WWW.BRUCEFOODS.COM NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1  ISSUE 1

Hello all, and welcome to the first  installation of the Bruce Foods Web Letter. My name is Norm Brown, and I will be  giving you the inside scoop on all the great new stuff happening here at www.brucefoods.com.  This month we'll talk about how Cajun Injector is heating up with our new Holiday  Marinade Kit.  We will also talk about Food & Wine magazines rating of Louisiana  Gold® as one of the THREE best tasting hot sauce in the WORLD!  We will  finish with Mexene Chili powder's support for all the "CHILIHEADS" at the Terlingua  International Chili Championship.  So let's get to it!

 

Holiday Marinade Kit shakes up the  kitchen and injects life into home-cooking!

The best way to get the family together is  to have something cooking in the kitchen. Bring everyone to the table with the Cajun  Injector® Holiday Marinade Kit, and add something special to your holiday  festivities.  It includes Creole Butter Recipe™, Roasted  Garlic & Herb Recipe™, and Honey Praline Recipe™ marinade, an Original  Cajun  Marinade Injector, and Quick Shake™ Cajun Shake Seasoning with the  fixings.\  Cajun Injector's Creole Butter Recipe™ marinade will turn your holiday  turkey into a melt-in-your-mouth success that be a sure guarantee that everyone  will ask for seconds.  Our Roasted Garlic & Herb Recipe™ marinade will turn your family's roast into a succulent, tender centerpiece for any get-together.   Last but not least, Honey Praline Recipe™ marinade will make your ham dance its  way down the table and into the stomachs of everyone who can smell the rich  aroma of brown sugar, cinnamon and spices that is infused into every  bite.

Louisiana Gold Rated in  Top 3 Pepper Sauces by Food & Wine Magazine

Louisiana Gold® is a premium blend of tabasco peppers with other choice peppers for a zesty tabasco pepper bite without the strong vinegary tabasco pepper taste.  Food & Wine Magazine named Louisiana Gold™ one of their top three favorite North American Hot Sauces.  Their chief taste-tester says, "it has a rich, smoky depth".  Their editor says, "it was developed for Louisiana Chefs who wanted a tabasco-cayenne mix that complemented their own cooking style." Time after time it beats out the competition by providing rich, full flavor without overpowering food. Louisiana Gold® is a taste that America loves, and Cajuns crave!
 

Mexene Chili Powder Brings Home the  Gold in the International Chili Championship

Mexene Chili Powder was the presenter of the CASI World Championship Chili Award to Honey Jones of Canyon Lake, Texas at the Terlingua International Chili Championship.  Every year, in the middle of the West Texas desert, thousands o people gather for the Terlingua International Chili Championship (TICC).  In what has become one of the most coveted honors among chili cooks worldwide, the who's who among chili champions, affectionately known as "chili-heads" gather to "cook chili for charity" in the name of the Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI).

 
Bruce Foods has long been a part of this event as well as the hundreds of other CASI-sanctioned cook-offs throughout the country, which raise money for various charities nationwide. "Our products are such a great fit with this organization," said Cody Oliveira, Bruce Food's National Industrial Sales Manager. "The people that compete in these competitions, especially the TICC, are the top one percent of the Chili Cooks worldwide".

 
Bruce Foods has become so synonymous with the organization that Mexene Chili Powder was named "the Official Chili Powder of CASI" and the "Original" Louisiana Hot Sauce was named "The Official Hot Sauce of CASI". For many years, winning recipes in both the World Championship Chili Cook-Off and the World Championship Buffalo Wing Completion have used Mexene and The "Original" Louisiana Hot Sauce.

 
"With over 10,000 members nationwide, this says something about the quality of our products", says Cody Oliveira.  "They know what the true taste of these products should be, and how they can add to the overall taste and quality of their recipes."
 

Pepper Chaff:  New Ideas in the  Kitchen

This is a new segment to highlight a recipe that really did a number on us. It was a hit at my last get-together. All my friends and I loved it, and I hope you do too!

 

Casa Fiesta® Quesadilla Torta

3/4 cup Casa Fiesta® Salsa (hot, medium or mild)
1 (9 ounce) package Casa Fiesta® Taco Seasoning Mix
2 tbs. fresh cilantro, minced
8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
1(16-ounce) can Casa Fiesta Refried Beans

condiments: guacamole, sour cream
garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs
 

1(15-ounce) can Casa Fiesta No Fat Black Refried Beans
1(15-ounce) can whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, drained
1(2.25-ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
1(8-ounce) package shredded cheddar cheese, shredded
 

Combine first 3 ingredients. Place 2 tortillas on a lightly greased baking sheet. Spread each with 1/4 cup refried beans, and top with 2 tablespoons each of salsa mixture, black beans, and corn. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon olives and 1/4 cup cheese, and top with a tortilla. Repeat layering procedure twice, ending with a flour tortilla. Bake at 500° for 8 to 10 minutes or until top tortilla is crisp. Remove from oven, and turn oven off. Sprinkle each stack evenly with remaining 1/4 cup shredded cheese, and place in oven for 1 minute. Cut into wedges. Serve with desired condiments; garnish if desired. Makes 8 appetizer servings or 4 main dish servings