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Tuscan Tomato Sauce and Spicy Meatballs
If anyone ever tells you that this Tuscan tomato sauce isn't authentic just tell them, "It's authentic in my kitchen Beotch." Chiles and raisins play spicy and sweet roles in these delicious...
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Creamy Chipotle Potato Salad with Apricots
This creamy potato salad has the rich smoky heat from chipotle peppers and little explosions of sweetness from the apricots. What a great side dish for a backyard party.
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Blueberry Ginger Smoothie with Cayenne
This smoothie will make you right as rain in the morning, especially if you took a bender the night before. The hot and spicy burn from cayenne the cayenne and ginger is quelled by the coolness of...
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Melon Basil Sorbet with Baked Proscuitto
This recipe is a twisted, deconstructed, frozen rendition of Prosciutto e Melone with typical ChileBomb flair. Spicy, salty prosciutto heats it up while the refreshing smooth and sweet Melon Basil...
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Heirloom Tomato Caprese with Chile Infused Oil
A rustic and refreshing summer heirloom tomato salad drizzled with spicy oil and sweet balsamic reduction. The beautiful color and subtle flavors will be sure to please. Tomato Caprese is super easy...
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Huevos con Chorizo with Black Beans
This is a perfect way to start a day even if you aren't hungover. The chorizo adds richness to the eggs and the serrano peppers add a nice crunch. Warm tortillas and black beans with roasted corn...
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Slammin' Sweet Potato Fries
What is better than french fries? Sweet potato fries! They're lightly crispy on the outside, creamy smooth on the inside and they're baked so they're healthier than if we'd fried them. There might...
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Chipotle Ketchup
Spicy, smoky, tangy and sweet - this ketchup is like crack for burgers. It's so stupid simple to make and it adds so much flavor it's not funny.
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Burgers with Roasted Poblanos
This monterey jack cheese and poblano pepper topped burger is made with steakburger patties from La Cense. Grass fed Black Angus makes one tasty spicy burger. I used poblano because of the distinct...
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Spicy Orange Chicken
A simple, spicy orange chicken recipe that's made from scratch! The sweet and bitter flavors of the orange peel blend with the heat of Japones Chiles (Santakas). Homemade Chinese food in less time...
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The Spicy New York Cowboy Steak
A big indulgent La Cense steak rubbed with coffee and ancho chile powder! Grilling this steak is a must. It causes the brown sugar to caramelize and releases the richness of the coffee and ancho...
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Lamb Fra Diavolo with Penne
Robust chunky tomato sauce imbued with the fire of fresno peppers and the rich flavor of lamb make this dish the perfect rainy day comfort food. That and it has a cool name - Fra Diavolo means...
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A Tale of Two Lovers: Shrimp and Chorizo Skewers with Spanish Rice
These skewers are the result of putting chorizo and shrimp together in the fridge. The shrimp stared longingly at the chorizo. It was love at first sight. Alas! The chorizo was not interested....
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Onion Soup with Sage Brown Butter
This is my version of a recipe from Bon Appetit Magazine. Onions, butter, sage and spicy toasted bread... I really wowed myself and my guests with this spicy recipe. It's hearty and sweet with a...
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Spicy Kale
Kale is a mystery to some people and others know it as a bitter green. This recipe shows how simple it is to cook kale and cuts through the bitterness with the tang of red wine vinegar. Sprinkling a...
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Peach Ginger Sorbet
Peach ginger sorbet isn't a spicy recipe that gets it's heat in the way you'd expect around here but it does get a nice little bite from the ginger. This light dessert is the perfect follow up for a...
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Chicken Enchiladas Verdes
Homemade chicken enchiladas verdes oh my! These enchiladas are stuffed with seasoned shredded chicken and topped with homemade spicy tomatillo sauce. This is one fantastic spicy recipe if I don't...
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Funky Fresno Hot Sauce
I don't know how I've gone this long without sharing a single hot sauce recipe. So I guess I should show you a recipe for a tomato and Fresno pepper based concoction. It's the kind of sauce that you...
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Buttermilk Ice Cream with Habanero Cashew Brittle
Tart buttermilk and brown sugar ice cream topped with crunchy, spicy Habanero Cashew Brittle and Raspberry Sauce. This is just a killer dessert. This is good. This is "smack yo mamma good!"
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Fresh Raspberry Sauce
Just a simple recipe for raspberry sauce. There are only two ingredients so the raspberry flavor is outstanding. This smooth sweet sauce is perfect for ice cream or other desserts. I will say no...
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Easy Tortilla Soup
A super easy recipe for tortilla soup. It's totally cheating but it tastes great and the fresh tortilla strips, fresh peppers and fresh avocado really make a difference. You could us a rotisserie...
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Kickin' Lemon Chicken
Chicken breasts sliced thin and simmered in a sauce made with lemon, capers and white wine. Jalapeno peppers give the chicken a subtle heat while the cayenne pepper flakes provide some little heat...
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Grilled Eggplant, Red Onion and Tomato Stack Thingies with Goat Cheese
These Grilled Eggplant, Red Onion and Tomato Stack Thingies with Goat Cheese are an example of what happens when my stomache starts talking to me late at night. I saw a photo of something similar a...
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A simple reduction of balsamic vinegar. Reducing concentrates the flavor and brings out the sweetness of the vinegar. A classic sauce for steaks and vegetables but it even works well with fruit....
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Farfalle with Walnut Pesto and Spicy Goat Cheese
Pesto is a simple but classic Italian sauce traditionally made with basil, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil and hard cheese. Although pesto is traditionally served over pasta, tomatoes, potatoes or beef...
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Chocolate Ice Cream with Cayenne
This spicy chocolate ice cream recipe is fantastic. It's cold, creamy, rich and chocolatey just as it should be but at the very end just after you swallow the cayenne sneaks up and gives you a little...
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Flat Iron Steak with Ancho Chile Sauce
Do you want another spicy recipe? Well, you didn't even have to ask. I just walked into the grocery store without a clue and when I came out I had a recipe. This recipe for a beefy flat iron steak...
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Yuca Fries
Every time I eat yuca fries I wonder why I even bother with regular french fries. The texture is very different from potatoes and they have a slightly sweet flavor which lends itself perfectly to...
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Lamb Burgers with Spicy Eggplant Tapenade and Goat Cheese
I wanted to include classic flavors to compliment lamb in this spicy lamb burger recipe. Mint, goat cheese and a touch of eggplant tapenade did the trick. Maybe it's weird; maybe it's has a bit of...
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Spicy Eggplant Tapenade
Eggplant, spicy pepper flakes, and the rich flavors of olives and capers highlight this recipe for a non-traditional tapenade. It's great on sandwiches, meat or fish. This could be used as a dip...
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Herbed Three Cheese Mac and Cheese with Panko Crust
Macaroni and cheese is just as American as apple pie and almost as old as America itself. This slightly spicy recipe is a spin on the old classic. The jalapenos add just a touch of heat to this very...
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Roasted Ginger Carrots with Hot Peppers
Roasted carrots with ginger, hot pepper and a little honey to balance out the tartness of the lime juice. It's the time for root vegetables and carrots are everyone's favorite. Well, they're my...
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Spicy Miso Soup with Porcini and Chanterelle Mushrooms
Porcini and Chanterelle mushrooms work well in this spicy recipe for miso soup. Miso soup is the ultimate Japanese comfort food but you don't have to go out to enjoy it. Miso shouldn't be a mystery...
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Black Trumpet and Lobster Mushroom Sushi
When most people think of sushi they think of raw fish. The truth is that sushi isn't always raw and it isn't always fish. In this sushi recipe I wanted black trumpet and lobster mushrooms to take...
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Habanero Caramel Apples
Caramel apples shout "Autumn" as loudly as the change in the color of leaves, apple cider, honey and pumpkin pie. The habaneros in this spicy recipe for caramel apples leave a distinct habanero...
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Southwestern Butternut Squash Bisque
Creamy southwestern butternut squash bisque brings in some flavors of Autumn with a twist. This is truly a lazy day dish since it's super easy. I took a shortcut by garnishing with root vegetable...
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Cardamom Ice Cream with Banana and Lemon
Cardamom has a citrus flavor that lends itself perfectly to the lemons and bananas in this ice cream recipe. If you've never tasted cardamom before I urge you to abandon any reservations and give...
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Baked Yuca Fries
I prefer yuca fries over potato fries anyday. I like them so much, in fact, that I decided to make my regular yuca fries healthier by baking them. Although the fried version has a slightly crispier...
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How to Make Ketchup from Scratch
Have you ever wondered about making your own ketchup from scratch? Well, I did. I realized how "monotone" the bottled stuff is when I tasted this scratch made spicy ketchup. All of the flavors are...
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Acorn Squash Pie with Spicy Walnut Streusel
Acorn squash pie has similar textures and flavors to pumpkin pie but it has a slightly different color. The pie filling is very lightly sweetened with honey. The pie is garnished with a mildly spicy...
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Ghost Pepper Grilled Goat Cheese Sandwich
Ghost Peppers (aka Bhut Jolokia, Naga Jolokia) make this the hottest, spiciest grilled cheese sandwich I've ever eaten. The creamy goat cheese mellows the heat of the Ghost Pepper a little but not by...
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Ghost Pepper Eggplant Parmesan with Goat Cheese
Eggplant Parmesan is such a hearty Italian dish. This spicy recipe includes a really simple tomato sauce but what really makes it special is the goat cheese and ghost peppers. I was blissfully...
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Panko Crusted Jalapeno Poppers aka Armadillo Eggs
Here's a spicy recipe for a classic that everyone loves - jalapeno poppers. These poppers are filled with monterey jack, and cream cheese but the crunchy panko crust separates them from the norm....
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Armadillo Egg Burgers with Ancho Chiles
Pureed ancho chiles give the beef incredible flavor, a deep dark color and loads of moisture. When I was putting my burger together I decided to make it absolutely obscene by using two half pound...
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Moroccan Lamb Chops
I found this recipe while browsing lamb recipes on the internet. I do very little Moroccan cooking so it intrigued me and I figured I'd give it a try. The cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, allspice and...
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Cuatro Chile Con Carne (Four Chile Texas Red Chili)
This is one of the best chile recipes I've ever made. Guajillo, puya and cascabel chiles make a rich mildly spicy sauce for the tender cubed flank steak while wild tepin chiles add some fire. I...
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Roasted Spicy Squash Seeds
Roasted pumpkin and squash seeds are a fantastic Autumn treat. They're the byproduct of other recipes and are often overlooked. There are countless uses for them but my favorite recipe is the...
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Tortellini and Sausage with Porcini Mushrooms and Ghost Pepper
Tortellini is a classic stuffed pasta shaped in the image of Venus' navel. In this dish, it's paired with sausage, porcini mushrooms and fennel. It's served in a light cream sauce with parmesan...
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Cucumber and Watermelon Salad with Mint and Jalapenos
Watermelon, cucumber and mint are great summer flavors. Jalapenos add a little fire to this refreshing salad. Just a little fire though. My sister passed along this idea to me recently. She called me...
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Sweet Potato and Jalapeno Apple Soup
I often finding myself cooking for guests who don't share my affinity for spicy food. That usually means either cooking two batches or cooking just one batch and topping mine with fresh peppers. In...
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