Jane Butel S Hotter Than Hell Cookbook

Fully revised for a new generation of chefs and home cooks. Using popular spicy ingredients from the Southwest to the Far East, Jane Butel's Hotter than Hell serves up imaginative dishes that range from mild to mouth-searing.

More than just a cookbook, Hotter Than Hell is informative and fun to read, describing the lore as well as the "cures" for some of the hottest food ever dished up--and some of the "steamiest" recipes you've ever read! 45 illustrations.

Publishers' Weekly called Jane Butel's Southwestern Kitchen "the bible of Southwest cooking." Now fully revised and updated for a new generation of cooks, this very special Southwestern cookbook from the author of Hotter Than Hell includes authentic family recipes and innovative dishes using traditional ingredients. Recipes feature the basic techniques for preparing everything from quesadillas and salsas to chilis and tamales. All the recipes are filled with the spice and flavor of the Southwest.

Publishers' Weekly called Jane Butel's Southwestern Kitchen “the bible of Southwest cooking. Now fully revised and updated for a new generation of cooks, this very special Southwestern cookbook from the author of Hotter Than Hell includes authentic family recipes and innovative dishes using traditional ingredients. Recipes feature the basic techniques for preparing everything from quesadillas and salsas to chilis and tamales. All the recipes are filled with the spice and flavor of the Southwest.

Calling all chiliheads! This revised edition of Jane Butel's instant classic includes more than 160 recipes to feed the irresistible passion and teach the methods to chili madness. These recipes are not only for chili, but for all kinds of delicious dishes that use chilies in some creative and unexpected ways. Included throughout are bits of legendary origins and spiritual beginnings, a chili rating scale, and cook-off lore. In addition, Jane guides you through parching and peeling your own dried pods and fresh peppers, the 10-Step Chili Fitness Plan, the controversy of beans vs no beans, and beef vs. pork.