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  • This spicy-sweet chutney requires no sterilizing and canning procedures that could result in an I Love Lucy moment.

    Karen Kelly: Process or Perish: Praise for Packaged Food Karen Kelly 2011

  • I packed it into sterilized jars, putting a chopped chipotle with one teaspoon of adobo sauce into one of the jars for the most incredible spicy-sweet jam, and then put my jars in the refrigerator.

    How to make apricot jam | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009

  • This spicy-sweet chutney requires no sterilizing and canning procedures that could result in an I Love Lucy moment.

    Karen Kelly: Process or Perish: Praise for Packaged Food Karen Kelly 2011

  • I can perfectly recall the warm, spicy-sweet air that surrounded me when I pushed open the door and the kind, blue-haired ladies who worked there.

    imperfect endings Zoe FitzGerald Carter 2010

  • I can perfectly recall the warm, spicy-sweet air that surrounded me when I pushed open the door and the kind, blue-haired ladies who worked there.

    imperfect endings Zoe FitzGerald Carter 2010

  • Even experienced home cooks will find much that is new and challenging here: a horseradish-spuds pairing livens up the usual bland mashed potatoes or potato salad; an anchovy-beef union adds an extra dimension to routine beef stew; and a ginger-cabbage match puts zing and spicy-sweet edge into a simple stir fry.

    A Matchmaker for Your Taste Buds Aram Bakshian Jr. 2010

  • Hands down--no ifs, ands, or buts about it--our two most popular dishes of the evening were these next two: the spicy-sweet Hawaiian style ribs, and the Vietnamese-style glazed duck legs.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • I packed it into sterilized jars, putting a chopped chipotle with one teaspoon of adobo sauce into one of the jars for the most incredible spicy-sweet jam, and then put my jars in the refrigerator.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Homesick Texan 2009

  • Whenever things get ugly and I hear that telltale huffing outside, I gird myself for battle, first fortifying the nerves with Scotch whisky — preferably a honeyed and comforting 12-year-old Highland malt like Balvenie — and one of the Cuban cigars I stock for such emergencies (a spicy-sweet Montecristo No. 2 will quickly remind you why God gave us fire).

    The Finer Things 2009

  • Zinfandel, with its flavors of chocolate-covered black cherries and blackberry jam, is a real crowd-pleaser and it's a natural with spicy-sweet foods like barbecued ribs in raspberry-chipotle sauce.

    Marlene Rossman: Wine Review: Zinfandel (RED) 2008

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