Jalapeño Cheese Sauce

Jalapeño Cheese Sauce

Here’s another twist on a traditional cheese sauce recipe. Jalapeño cheese sauce is tame enough for the whole family and plenty versatile. Smother a steak with this sauce and you’ll be very, very happy. Drizzle it over vegetables, and you’ve added much needed life to that …

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Singapore Noodles

Singapore Noodles: Hot Dish, Abundant Contrasts

Singapore noodles are seriously fine fusion food. It draws on many cuisines — mainly Cantonese, but with Indonesian, Malay, Thai, and Anglo-Indian influences. It’s quick and simple to make, delivering a heavyweight hit of rich spiciness, heat (African peri-peri or bird’s eye chilies), and surprisingly …

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Hong Shao Rou (Spicy Red Braised Pork Belly)

Hong Shao Rou (Spicy Red Braised Pork Belly)

Full-flavored pork belly is slowly, tenderly simmered in a sauce of birds’ eye chili, star anise, ginger, cinnamon, soy, rice wine, and caramelized sugar. Hong shao rou is a signature dish of Hunan, the province famed for China’s hottest, spiciest cuisine. It might have its …

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Chipotle Hummus

Chipotle Hummus

Chipotle peppers, especially chipotle in adobo sauce, bring a delicious earthy and smoky spice to your typical hummus. The spice is full-bodied – chipotles are dried and smoked jalapeño peppers, so consider how much chili pepper you want to use. The recipe calls for one, …

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Spicy Ramen Noodles

Spicy Ramen Noodles

Sure you can settle for those little flavor packets that come with store-bought ramen packets. Or – why not go all out and make your own broth featuring the uber-popular Sriracha chili sauce? Our spicy ramen noodles recipe is ramen the way it should be. …

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Spicy Potato Wedges

Spicy Potato Wedges

Big meats deserve a big side. And few are bigger than spicy potato wedges. These bold eats pack plenty of potato along with a cacophony of spicy spices. Chili powder, cayenne pepper, and paprika all play a part, along with many other spice rack staples to …

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honey habanero sauce

Honey Habanero Sauce

“Oh so sweet” honey and the “big time heat” habanero pepper may not first come to mind as a pairing for a marinade or dipping sauce, but the two actually work quite well together! This honey habanero sauce recipe adds a little twist of tang …

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Jalapeno popper mashed potatoes

Jalapeño Popper Mashed Potatoes

Talk about a smile bringer. Fresh mashed potatoes are already hard to keep on the table, but when you spice things up popper-style, it’s going to be a mashed potato land-grab on your hands! This jalapeño popper mashed potatoes recipe brings all the things you …

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Spicy Blood Orange Margarita

Spicy Blood Orange Margarita

Blood oranges are such a delicious fruit. Take a normal orange and multiply its flavor by two – it’s just a perfect sweetness, almost berry-like, with that delicious orange tang. This is one bold fruit that matches very well with the spiciness of chili peppers …

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