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Carbonara with Roasted Jalapenos and Avocado

When we were in Italy last year, we ordered carbonara as often as we could. The perfect combination of pasta, eggs, Parmesan cheese, pancetta and pepper, it always satisfies, especially with a dash of fresh Italian olive oil. I’ve made … Continue reading

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Chipotle-Tomato Sauce Recipe

If you are a fan of the smoky chipotle pepper, this chipotle infused tomato sauce will add a new dimension to your meal. We thickened it up a bit with a roux, added pureed cooked vegetables, and let it simmer to allow the flavors to develop. It took on a stew-like quality, nice and thick. Continue reading

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Corned Beef Tacos for St. Patrick’s Day

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, one of our favorite holidays, I decided to serve corned beef. Growing up, it wasn’t a true St. Patty’s Day without corned beef on the menu. Essentially a preserved, pickled meat, this beef brisket was slow cooked in my mother’s crock pot with potatoes and cabbage for many a holiday. Continue reading

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Get Spicy with Your Blood Mary

Allow me to set the scene. It is a wintry morning, blustery air jetting snowflakes across the frozen pond. I’m wrapped in a blanket staring out over the frozen water, hoping for a tiny ray of sunlight to punch through the overcast gray. And I’m tired. It is Saturday and I have no obligations whatsoever. Coffee just won’t cut it. Time for a Bloody Mary. Continue reading

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Top Chili Pepper Recipes in 2012

We went through our visitor stats and collected the most popular chili pepper recipes according to page visits for 2012. The results are interesting! Check out what everyone is looking for in terms of chili pepper recipes. Continue reading

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Chili Peppers and Pizza

The first week of January is National Pizza week. What a wonderful week to honor. The term “pizza” appeared in recorded history more than a thousand years ago, but evidence of pizza or variations of pizza predate the coining of the phrase, including a type of flatbread recipe from over 7,000 years ago and even older, through the Neolithic age. Continue reading

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Grandma Wants Poppers for Christmas

Even more evidence that spicy food is becoming more and more popular — grandma wants me to make jalapeno poppers for Christmas this year. Jalapeno poppers don’t need to be overly spicy, but they often have enough of a heat kick to make the tongue stand up and take notice. And when grandma wants poppers, you know they must be good. Continue reading

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Jalapeno Poppers Recipes

We are excited to announce the launch of a new web site dedicated specifically to jalapeno poppers – Jalapeno Poppers Recipes. Visit is at www.jalapenopoppersrecipes.com for plenty of poppers information. Continue reading

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Jalapeno Poppers Turned into Pizzas – Recipes

I love jalapeno poppers. Did you know this? I love jalapeno poppers so much that I’ve written an entire cookbook dedicated to them and other stuff chili peppers, aptly titled “Jalapeno Poppers and Other Chili Peppers”. While working in the … Continue reading

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5 Reasons Our Chili Pepper Cookbooks Make Great Holiday Gifts

Got a chili pepper love in the family? Have a close friend who can’t get enough fiery foods? Now that the holidays are upon us, why not give the gift of chili pepper cookbooks? At Chili Pepper Madness, we have several chili pepper themed cookbooks available in print that are absolutely perfect gifts for any chili pepper lover. Here are 5 great reasons our books make great holiday gifts! Continue reading

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