Local chef wins awards for BBQ sauce
Now open in Silverton
S i l v e r t o n Je w e l e r s
Tyna Mays-Schey with one of her Saucy Minx sauces.
Georgia Mays dressed in 1940s pin-up fashion, because that era is her favorite and lends itself to her fun personality. “And,” she added, “if you can’t have fun at work, you’re doing it wrong.” Mays-Schey is currently selling her line of five rubs and eight sauces on her website, at festivals and at several retail locations in the Willamette Valley, but has a dream of opening her own storefront someday. “It’ll have a little Jamie Oliver in there, to teach the community how to cook,” she said.
my standards I try them on my husband.” She doesn’t stop there, however, and has been known to open up taste testing to Facebook followers and barbecue aficionados including the judges at Gettin’ Sauced, an annual barbecue contest in Austin, Texas. Mays-Schey entered several of her sauces this year. Her Marionberry BBQ took first place among the fruit sauces and her Tangy Mustard and Smoked Jalapeno Agave Sauce took first and third place in the miscellaneous category.
In the meantime, Mays-Schey keeps busy building her brand and experimenting with new sauces.
Mays-Schey is proud of her recent successes, but even without the awards she knew her sauces were crowd pleasers.
“Flavors just come to mind,” she said. “I try them out on me first and if they pass
“A whole lot of the people who taste the sauces, they love them,” she said.
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Saucy Minx BBQ Furious Cheese Ball Saucy Minx BBQ rubs and sauces are sold locally at Willamette Valley Pie Company, 2994 82nd Ave. NE, Salem; and EZ Orchards, 5504 Hazelgreen Rd. NE, Salem. Visit its website at www.saucymixbbq.com for more information.
2 T Flamin’ Fury Rub 8oz Habanero Jack Cheese [shredded] 2 T Heavy Cream
A staple for holiday entertaining.
Place cream cheese in a mixer and blend until smooth. Slowly add cream and Flamin’ Fury Rub. Add half the cheese. Form into a ball. Roll ball in remaining cheese and refrigerate until firm. Serve with crackers, vegies or bread.
1 8oz Package Cream Cheese
Recipe courtesy of Saucy Minx BBQ.
Furious Cheese Ball
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