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A collection of exciting tatstebud-tingling traditional and inspirationsl recipes--from hot to fiery to subtle and aromatic--from all corners of the globe. ... Read more

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Chili is one of the hottest dishes in America in terms of popularity and potential. Both get their due in these chili recipes carrying monikers like Yahoo, Hike 'n Fire, North Texas Red, Contrary to Ordinary, Sam Le Gear's Red Leg, Original San Antonio, U.S. Army, and Dallas County Jail. ... Read more

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Great Book,ues itall the time
I am achef an this book is as close to all award winningdishes out there my hats off to dave ... Read more

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love it spicy mhan ?
This is a great book if you like the type of food. Its not too hot so you realy taste the various flavors. Carribbean lam curry is the best!

A book to add zest to your cooking.
If you are tired of the same bland food that you find in the frozen food section of the grocery store, this book is for you.Sit back and take a trip through 200 recipes from around the world that will have your tastebuds crying out "THANK YOU!"

But don't be fooled.This isnot a cook book full of nothing but hot pepper recipies.After all, chilesare not the only spice out there that can make a meal hot.This bookcovers all the bases, from soups and appetizers to desserts and drinks. And what fun it is to sit back and read them all.Step by stepinstructions and full color pictures help you make these zesty recipies. Ijust wish that they could have put a few more recipies in this book andreduced some of the full page pictures of the finished food.But all inall, this book is worth it.Just be sure to warn your family, or you mightbe the only eating dinner.... ... Read more

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If you only have one soup-recipe book...
...you can count on this one. This book is filled with an expansive assortment of recipes from all cultures and cuisines. Every recipe I've made has been truly excellent, and I have a large number of the others on my "got to try that one, too" list. Finally, this book is jam-packed with pictures. Each recipe has one or more photos associated with the various steps in the recipe, but they're thorougly uselss/unnecessary. For exampple, they show nothing more than a hand stirring the broth, squeezing a lemon, or grating some pepper into the soup. However, each recipe also has a much larger photograph--many full-page-size--associated with it that shows the finished product in a bowl, poised for serving. These are a mouth-watering delight to look at. Keep your eyes out for a copy of this one.

FANTASTIC
One of the very best soup cook books I've ever used.Recipes are simple (my children can use them) and very delicious.I use it all the time.I collect cook books, and this one I use every week. ... Read more

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Hot & Spicy! Cookbook. Over 230 Delicious Easy Recipes. Categories Include: Appetizers & Dips, Soups & Salads, Breads, Vegetables, Legumes & Rice, Main Dishes, and Salsas, Sauces and Seasonings. If you like food that is mouth-burning and eye-watering, this is the cookbook for you! Ignite your taste-buds and turn uneventful meals into something exciting. Using peppers, hot sauces, chilies and spices, these recipes will have you begging for more (and water). Recipes include Mexican, Thai, Cajun, Southwest and much more! Cookbook is hardcover, spiral bound, laminated pages, Fold out Easel in back for stand alone on countertop. ... Read more

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70 exotic Mexican recipes featuring a unique blend of native Indian tradition and European influence from the Spanish conquistadors, Mexican cuisine is taking the world by storm. ... Read more

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Great photos, nice recipes, but lacking other details
This large format book definitely pays attention to its layout. Each recipe has not only a main photo, but also smaller photos of the steps, showing how to handle the ingredients and do certain steps. There is a quick description but most of the page is dedicated to the instructions, giving detailed instructions. I adore the photos and the detail.

However, there is no nutritional information, no prep time, no cooking time at the front. You have to sit and read through the book to get all of those details.

Also, despite the large format, the book does not lay out well. You'll need to get a weight of some sort to keep it open while you work on it.

I have mixed feelings about this one. I love the attention they gave to the photos! I just wish they carried that same dedication along to the more "practical" use of the book, making sure you could get the other details you need for a given recipe without digging out a nutrition calculator and going ingredient by ingredient through them.

If a new version came out with a flat-laying book and the nutrition and cooking information in them, that would be one I used frequently!
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A cook book that is a Jack-of-All-Trades yet Master-of-None.
This small-sized book (7 1/4" x 6" x 96 pages) has me thinking that it was trying to be a mini-coffee table book.It claims to be "A fiesta of firey, flavorful recipes", but 1/3 of it is a discussion ofthe history, use, and growing of chile peppers.Now don't get me wrong, Ifound this interesting.I just wish they could have gotten more that 38recipies in it.Most of the 38 tend to be "Mexican" in flavor,which disappointed me because I really was hoping for a more"international" look at chile use.It was a good try, but not asgood as I had hoped for.It would make a good introductory book forsomeone who wants to try more spicy foods, but if you already have a cookbook in your library that covers this topic, you probably want to give thisone a miss. ... Read more

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The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia has the answer to just about anyquestion one could ask about chile peppers. Which chiles are thehottest? What country did the first chile plants come from? Whatpopular brand of dandruff shampoo is made with chile peppers? Canchiles really be used to cure headaches? Even the most devoted"chile-heads" will be satisfied. The encyclopedia is researched andwritten by Dave Dewitt, the country's foremost expert on hot and spicyfoods and longtime editor-in-chief of Chile Pepper magazine.

Inaddition to entries on chile species, culture, terminology, andagriculture, the encyclopedia includes more than one hundred fieryrecipes like Madras Fried Chile Fritters from India and Jamaican JerkChicken Wings are sure to please any hot-and-spicy food lover. Blackand white drawings and photographs, charts, and graphs appearthroughout. TheChile Pepper Encyclopedia is an indispensable sourcebook for chileaficionados, gardeners, cooks, and anyone else who has a burninginterest in fiery foods. ... Read more

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Encyclopedia
This is a very informative ENCYCLOPEDIA about peppers. If you want history, origin and facts about peppers this book will give you the information. I hoped to have more recipes in one location versus having to search for them. I gave it a 5 star because it is well written for researchers or students.

Not so much
I thought this book would be more than what it was.The information is great, and really well researced, but the book itself isnt so hot.No color pictures, not enough pictures, and just really bland.I got it for a good price but that is really all I got out of it.

Decent book, but not what I would call an Encyclopedia
I purchased this book with hopes of having some detailed information and color pictures of about most of the major types of peppers out there.That is not in this book.

As a book goes, it's a fairly decent book, plenty of interesting information about peppers, recipes, information about different types, South American cultures and so on, but the photos are only black and white, and no detailed photos of peppers or plants are in the book.I think that calling it an encyclopedia was a misnomer.

From a gourmet cook by hobby, and former Educator
I returned this book to Amazon, because there were no color pictures of any of the myriad hot peppers discussed therein.There is no real way to identify a particular type of pepper with only a black and white drawing/photo.

As someone who taught school from elementary to university level, I can say that learners, especially me, would greatly benefit by viewing color photos of the various hot peppers discussed in this publication.

Worth a read.....
This is truly an encyclopedia, giving more detail and history than most folks would ever want to know about the chili pepper.For the chili-head, though, it is must have knowledge.I enjoyed it. ... Read more

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Over 200 recipes for a wide range of soups, starters, fish, meat, poultry and vegetable dishes, salads, desserts, cakes and drinks. ... Read more

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The first collection was a hard act to follow, but the authors outdid themselves with all-new appetizers, soups and stews, grain and bean dishes, pungent pastas, breads, main courses, and desserts.This international compendium gives a whole new meaning to world hot spots. ... Read more

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Prize-winning chili cook-off recipes and regional favorites! The best chili cookery, from mild to fiery, with or without beans. Plus a variety of taste-tempting foods made with chile peppers. ... Read more

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More Chili Recipes
This is a great chili recipe book with at least 100 recipes for chili and chili with beans. Then the book has a third section with about 100 additional recipes which use the Chile pepper as an ingredient. Your library of chili recipes will be lacking without the recipes found in this book. My advices is to get a hold of this book, add it to your library and try the recipes which appeal to you.

disappointed
This recipe book is more for the kitchen sink cook. You know, find what you can around the kitchen put it in a pot and call it "Chilli" Well, I wasn't impressed. Most of the recipes didn't even appeal to me. (Uh, ketchup is never an ingredient to put into chilli for any reason....yuk!)

It is a great help in my research in the world of chili.
I found that basically all chili recipes are really the same with just a pinch of differences. I was inpressed with the personalities that had contributed their own personal recipes.My wife was impressed with the recipes for some of the other Mexican dishes and we will be trying them soon. So this is more that just a book of similar chili recipes---it offers a variety of other dishes ... Read more

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Indian cookery is among the world’s most distinctive and enticing cuisines, one whose influence can be discerned in culinary traditions around the globe. In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author Madhur Jaffrey presents more than 100 of the best curries, many recorded for the very first time, plus all the savory accompaniments to serve with them.

In this fascinating volume, Madhur traces the origins of curry, explaining how Indian immigrants brought ingredients and techniques to new lands, creating an ever-growing cornucopia of delicious hybrids. To illustrate the evolution of curry, and its close relative, the kebab, she not only includes the finest recipes from India—like Hyderabadi Ground Lamb with Orange and Dry Masala Fish—but a wide variety of exotic curries from all over the world. Enticing recipes include Sumatran Lamb Curry from Indonesia, Red Beef Curry from Sri Lanka, Burmese Chicken-Coconut Soup from Myanmar, Lobster in Yellow Curry Sauce from Thailand, Vietnamese Pork with Lemongrass, Lamb Shanks Braised in a Yogurt Sauce from Pakistan, and even a beef curry from Japan, where, as in the United Kingdom, curry is one of the most popular meals, even among schoolchildren. To complement the curries, there are soups, noodles, breads, chutneys, beans, vegetables, and, best of all, twenty recipes for easy and deliciously spiced kebabs.

Beautifully illustrated and filled with the kind of comprehensive insight into the art of curry that only Madhur Jaffrey could provide, From Curries to Kebabs makes fascinating reading for cooks everywhere and will be an outstanding addition to any curry lover’s library. ... Read more

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From Curries to Kebabs
This book is filled with recipes, pictures, a glossary, and tips. It arrived very quickly, and I am quite satisfied with the product.

Great cookbook!
I love this cookbook. I'm especially fond of the Chicken Tikka Masala. Mme Jaffrey stays true to Indian style without sacrificing spice or flavor to Western taste.

Ultimate Curry Bible take two!
This book is identical to the Ultimate Curry Bible by Madhur. I love the recipes and have nothing bad to say about Mrs Jaffrey, but I find this very sneaky.

Delicious Eclectic Recipes
This collection offers a variety of foods, pleasing the palate of the cook and guests who share our table.

So far, excellent!
I have made several dishes out of this book and so far every one came out phenomenal.Some recipes are a little more labor intensive, some require some exotic ingredients, but so far none required "professional chef" skills to make.I have travelled world wide and although I am not an expert on Asian/African/Indian cuisine, I am a pretty accomplished amateur.The dishes I made tasted very authentic.

Also, hats off to Madhur Jaffrey for providing recipes for some of the perennial "pantry" ingredients such as the curry pastes and spice mixes.Many books all too often rely on your going to a store and buying the "green/red curry paste" or this or that spice mix.I find that to be a lazy way out (for the author) and pretty irritating (for the cook) particularly if you live in an area without the necessary ethnic stores to find these ingredients. ... Read more

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One of our Favorites!
This cookbook has been one of our go-to avorites for years.It is full of unique (and light) recipes.Though out of print, we give the book away as gifts now whenever we can find copies.

The Best
I have owned this cookbook for close to ten years now and have made nearly every recipe in it.The recipes are easy to follow, healthy, and interesting.I have never used a cookbook so frequently or made so many dishes repeatedly.I consider it a must have for anyone that favors this time of fare.

Every recipe a delight!
I have used this recipe book practically every day for the past 4 months.There is not one recipe that was a disappointment.Most were fantastic.They salsas are out of this world!Best of all I have lost 12 pounds!!Every day my husband says "This is the best dinner I have ever had."I just ordered two more books for my daughter and daughter-in-law.

Favorite cookbook
This has become our favorite cookbook. I like spicey food, but not overlyhot spicey food, and these receipes are perfect. Our favs: Lime-CurryChicken Breast (pg 228), Spicy Mango Salsa (pg 173 - with any grilled fishor chicken), Avocado & Jicama Salsa (pg 197- again with any grilledfish or chicken).

My Favorite Cookbook
The recipes are varied and quite ecclectic, but remain easy to prepare. The instructions are detailed and most of the ingredients are readily available.This is definately the cookbook I use the most! ... Read more

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The title says it all...
I agree with other reviewers - great recipes for preserving your excess pods. I don't think the authors ever intended that this would be 'the definitive' guide, more a book of ideas to get you started. For the price I don't think you could find a better book anywhere covering this subject matter!

I recommend this book to anyone who is or isn't a chilehead as I'm sure both will enjoy its contents. Dave Dewitt is an excellent author who knows his subject very well.

Pck a Pepper
Lots of good recipes.
Lots of good ways to store for future use.
Too generic in the use of names of the peppers which should be used in each recipe.Why use "New Mexico" or "Hot" instead of the variety you are actually proposing?
I would reccomend to anyone who is not a pepper freak...

Pepper pot
This is a short sweet dip into the world of peppers...not a definitive work by any stretch of the imagination. It's great for a gift or for a taste of pepper mania. Believe it or not, there are those who do not have a passion for peppers--this is the book for them. However, for the serious pepper freak or gardner, I suggest Dewitt's Encyclopedia of Peppers or The Spicy Food Lover's Bible. Both are excellent resources. Dewitt is one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of peppers so any of his more extensive works are a benefit.

Nice little book......
I'm still trying to find the definitive pepper book, and TOO MANY PEPPERS by Dave De Witt is not that book.I began growing hot peppers this season, and would like to find a book a step up from the EDIBLE PEPPER GARDEN by Rosalind Creasy which although an interesting and colorful book with garden tips and a few recipes is not nearly comprehensive enough.DeWitt's book includes a few pages on growing peppers, but is more about what to do with peppers after you have them in hand.Unfortunately, the peppers one purchases are not nearly as fresh and good as those one can grow.

This is a nice little cookbook (less than 100 small pages), spiral bound with recipes printed on pages that will withstand splatters. The book covers freezing peppers (mash, sauce chutney, Gazpacho, stew); making powders, pastes, and sauces; smoking peppers (salsa, hot sauce, Chipotle, baked beans); pickling peppers alone or in combination with other vegetables such as squash, onions or beans; and preservation in the form of vinegars, oils, liquors, condiments such as Jalepeno Mustard and jelly and Chile butter.

I have to give the book three stars because there are no color photographs. If you can imagine Habaneros, Jalapenos, and Serranos in black and white, you get the picture. ... Read more