2,800 red pepper recipes

Grilled flounder fillets with lime, lemon, and quick-pickled cucumber noodles. A bright citrus-forward seafood dinner with a refreshing salad base.

Pickled Jerusalem artichokes with triple-mustard brine, turmeric, onions, and apple cider vinegar. A tangy, old-fashioned canning recipe that seasons for a month before eating.

Fresh steamer clams cooked in white wine with shallots and herbs, then tossed with linguine in a garlicky, reduced clam broth sauce. Light, briny, and naturally diabetic-friendly with just one tablespoon of olive oil.

Layered portabella mushroom pasta bake with wheat germ-crusted mushroom slices, chunky tomato sauce, and melted mozzarella. A vegetarian Italian comfort dinner for two.

Moroccan spiced olives marinated in toasted cumin, fennel, coriander, cardamom, citrus, and garlic. Five-minute appetizer that improves for weeks in the fridge.

Kakuluwo is a Sri Lankan crab curry simmered in two rounds of coconut milk with fenugreek, grated coconut, and curry leaves. Messy to eat, absolutely worth every bite.

Grilled Alaska salmon with an Asian-style marinade of soy sauce, balsamic, ginger, garlic, brown sugar and sesame. Sweet-savory backyard salmon with charred edges.

I prefer cherrystones for baked stuffed clams and clams casino. The chowder clams are best chopped for use in soups and sauce

Giardiniera, the classic Italian pickled vegetable jar packed with carrots, celery, bell peppers, cauliflower, and pearl onions in a sweet-spiced vinegar brine. Sandwich topper, antipasto staple, condiment for everything.

Jerusalem artichokes and green beans tossed with walnut oil, lemon juice, garlic, and chopped walnuts. A diabetic-friendly vegetable side in 30 minutes.

Homemade hot dog relish with red and green bell peppers, onions, apple cider vinegar, and mustard seeds. A tangy, sweet canning relish that makes 8 pints for summer cookouts.

Parboiled cauliflower and broccoli tossed with colorful bell peppers in a creamy tahini-lemon dressing with garlic. Served chilled with pita wedges and fresh parsley for a vibrant, Mediterranean-inspired vegetable salad.

Thick and spicy spaghetti sauce gets its character from an unconventional spice rack: basil, paprika, cinnamon, curry powder, hot sauce, and burgundy wine simmered slow into a deep, complex pasta sauce.

A Cajun-style homemade beef seasoning blend with paprika, garlic powder, file powder, and bay leaf. Mix it once, jar it up, and season steaks, roasts, and stews all month long.

Red beans and rice cooked the proper way: dried kidney beans simmered with bay and bell pepper, then the bean stock cooks the rice along with sauteed onion, pepper, garlic, and cumin. Vegetarian, deeply savory, all in one pot.

Missouri style ribs with a bold dry rub of cumin, chili powder, and paprika, oven-baked low and slow then finished on the grill with a tangy vinegar basting sauce.