No time for travel? Take an exotic sensory vacation in your kitchen: Harissa and Berbere Paste recipes.

Super-sized Gourmet Chicken Nachos with Hot Pepper Relish and Herb-Radish Salad

Bacon Wrapped Jalapenos

Pork Loin and Pea Stew – one of my favorite dishes, simply delicious.

Serrano and Thai chili peppers waiting to be pulverized into hot sauce.

Grilled Antipasto Focaccia Sandwich. Great for a dinner party instead of a boring platter!

Pizza diavolo- pikantnen salami, hot peppers, and mozzarella. (in Bulgarian)

Sassy, smoky, robust, with a zing from the whiskey. Great on pizza, burgers, chili, wings, and cheese sandwiches. Quick and easy, too.

Pickled hot peppers (in Bulgarian).

My second attempt at making easy homemade hot sauce!

Salt and Pepper Squid from Victoria Seafood in Boston, MA