Heat Wave!: The Best of Chile Pepper Magazine : 200 Great Recipes from Hot & Spicy World Cuisines [Paperback]

Dave Dewitt (Editor), Nancy Gerlach (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1995

This collection of 200 recipes culled from past issues of Chile Pepper magazine ranges in intensity from subtly piquant to scorching, and includes traditional dishes, classics, and original creations from the magazine's contributors. Sidebars, quotes, notes, or anecdotes highlight each page, providing readers with fascinating trivia and facts about this popular food.

Product Details

• Paperback: 179 pages
• Publisher: Crossing Pr; First Edition edition (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895947595
• ISBN-13: 978-0895947598
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,683,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best ever on the subject and sorry i lost my copy, March 6, 1998

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This review is from: Heat Wave!: The Best of Chile Pepper Magazine : 200 Great Recipes from Hot & Spicy World Cuisines (Paperback)

You won't ever get e better book on the subject. I think somebody should publish it again. If I ever get another one I won't ever lend it out again. If you can find one it will be well worth the price you pay for it.

4.0 out of 5 stars chile lovers who don't mind labor intensive recipes, November 18, 2011

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MV (East Bay, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heat Wave!: The Best of Chile Pepper Magazine : 200 Great Recipes from Hot & Spicy World Cuisines (Paperback)

Chile lovers who are ready to tackle more complex recipes will enjoy this cookbook with some really unique and traditional recipes ranging from shrimp creole to the more unusual kula greens with ginger chile. The book begins with salsas and sauces and through a range of meat dishes, vegetarian options and desserts. Spices dominate but there are many unusual ingredients--that even today may be difficult to find (candied tamarind anybody?). But, many of the unusual ingredients include possible substitutes (for example, use foil for banana leaves). Many of the dishes are complex with many ingredients and multiple steps but the outcomes, at least the ones I've tried, have been really tasty. the pork cooked in the Pibil method is very tasty and an unusual version of pulled pork. Goat cheese filled poblanos rellenos on black bean and sirloin chile was very good but lots of work.

There are no pictures in the book. Its simply bound on plain paper but there are little sidebars on chiles and history that are interesting and useful, including tips on cooling heat or soothing burns from chiles (use cooking oil).

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great recipes for spicy food lovers, June 23, 2005

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John Top Shelf (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heat Wave!: The Best of Chile Pepper Magazine : 200 Great Recipes from Hot & Spicy World Cuisines (Paperback)

This book has many good recipes that I have made over and over. While the book caters to lovers of spicy food, the recipes can easily be adjusted to also appeal to non-chileheads. The recipes are full of wonderful flavors, not just heat, and cover a variety of dishes from various cuisines. It is one of my favorite cookbooks, and worth a lot more than it sells for. I highly recommend this book.