Secret Sweet and Spicy Holiday Cakes

Lois Manno Baking, Cooking with Chiles at the Holidays, Desserts Leave a Comment

By Dave DeWitt Recipes Dark Chocolate Cheesecake with Red Chile Ganache Not Your Aunt Bertha’s Fruitcake Mandarin Orange Walnut Piquin Cake Red Hot Chiles Carrot Cake Red Chile Chocolate Cake with Pineapple Mango Chipotle Glaze I heard a rumor that some holidays were approaching, so being my usual politically-correct self, I’m not going to associate these recipes with any particular …

Chili Stands, San Antonio

Chili Colorado, 1891

Dave DeWitt Chile History Leave a Comment

By A. L. Salisbury COMMERCE brings to cosmopolitan centres of demand sundry commodities, familiar and almost essential to the dietary of many persons, yet little used, or even known beyond certain limitations. Such a class of merchandise includes a noted condiment that, as a favorite and valuable item in the culinary economy of several southern countries, is especially prized. This …