capsicums – The Wise Kitchen

March 12, 2014August 19, 2021

Peanuts and Chiles in an Asian Sauce

Asian peanut chili sauce is a marvel of global cookery: two New World staples, peanuts and chilies, combined with lime juice and ancient nam pla (fish sauce) in an energetic sauce for dipping or dressing. Peanuts, the main ingredient, are a New World ground nut that wended its way from South America to Africa to Asia and across the … Continue reading Peanuts and Chiles in an Asian Sauce

September 23, 2013March 23, 2018

Red Capsicum Marmalade

The capsicums are a large family of vegetables that includes bell peppers and their chile pepper cousins of many sizes, flavors, and colors. At the turn of the season from summer to fall, mirroring the change in foliage elsewhere in the landscape, they transmogrify to vivid hues from yellow/oranges to bright reds. Mild bells and spicy … Continue reading Red Capsicum Marmalade