Spice Skeptic Mugs

"No fire ants for me. Spicy food gives me acid reflux."

"I was with you right up to the cumin."

Squirrels Stockpiling Mulling Spices for Winter

"Maybe if we added some pumpkin spice?"

'So tell me why you think you're suffering from seasonal ineffective disorder.'

"Vindaloo hot enough?"

"I hope you won't repent afterwards, Vicar, It's a devilishly hot vindaloo!"

'The Burrito King.'

"Fresh pepper?"

"Chomp... Chomp... Curry Tree..."

Why did Ernie take that off his wrist and put it here when he had to leave the kitchen? For safety reasons. A watched pot never boils. Ernie says you are what you eat. It's true in his case. Ernie is just like his food. He is sweet, and has some but not too much spice. Plus there's nothing artificial about him. Also like his food, Ernie is an acquired taste. And to me they have both become irresistibly delicious!

"Bob takes everything with a grain of salt...and pepper...and garlic..."

Salt and Pepper

It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas

'What great fall blooms. These flowers make yummy pumpkin pie spice!'

Witch's Brew.

'Would you care for some fresh pepper? Well too bad, because all we have is these dried up old peppercorns.'

I don't know what happened to the poor guy, but he's visibly shaken.

“Our numbers grow greater and greater. Soon the era of the spices will be at hand”

"Pumpkin spice has been very good to me."

'Do you call this spaghetti'

"Did you order the flying jalapeños?"

"You're really not too extreme, huh?"

'Chili again?'

'Do I have to give thanks for all the spinach, or just the bite I'm going to eat?'

'Have you tried out new Labrador Retriever Butt Scent?'

'As far as we know, no one who has eaten our genetically-modified food has turned into a creature or anything.'

"Habanero ..."

"Sriracha"

"I told you to order the mild salsa!"

M.D. You burned a hole in your stomach --- eat only bland foods from now on! No more spicy food?! It's a season-ending injury!

"Your Majesty, my voyage will not only forge a new route to the spices of the East but also create over three thousand new jobs."

'Thyme heals all wounds.'

"It's natural, vegan organic, no additives, preservatives or cooking."

Things were going extremely well until last night's chilli reared its ugly head.