For lovers of spicy food, cayenne peppers are the perfect plant to grow at home. They can be picked and eaten raw or dried, or cooked into a hot sauce. Most important? Ensuring they're ripe before ...

This time of year you'll find a glorious profusion of peppers at farmers markets — plump, sweet bell peppers; tiny, fiery chile peppers; and assorted oblong peppers, with flavors that fall somewhere ...

Q: I really like cooking with peppers and always see different varieties on the shelf — but I only ever buy bell peppers and the occasional jalapeno. What’s the difference between all the peppers? A: ...

San Antonio chef Ceasar Zepeda of Sangria on the Burg and the Alamo Biscuit Co. says it's all about knowing your audience when it comes to bringing the heat to any dish. "You can definitely scare ...

Growing peppers will add color to your garden and present some of your garden’s biggest flavors. There are many varieties of peppers from sweet and mellow to fiery hot. The “heat” in a pepper is from ...

The serrano pepper is a very popular chili in Mexican cuisine, second only to jalapenos. It offers a little more spice than the jalapeno, measuring 10,000 to 25,000 Scoville heat units, without being ...

Stuffed peppers come pickled, baked, or fried. They function as hors d’oeuvres, sides, even entrées. In short, they’re a versatile staple the world round, from the peperoni ripieni of Italy to the ...

My family loves sweet peppers as well as hot ones, and some of our favorite foods combine the two. Peachy Red Hot Peppers features plump bell peppers stuffed with a tasty melange of shrimp, fresh ...

As summer slipped into September, I realized I could no longer ignore the bounty of jalapenos in my refrigerator. I think I had about 24. I had lot of recipes that used one or two of the peppers at a ...