10,000 pepper recipes

Homemade garlic dill pickles canned with fresh dill heads, whole garlic cloves, and a kick of red pepper flakes. Crisp, tangy deli-style pickles that keep on the pantry shelf.

Homemade Polish kielbasa recipe: spiced beef and pork sausage with sweet paprika, marjoram, and fresh garlic, ground and stuffed into casings. Authentic old-world sausage-making.

Awesome Jalapenos Stuffed with Chorizo and Cream Cheese recipe

Baked couscous casserole with black beans, corn, roasted red peppers, and creamy ricotta, served over fresh spinach. A hearty vegetarian one-dish dinner for six.

Grilled herbed mushrooms marinated in garlic, olive oil, and red pepper flakes, served with a cold tomato dressing of shallots, sherry vinegar, and fresh herbs.

Shrimp in tarragon-caper mayonnaise served open-faced on toasted English muffins with bell peppers, lettuce, and endive. An elegant no-cook lunch or light dinner.

Loaded fajitas with sirloin steak, chicken breast, and shrimp sizzled with red and green peppers, red onion, and melted cheddar. Three proteins, one skillet, total crowd-pleaser.

Chicken cacciatore baked in a crushed Roma tomato sauce with white wine, fennel seed, cinnamon, coriander, and red pepper flakes. A lighter, oven-baked Italian hunter's chicken.

Roasted vegetable pizza on prebaked Italian bread shells topped with zucchini, yellow squash, red pepper, and red onion in a red wine vinaigrette, finished with mozzarella and Parmesan.

Instead of being hard, dry spice cookies, these are soft, moist spicy cookies with a medium hot disposition. Their heat is derived from ground Jamaican Scotch Bonnet peppers.

Hearty kabocha squash chowder with smoky bacon, sweet bell pepper, and fresh thyme. Chunks of golden squash thicken the broth as they soften. Topped with smoked almonds for crunch.

Preserve summer's bounty with this big-batch pickled vegetable recipe. Carrots, cauliflower, green beans, peppers, celery, and olives in a tangy vinegar brine with mustard seed and turmeric. Makes 20 pints.

Grilled portobello mushroom sandwich with balsamic-shallot roasted red pepper, melted Monterey Jack, and garlic-thyme aioli on a toasted onion roll. The vegetarian burger that beats any beef one.

Quick microwave chicken curry stir-fry tossed with crunchy peanuts, sweet chutney, coconut, and currants over wild rice. A 35-minute weeknight dinner with zero stovetop cleanup.

Pizza sandwiches turn toasted English muffins into quick mini pizzas, topped with a homemade herb tomato sauce, cottage cheese, and parmesan, then broiled bubbly. A fast, lighter take on pizza night for snacks or lunch.

Brown rice casserole with tofu, mushrooms, zucchini, carrots, and cheese seasoned with cumin and nutritional yeast. A hearty vegetarian baked main dish loaded with vegetables.