International Hot & Spicy Food Day - Friday January 16, 2026 - What's spicin' up your table tonight?

[Katie H]

Mother Nature is still being a pill, with cold and gloomy weather. Just right for roast beast and gravy in the crock-pot, mashed taters, steamed green peas and the last of my stash of the Little Debbie Cherry Cordial cakes for dessert.

I plan on smothering the daylights out of some mashed potatoes with gravy. Yum! One of my favorite things. Gravy bread is a close second.

Anything "spicy" on your table tonight?

 

[caseydog]

Hmmmmm. I have some spicy ingredients in the house. I'll have to give it some thought. It is mostly cajun ingredients, but I have ingredients for tacos or nachos, too.

CD

 

[grumpyoldman]

i'll be having some spicy smoked sausage tonight not sure what else yet

 

[pacanis]

but I have ingredients for tacos or nachos, too

Nachos. I need to make some nachos soon.
Or at least something that I can start to use up this bag of Tostitos I bought for that white bean chili I made a couple weeks ago.

I'm going to fry a pork chop tonight. Probably with potatoes and onions.

 

[medtran49]

A little plates meal. Cantaloupe wrapped with prosciutto. Shrimp in a kind of scampi style. Marinated red bell peppers, onions and garlic slices. Crab stuffing in mushrooms.

 

[forty_caliber]

Chicken fried rice and air-fryer egg rolls.

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[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

Pesce Romano, with patati duci a la Sicilian (Sicilian style sweet potatoes) and asparagi all’agro (asparagus with lemon and olive oil).

 

[caseydog]

I decided to go with street style tacos. Leftover flat iron steak sliced and pan fried fajita style, with shredded cabbage, Mexican cheese blend, and some spicy Mateo's Hatch Chili salsa. Soft corn tortillas.

Not pretty looking, but very tasty.

CD

 

[grumpyoldman]

Caseydog@ no taco bell's fire sauce ?

 

[Kathleen]

Leftover pot roast in gravy. Girl Scout cookies for dessert.

 

[caseydog]

Caseydog@ no taco bell's fire sauce ?

No way. I prefer to eat real food.

CD

 

[taxlady]

I finally tried cooking shrimp. I made made garlic sautéed shrimp. It turned out really good. I am enjoying the leftover smell of garlic shrimp. It was easy enough and may well become a go to quick supper for me. I followed a recipe, but I don't think I'll need to bother next time. I had it with a largish salad of green crisp lettuce, scallions that had lots of green, carrot, and cucumber. I dressed it with the last of the batch vinaigrette. In fact, I had to stretch it with a bit of EVOO and wine vinegar. I have a happy tummy.

 

[In A Pickle]

I finally tried cooking shrimp. I made made garlic sautéed shrimp. It turned out really good. I am enjoying the leftover smell of garlic shrimp. It was easy enough and may well become a go to quick supper for me. I followed a recipe, but I don't think I'll need to bother next time. I had it with a largish salad of green crisp lettuce, scallions that had lots of green, carrot, and cucumber. I dressed it with the last of the batch vinaigrette. In fact, I had to stretch it with a bit of EVOO and wine vinegar. I have a happy tummy.

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Looks great. I’d eat that in a flash

 

[msmofet]

Dominos thin crust pizza (sausage and onion) it was only ok. And the cinnamon bread bites (liked these).