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

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

condiments: guacamole, sour cream
garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs

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