Here in the Southwest Mexican food is very popular. That means that we make and eat salsa, and we use chile peppers in our cooking. Here are some books that will complete your chile pepper library, from growing chiles, to the history of chile peppers, to cooking with chiles, and preparing all kinds of salsa.
1. Peppers
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A framed art print with peppers! The frame is Box Stem Natural Maple (3/4") with clear plexiglass.
2. The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia
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A paperback with 352 pages. The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia has the answer to just about any question one could ask about chile peppers. This book was written by the editor-in-chief of Chile Pepper magazine. A perfect gift for the chile pepper aficionado!
3. The Habanero Cookbook
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The Habanero Cookbook contains a recipes, along with of information on the world's "hottest" pepper from its history and growing to its safe handling and cooking. A paperback with 163 pages.
4. Real Women Eat Chiles
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This cookbook focuses on spicing up your life and your meals with chiles. Hardcover, colorful, with some illustrations and nutritional information. You'll learn about chiles, and cook with them!
5. The Great Chile Book
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This book has 140 chile-based recipes from restaurants of all types, and an illustrated guide to more than 90 fresh and dried chiles. Paperback. 160 pages.
6. Salsa Lovers Cook Book
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The Salsa Lovers Cook Book includes more than 180 salsa recipes for appetizers, salads, main dishes & desserts. This is a book that I often see at airports and souvenir shops.
7. The Great Salsa Book
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This salsa guide features ten kinds of salsa--tomato and tomatillo, chile, tropical, fruit, corn, bean, garden, nut, seed and herb, ocean, and exotic. Each section has descriptions, recipes, instructions, accompaniments, and a heat scale. Paperback. 160 pages, about 100 of which are salsa recipes.
8. The Complete Chile Pepper Book
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The subtitle is: "A Gardener's Guide to Choosing, Growing, Preserving, and Cooking." Get detailed profiles of the 100 most popular chile varieties, includng information on how to grow chiles; how to diagnose and remedy problems, pests, and diseases; and post-harvest processing and preservation. The book also includes 85 recipes. A hardcover book with 336 pages.
