You snack on bell peppers, you love the heat of jalapeño in homemade watermelon salsa and you’ve dabbled with poblanos, but you’re ready to branch out. Good news: There are approximately 4,000 ...

There are few dishes more comforting than chili. It's hearty, filling, and packed with flavor — what's not to love? Chili is also delightfully easy to prepare from scratch, making it ideal for ...

Peppers (Capsicum annuum) are easily one of the most popular veggies to grow at home — and while they can do well both indoors and outdoors (USDA Zones: 4-11), growing them indoors is often better.

Chili may have its roots in Mexican cuisine, but this humble stew, always made with some sort of chile pepper, is uniquely North American — and it’s as diverse as the places in which it's made. From ...

Chili peppers have been cultivated by the Indigenous populations of Central and South America for thousands of years. Today, chili peppers are wildly popular and are grown in home gardens throughout ...

When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation on your tongue. This spiciness is detected because of capsaicinoid compounds. But for some peppers, despite high levels of capsaicinoids, ...

Characteristics of bell peppers: Bell peppers are large compared to other types of peppers, and can be green, yellow, orange and red (and sometimes purple) in color. They’re not fully ripe in their ...