Category Archives: Habanero Peppers

Habanero Peppers

7 New Habanero Salsa Recipes

What a way to spend the day! When making salsas, we often like to snap up a large number of ingredients and make a number of salsas all at once. That way, we can enjoy them all week long for … Continue reading

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Cooking with the Red Savina

Have you ever tried a Red Savina? Years ago, before chili peppers like the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T or the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion appeared, the Red Savina was the hottest chili pepper on the block. Measuring in at up to 580,000 Scoville Heat Units, these peppers truly bring the heat. Continue reading

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Spice Up Independence Day with Homemade Habanero Hot Sauce

If you’re looking to heat up your 4th of July party meals, go no further than your very own homemade habanero hot sauce. It is simple and quick to make, and will turn any average dish into a morsel of magnificent flavor. One of the great things about a habanero hot sauce is that, if you’re trying to live a healthier lifestyle, you can substitute this as a topper in place of other higher calorie sauces. The heat and flavor will satisfy as well as any other sauce. Continue reading

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Italian Inspired Grilling Recipes with Chili Peppers

We recently spent 3 weeks in the Mediterranean with an entire week in Italy alone, bopping back and forth between stops, visiting as many highlights as we could manage without succumbing to total exhaustion. There is so much to see, but more importantly, so much to eat! The Mediterranean region is well known for its wonderful food that focuses on fresh, available local ingredients, and the quality shows both on the plate and on the palate. Continue reading

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Growing Chili Peppers

It’s that time of year! We hope your chili pepper garden has been planted outside and are taking proper root. Pretty much no matter where you live in the US, you should have already started your chili peppers from seeds unless you’ll be buying seedlings for your garden. We are in the Chicago area (zone 5) and have our chili pepper plants transplanted. We’re growing about a dozen types again this year. Continue reading

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Spice Up Your Pan Sauces with Habanero Peppers

Pan sauces are a great way to add a ton of flavor to your meal. A pan sauce is a simple thing with complex flavor, as it utilizes the brown bits of meat and seasonings leftover at the bottom of the pan after you’ve sauteed your meal. Those little brown bits are jam packed with flavors and it is sad to see them go to waste. Incorporating a bit of habanero peppers into them will add an additional flavor element and will make the chilihead in you very happy. Continue reading

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