Matt Bray 
Lemonade is mostly sugar and acid, which leaves room for a third thing, and a jalapeño fills it without turning the drink into a dare. The peppers go into the sugar syrup, steep for ten minutes, and come back out, so what you get is …
Chicken, black beans and a pound of pepper jack melted down in the slow cooker into a dip you scoop with tortilla chips. Mild as written, and one minced jalapeño is what makes it spicy.
Chicken and potatoes braised down in a heavy curry gravy with Scotch bonnet in the marinade. Tropical comfort food, and properly hot unless you scale the peppers back.
Your nose runs when you eat spicy food because capsaicin trips a nerve reflex that tells the glands in your nose to secrete. Here is the mechanism, why your eyes water at the same time, and whether any of it helps a stuffy nose.
Why spice up a classic? Why not? Think of this as a dirty martini that went a different direction, because instead of olive brine from the jar you reach for the juice off a jar of pickled jalapeños. One ingredient changes. Odds are you’ve already …
Now here are two hot peppers that will send your taste buds screaming into a new zip code. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion vs. ghost pepper. Which one is hottest? Can you buy them fresh, or are there at least spicy products out there that use these titans of the pepper scale?
Let’s stack these chili peppers side-by-side and see what we’ve got in a PepperScale Showdown. One thing is for sure, neither of these chilies are for the timid.
Looking for a vegetarian chili substitute to all the meat chilies out there? Spicy black bean mushroom chili is one of our all-time slow cooker favorites. The mushrooms are a perfect meat alternative, giving the chili just enough thickness. Plus, they soak in those spices …
Looking for a spicy recipe that has that “nestle up at home” good feeling? This slow cooker Asian beef stew certainly does the trick. It hits the spot as comfort food, perfect for the chillier months, but no slouch for the summer either. The warmth fits …
No hot sauce brand comes close to Tabasco in terms of availability. Tabasco is everywhere – from supermarkets to major chain restaurants. But my favorite of the bunch isn’t the original (though that’s seriously tasty too). It’s Tabasco Chipotle sauce.
That smoky tang…it’s just right. If you like the earthy taste of barbecue and other smoked dishes, then you’ll want a bottle of this in your cupboard. Soon you may find that you’re putting a few drops of it in nearly everything. No kidding – it’s that good.
If you’re prone to acne, you may have noticed flair-ups after eating spicy foods like hot peppers. Are they linked? Does spicy food cause acne? Or is this simply a case of ill-timed coincidence?
Truth be told, the food itself typically doesn’t cause acne, but the side effects of eating spicy foods like hot peppers certainly increase the chances of a breakout occurring. That’s especially true if you’re not used to eating spicy foods.
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