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Make it Spicy

The James Beard Award-winning author teaches you how to cook “meals that are both bursting with heat and utterly delectable” (Cool Things).

Spicy food lovers will enjoy this tantalizing collection of over 50 recipes, ranging in heat levels from mild to fiery. You’ll find all your favorites—like red chile enchiladas, baby back ribs, jerk chicken, and jalapeño mac ’n’ cheese—plus sauces and salsas for creating a delicious meal anytime, a guide to chiles, and suggestions for tempering the heat level to your liking. Dig into cuisine from around the world like Sesame Noodles with Peanuts & Thai Chilies, Shakshouka, Wasabi Scallops, Spicy Seafood & Sausage Gumbo, Quesadillas with Poblano Chilies, Crispy Chicken with Hunan-Style Spices, and Rack of Lamb with Harissa Crust.

“For the true firebreathers out there, this could be an indispensable cookbook, especially if you’re tired of just pouring Sriracha over everything.”—Refined Guy

Amy Machnak

A graduate of Schoolcraft Culinary College, Amy worked as a pastry chef for almost a decade at some of the best restaurants in the country including Tribute, just outside Detroit; Mako in Beverly Hills; and Boulevard in San Francisco. She was the recipe editor at Sunset magazine, where she developed original recipes, wrote food-related stories, and contributed to Sunset’s cookbooks. Amy won a James Beard award in 2009 for her work on Sunset’s One-Block Diet blog and a Telly award in 2012 for a cooking video "The Fastest Way to Peel a Peach."

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