Roatan pumpkin habanero

Roatan Pumpkin Habanero Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Routan pumpkin habanero peppers? Some habaneros are just monsters among monsters. Like the wicked Red Savina habanero, the Roatan pumpkin habanero punches well beyond its weight class (100,000 to 500,000 Scoville heat units), holding the potential to reach super-hot status within its pumpkin-like …

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Peruvian White Habanero

White Peppers Guide: From Cream To Cornsilk

Peppers are known for the beautiful colors – shades of reds, greens, purples, and oranges fuel the pepper scale. But, let’s give some love the the white pepper. It’s a unique beauty among its peers – subtle yet sleek and still plenty of heat to be had.

Beyond that subtle beauty, why else do white peppers matter? There’s a very functional place for them in the kitchen. Their creamy hues blend in perfectly with cream-based sauces. There are no greens and reds marring the perfect white creaminess of a spicy béchamel sauce, no coloration changes when processing that pasta cream sauce. They hide where the heat comes from very well.

In our white peppers guide, we break down your best options for these cream colored beauties. We include plants that not only provide white as its primary color, but also multi-colored pepper plants where white is part of the overall scheme.

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Jalafuego pepper

Jalafuego Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are jalafuego peppers? Like everything in your life super-sized? Meet the Jalafuego pepper. It’s everything you love about the popular jalapeño pepper, just more of it. This hybrid, often nearly doubling the size of a traditional jalapeño, makes one tasty popper pepper – not only …

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Prairie Fire Pepper

Ornamental Peppers Guide: The Bold And The Colorful

Chili peppers are more than good eats. There’s a whole world of ornamental peppers out there that are hallmarks of edible landscaping. From multi-colored beauties to fruits that are black as night, these hot peppers are bred to accentuate their looks, adding a real sense of drama to a space. Our ornamental peppers guide showcases some of the best for both outdoor use and container gardening. Click on any of the profile links to get an even fuller sense of what each of these chilies is all about.

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spicy pomodoro sauce

Spicy Pomodoro Sauce

The fresh taste of tomato and basil with heat!

Sometimes it’s the simple sauces that make the best meals. Case in point: spicy pomodoro sauce. It’s the fresh taste of tomato, basil, Parmigiano Reggiano, and garlic (plenty of garlic) and then there’s that kick. A little crushed red pepper turns things up a notch.

Try it with any pasta . You can also add chicken or shrimp to make it into more of a meal. Pomodoro sauce also works very well as a dipping sauce for mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, and other fried foods.

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NuMex Big Jim

NuMex Big Jim Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are NuMex Big Jim peppers? New Mexican peppers are often big-bodied — from Anaheim peppers to Hatch chilies they are meaty and thick. But none hold a candle to the likes of the NuMex Big Jim. It’s the giant of the pepper world topping …

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filius blue pepper

Filius Blue Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Filius Blue peppers? Shades of blue are one of the least common color schemes of pepper plants. The Filius Blue, therefore, stands out among ornamental peppers, with its tiny chilies taking on deep dark indigo blue and purplish hues. It’s a compact chili …

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spicy glazed carrots

Spicy Glazed Carrots

 A sweet and spicy side…

Matching the earthy sweetness of carrots with butter and brown sugar is already a delicious pairing. But when you add in some chili powder and a pinch of cayenne powder? Now we’re talking a spicy side delight.

This is a great side dish for roasted turkey, ham, or even steak, so keep it at hand during holiday season or for dinner parties. It’s a quick recipe to make that has a lot of flavor for the effort. The cayenne pepper powder is optional, but just a little pinch brings a nice warmth to the carrots.

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Moroccan Pumpkin Soup

Moroccan Pumpkin Soup

Exotic spices mixed with hearty pumpkin…

Do you enjoy soups with some spiciness and a flair for the exotic? Moroccan pumpkin soup will be right up your alley. It’s well-spiced with the likes of Moroccan sweet paprika, turmeric, cumin, coriander, and cinnamon with a little hint of spicy kick from a touch of cayenne pepper. This is the kind of soup that will warm you up from head to toe.

If you like the idea of exotic spiciness mixed with pumpkin, check out our Thai pumpkin soup too. It uses curry as its base with a cayenne kick.

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Apache pepper

Apache Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Apache peppers? Best known for its compact shape, the Apache pepper is a dwarf plant perfect for container gardening, both indoors (in a sunny corner or window sill) and out. But don’t let the size of the plant lull you into thinking there’s …

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