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Posts tagged “chiles”

Feel the Burn: Tips for Washing Hot Pepper Off Your Hands

Some people aren't so sensitive (luckies!), but most of us wind up with tingly burning hands for hours if we try to cut hot peppers without gloves. A fact that we seem to forget on a regular basis. Ne...

Can't Take the Heat? How to Eat Spicy Foods

Sweating, flushed face, light-headed, fiery mouth? Yup, you've been eating chili peppers! Here's how to eat spicy foods without going into complete shock - and even how you might build up your toleran...

Bring on the Heat! Hot Chili Peppers in Season

Some people get giddy over the first tomatoes of the season. Others swoon when the corn is finally ripe. And then there are those of us who greedily await the heat - the kind of heat that can only com...

Recipe Review: Cucumber Ice Pops With Lime & Chile

Yesterday, we asked about eating spicy food in hot weather, and some of you mentioned dishes that are both heating and cooling, such as fruit sprinkled with chile powder. We just tried a recipe for a ...

Seasonal Spotlight: Peppers

'Tis the season for fresh peppers of all kinds. From hot to sweet, purple to green to orange, peppers are here....

San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Alemany

Green walnuts, sour grapes, plums, and much more were seen at the Alemany Farmer's Market last weekend. It's the peak of the season, and the stalls were just bulging with fresh produce of all kinds! ...