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Review: Jalapeno Poppers and Other Stuffed Chili Peppers

The Burn Blog has just posted a review of my cookbook, “Jalapeno Poppers and Other Stuffed Chili Peppers”. It’s a fun review and worth the read. Here is an excerpt: Continue reading

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Spicing Up Your Tilapia with Chili Peppers

I had a discussion recently with a group of friends about tilapia. If you’ve never had tilapia, it is a very mild white fish. The consensus in the room was that tilapia is rather boring, and if given the choice, most would steer clear of it and opt for another dish focus. I would have to disagree. Continue reading

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Spicy Chocolate Recipes

Chocolate and holiday recipes are a marriage made in heaven. If you are like us, you’ll deeply enjoy a bit of a spicy kick to your sweet chocolate delights. It’s easy to do. You can incorporate a bit of cayenne pepper or even another spicier chili powder, such as habanero powder, into your chocolate and proceed with your recipe. The process of coating your preferred food items is not difficult, once you work through a few basic steps. Continue reading

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Jalapeno-Sweet Potato Soup Recipe for the Holidays

Everyone’s talking about pumpkin soup for the upcoming holidays, but we have an additional favorite – Jalapeno-Sweet Potato Soup! It’s creamy and spicy and plenty full of flavor. You can’t go wrong with delicious jalapeno peppers. Continue reading

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A Spicy Variation on Lobster Thermidor

We decided to have a little fun with a classic recipe, Lobster Thermidor, only we wanted the flavors of the dish without spending the hours needed to complete the original recipe. Lobster Thermidor can take several hours to prepare. It’s such a delicious dish and the time is worth it, but when time is not available, you might try this variation. Continue reading

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Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Sauce with Strawberries and Jalapeno Peppers

We created a sweet barbecue sauce with strawberries and jalapeno peppers, and the result? Outstanding. This recipe is nice and sweet with a good touch of spice, yet it is distinctively barbecue. Continue reading

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Spicy Tips for Steaming Lobster

One of our favorite ways to prepare a nice lobster tail is by steaming. You can steam them in the shell and all you really need is water, but that won’t bring you much flavor. Here are few tips we use to achieve delicious steamed lobster tails. Continue reading

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The Beautiful Simplicity of Shrimp Tacos

This is a continuation of our collection of posts from Topsail Island, North Carolina. What a great trip! We mentioned finding a wonderful roadside seafood stand with fresh seafood available, caught fresh from the ocean. While there were a number of restaurants available to choose from with seafood on the menu, we couldn’t resist buying our own fresh seafood and making our own meal. After spending time on the beach and after all the travel, the first night we wanted something simple, and to me, simple is Shrimp Tacos.

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Your Stuffing Can Do Double Duty

In the kitchen recently, we were looking for a healthier meal option and decided on chicken. Chicken, as we all know, can be a bit boring though it is quite fabulous when properly prepared. Luckily, there are many options for spicing it up. This time, we opted for stuffed chicken breasts. Since there are only 2 of us, I went about preparing what I felt was a proper amount of stuffing for a couple of large breasts, including some jalapeno peppers, an apple, some Parmesan cheese, a bit of Italian sausage for extra flavor and some seasonings. Continue reading

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April 2011 Newsletter

We have our Jalapeno Madness newsletter online for April 2011. Continue reading

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