- 1992 1st Place Terlinqua Champion
- 1993 1st Place Terlinqua Champion
- 1996-2002 Served on the CASI Board of Directors
- 2002 2nd Place Terlinqua Champion
- 2002 1st Place Texas Ladies State
- 2002 2nd Place Terlinqua Champion
- 2005 1st Place Rio Grande Valley Regional ICS
- 2005 1st Place Fiery Foods Challenge in Ft. Worth
- 2005 1st Place Peoples' Choice award, prepared foods division, Zest Fest in Ft. Worth
- 2005 3rd Place Marketing & Packaging, Fiery Foods Challenge in Ft. Worth
- 2005 Published in USA Today, “10 Great Places to Tuck into a Warm Bowl of Chili”
- 2006 1st Place Scovie Awards, Chili Cook-it-up Division
- 2006 Tied with Bobby Flay on Food Network's “Throwdown! With Bobby Flay”
- 2006 1st Place Texas State Champion
- 2009 1st Place San Antonio Regional Salsa Competition
- 2009 Golden Pepper Award at Zest Fest Fiery Food Challenge (with Perky Peppers chipotle hot sauce)
- 2009 People's Choice Award At Houston Hot Sauce Festival for Best Wing Sauce (with Hell's Passion habanero hot sauce)
- 2010 1st Place Salsa at the ICS Louisiana Regional Chili Cook-Off Competition
- 2010 Overall Best Of Show at the Taste Gourmet Show & Expo in Myrtle Beach, SC.
- 2010 Best Hot & Spicy Award at the Taste Gourmet Show & Expo in Myrtle Beach, SC. (with Hell's Passion habanero hot sauce)
Cindy's husband Bruce also won the following awards with her recipe:
- 2001 3rd Place Texas Men's State CASI
- 2004 1st Place Texas Men's State CASI
- 2004 2nd Place Texas State ICS
- 2005 2nd Place Texas State ICS
- 2005 5th Place Texas Men's State CASI
- 2006 1st Place Texas State ICS
- 2009 1st Place San Antonio Regional ICS Red Chili Cook-Off
- 2010 1st Place Green Hot Sauce at the NOLA Hot Sauce & Gourmet Food Show in Kenner, LA. (with Spice O' Life jalapeño hot sauce)
- 2011 1st Place Green Hot Sauce at the NOLA Hot Sauce & Gourmet Food Show in Kenner, LA. (with Spice O' Life jalapeño hot sauce)
Try some Cin Chili today and judge for yourself!