Sweet and heat are a well-known perfect pairing. And it’s not just tropical sweetness that kills in hot sauce form – more northern fruits, like apples, work just as well! This apple habanero hot sauce is one killer treat. That delicious apple crisp sweetness is a …
Looking for a tasty use for those extra celery sticks accumulating in your refrigerator? This simple celery and jalapeño soup recipe handles that excess well. And it adds a touch of spiciness to give this “filling, but bland” creamy soup a flavorful edge. This soup …
Meatballs. Yes, please. There must be many hundreds of different varieties. Never met an omnivore who doesn’t love the meatball concept. And lamb kofta meatballs — these bite-size beauties — will show how much you love your party time pals and family. Let’s start with …
Pairing sweet and spicy is one of life’s most wonderful things (in our book anyway), and it doesn’t get much finer than pairing mango and habanero. The rich tropical sweetness of mango is big-flavored enough to pair well with fiery habanero peppers. Ginger and molasses even things out …
Our spicy cottage pie is traditional comfort food with a modern and fiery twist. This is a winter meal that’ll warm you from head to toe. It’s not overly spicy — more of a gentle hum from dried red pepper flakes, Sriracha sauce, black pepper, and …
Sicily has had a deeply significant relationship with tuna that goes back tens of centuries. This Sicilian tuna recipe brings out the best in tuna steaks – with chilies (peri-peri here, or another), olives, tomatoes, rosemary, oregano, and garlic. And some Marsala wine or medium …
You’ll either love ’em or hate ’em. That’s the deal with pickled eggs, especially the spicy kind like these Cajun-styled gems. Tangy, slightly sweet, and fiery – with a healthy dose of brown sugar, Cajun seasoning, and cayenne pepper powder. These are eggs with an …
If you like your barbecue sauces a little sweet, a little fiery, and a bit exotic, try crafting up a homemade yakiniku sauce. Yakiniku in Japanese simply means “grilled meat”, so really the sauce says exactly what it is: grilled meat sauce. It’s a perfect marinade …
So cayenne-based crushed red pepper just isn’t hot enough for you? That’s ok. Habanero peppers can amp things up quite nicely. Habanero flakes can work anywhere you’d use generic red pepper flakes, with a couple of flavor twists. There’s an ever-so-slight hint of sweetness to them that you …
Our out-of-this-world chicken satay with peanut sauce may well be the happiest surprise of your summer. To create one of the supreme main course pleasures of Southeast Asian cuisine, be sure to include the delicious sweet, sour, and hot cucumber relish (thanks to Thai bird’s …