed milk, and a good dose of chili powder, can be lost & found at Che’s Lounge, a coffee shop that’s as close …

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Exotic Chocolate Bars

EV’s office looked like Willy Wonka’s suitcase exploded after a world tour. Crumpled candy wrappers lay strewn about, fading like flowers thrown on stage. We sampled chocolate bars with add-ins like Mexican ancho and chipotle chiles, Japanese matcha green tea, wasabi, …

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Hot Pink Buckets

Hot pink buckets make barn & boat chores brighter, hotter, lighter. As long as you’ve got the pink, how bad can it be?  Available at SBS in Vineyard Haven; small ($6) holds 8 quarts; large ($11) holds 20 quarts.

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José Can You Sea Salt

José Can You Sea Salt—so the label warns—“could be addictive.”  Yo, José, you ARE addictive – own it! We carry you around in our bag and shake you out to season our egg sandwiches, hummus, soups, popcorn…you name it, we José …

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New Lane Sundries Jalapeño Hot Pepper Jelly

Kitchen Tip of the Day: Smear a little-to-a-lot of New Lane Sundries Jalapeño Hot Pepper Jelly on cream cheese or goat cheese atop crackers or in a grilled cheese sandwich for some zoom. Jelly-mama Linda Alley says, ‘But wait, don’t stop …

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Pirate Passion

Pirate Passion, EV’s hot-sour-cold-sweet drink of the summer: Take one straight-up packet of sour Passion Fruit pulp and mix into two cups of cold water. Then shake as-much-as-you-dare Pirata brand Pimenta-Malagueta (a vinegar-based hot sauce) and a slight slosh of real …

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