Spicy Food, Chili Pepper & Hot Sauce Recipes

Shrimp Creole

Friday, May 07, 2021

This shrimp creole recipe is pure New Orleans, an icon of Louisiana, with succulent shrimp simmered in a perfectly seasoned tomato sauce made with the Cajun holy trinity. You may need to make an extra large batch. I’ll take mine extra spicy.

Shrimp Creole coming your way, my friends. I love this recipe. It’s an easy shrimp recipe for one. Everyone needs those quick and easy recipe ideas for when you’re just too busy to spend time in the kitchen.

Creole shrimp is one of those recipes you can h...

Chicken Mole Recipe

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

This Mexican chicken mole recipe is rich and flavorful with seasoned chicken that is braised until tender, then slathered with luxurious mole pobla...

Chipotle Powder: All About It and How to Make It

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

Chipotle powder is a mildly spicy chili powder made from chipotle peppers, which are smoked and dried jalapeno peppers. It is perfect for adding sm...

Mole Poblano

Monday, May 03, 2021

This mole poblano recipe is a classic Mexican mole made with a puree of chili peppers, chocolate, toasted nuts, seeds and lots of seasonings and bi...

Homemade Fajita Seasoning

Thursday, April 29, 2021

This fajita seasoning recipe is perfect for steak, shrimp, or chicken fajitas, with cayenne powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, ...

Beef Bulgogi Recipe

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

This beef bulgogi recipe is the ultimate Korean beef BBQ with thinly sliced beef marinated in a flavorful sauce then grilled or stir fried until te...

Mole Sauce: A Guide

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Mole sauce is the national dish of Mexico, a Mexican chili sauce with countless variations, ranging from red to green to black. Chili peppers are t...

Chili Pepper Types

Learn more about the many different types of chili peppers in the world with a list organized by heat levels.

Chili Pepper Types

Growing Chili Peppers

Learn more about growing chili peppers, including seed saving, growing from seed, gardening, harvesting and more.

Growing Peppers

Preserving Chili Peppers

Learn more about preserving your chili peppers, including drying, freezing, pickling and more.

Preserving

The Hottest Chili Peppers

Here is the list of the hottest chili peppers in the world, from the Ghost Pepper to the Carolina Reaper.

Hottest Peppers

WELCOME!

Hi, Everyone! I'm Mike, your chilihead friend who LOVES good food. I love it spicy, and hopefully you do, too. Here you'll find hundreds of spicy recipes of all levels, some with a little, some with a LOT, but everything is adjustable to your personal tastes. You'll also learn a lot about chili peppers and seasonings, my very favorite things.