Matt Bray 
Spicy heat is enjoyable for many people, but everyone has a point where it’s too much. Beyond a certain heat level, food becomes difficult to eat. Usually, excessive heat is associated with more extreme chili peppers (like habaneros and ghost peppers), but food with too …
Now here’s a hearty sauce that’ll wake you right up! Habanero cream sauce can bring life to all sorts of dishes, from drizzling it on top of enchiladas to flavoring a hearty soup. Try it, too, on pasta or simply as a sauce topping for fresh vegetables like broccoli …
So you’ve recently bought a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for a Mexican recipe. You’ve used your tablespoon to bring the heat to the dish, and now you’ve got a whole lot left over. Nearly an entire can’s worth! What can you do with all …
If you’ve delved into Korean cooking, it’s likely the case you’ve come across gochugaru as an ingredient for an authentic Korean recipe. Gochugaru may be available at a specialty market, but oftentimes you’ll need to think outside the box to come up with an alternative. The …
Stuffed peppers are an easy-to-make, versatile dish that you can make with a variety of ingredients. This dish is a great way to use up peppers when they are in season. But sometimes, all those extra peppers can mean you have too many stuffed peppers …
Adobo seasoning is a delicious spice mix that provides a little earthy sizzle to everything from soups to steaks. But it may not be something you have readily stocked in your pantry, so where do you turn when your recipe calls for it? What’s a good …
Do you have a recipe calling for paprika, and there’s none in your spice rack? Or are you simply looking for something hotter to spice things up even more? A paprika substitute, in either case, is easy to find, and you’ll typically need to look …
Bhut Jolokia – otherwise known as the infamous ghost pepper – is one mega-hot chili. They were once difficult to source due to their extreme nature, but no more. Some gourmet supermarkets, like Whole Foods, now carry these potent beauties. That’s exciting for chiliheads, but there’s …
Too many hot peppers left over? Whether it’s extra from your season’s pick or just an “eyes bigger than your stomach” moment at the grocery store, freezing hot peppers is a viable way of preserving chilies for months to come. You can still enjoy the …
Crushed red pepper (a.k.a. red pepper flakes) is so much more than a pizza-topping staple. It can be used in nearly any dish to give a dash of unexpected heat. Sure, it’s easy to pick up a big bottle of red pepper flakes from the store, but if …