Hot Licks [Hardcover]

Jennifer T. Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1994

Hot on the heels of salsa, hot sauces are becoming the hot new condiment on kitchen tables across the USA. This first-ever cookbook of its kind presents 67 internationally-inspired recipes for zesty hot sauces and hot dishes. From Creole Pumpkin Soup to Tampiqueno Tacos, here is the perfect way to add flavor and fire to any meal.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (May 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811805751
• ISBN-13: 978-0811805759
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jennifer Trainer Thompson was born in Boston, Massachusetts. A tenth-generation Yankee, she grew up in Boston, Maine, Indiana, and Southeastern Massachusetts. She attended Earlham College and graduated with a B.A. in English literature from Tufts University. After a stint helping to deliver sailboats from Mount Desert Island (Maine) to the British Virgin Islands, she moved to New York and became an editor's assistant at Simon & Schuster. Her boss fired her (a good thing) and encouraged her to write; she landed her first book contract at age 23 and co-authored NUCLEAR POWER: BOTH SIDES with physicist Michio Kaku. Jennifer and Michio teamed up for a second book, BEYOND EINSTEIN, which has been translated into a dozen languages. She writes about what interests her, which has led her down the path of the unified field theory, beer, hot sauces, travel, traditions, contemporary art, and chickens. She lives in the Berkshires.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente!!, May 29, 2010

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Mikusha "ML" (IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Licks (Hardcover)

This book is small but mighty! There is a complete guide to peppers, and she offers a range of researched recipes, even to plan a meal from drinks through to desserts. I have tried many of the recipes and a couple have become my favorites. Spice up with peppers from mild to hot.

5.0 out of 5 stars Tasty hot sauces, easy to follow recipes, December 8, 2010

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M. Riggs (Cedar Rapids, IA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Licks (Hardcover)

I'd never made hot sauces before buying this book, but I've made 4 of the recipes within and loved each one!

The book has short explanations of where each recipe comes from and how it is traditionally used, as well as an overview for each hot sauce 'category'. There are also a bunch of food and drink recipes: I made the Summer Salsa del Fuego for a picnic and it was a huge hit (with those who could handle it).

I'd think someone with a lot of experience cooking with chiles would find this book too basic, but for an interested beginner like myself, it's perfect!

One word of caution is that the 3rd level of heat is (to me anyway) HOT! I've described the level of heat for the Pineapple Curry Heat Wave the first time I tried it as "Am I going to die?" hot. Used sparingly though, it's wonderful!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot Licks smacks of yummy ideas and recipes, January 19, 2009

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Shar (Post Falls, ID) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Licks (Hardcover)

Very pleased with this cookbook. It provided more than just recipes-included helpful tips and a great chart about peppers and their "hotness".

Highly recommend this cookbook to those who love to cook or want to learn how to start.