Filled with flavouring secrets that can make you everybody's favourite home cook, this book shows how to add flair and variety to daily meals and dress up basic dishes for sensational party and holiday dinners. The authors present an inspired selection of 200 fast, simple, whip-up or chop-together concoctions that deliver flavour with magical blends of condiments, spicy foods, savoury herbs, and fresh fruits and vegetables. With additions for everything from meats and pastas to salads and desserts, the recipes include the authors' versions of traditional favourites as well as exciting original taste combinations that will leave your guests and family wondering how you did it-and clamouring for more. Hansel and Jenkins offer tips on cooking methods and handling and selection of ingredients such as different kinds of chillies, oils, and flavoured vinegars. They show how to stock your pantry so that you will be ready to throw together a flavourful complement to your meal on the spur of the moment with ingredients you have on hand. With tastes to turn any meal into a celebration, the book offers over 20 ways to flavour chicken, 30 salsas to spice up south-western foods, 30 unusual coleslaws to serve alongside favourite dishes, and a dazzling variety of sauces, dressings, glazes, rubs and marinades for every culinary purpose.

The long-awaited companion to The Green Chile Bible, this vibrant collection of rich red chilli recipes celebrates the blending of historic Spanish, Indian, and western frontier traditions in southwestern cookery, and explores some of the best European and Asian contributions to the latest Southwest 'fusion' style. The Red Chile Bible caters to the desires of every chilli cook -- from the passion for finding new ways to cook with chilli to the ambition to achieve the ultimate classic salsa. It covers the gamut of Southwest styles from the traditional to contemporary, from down-home rustic to unashamedly elegant, from comfortably mellow to fiery hot. Reflecting the modern cook's commitment to natural flavours and healthy foods, The Red Chile Bible emphasises fresh ingredients and dishes 'made from scratch' but the authors have also suggested shortcuts and substitute ingredients to save preparation time, without sacrificing quality or flavour. Providing important practical help for the novice chilli cook, the authors give complete information on the major southwestern and Mexican red chillies, along with tips on buying, storing, and handling fresh, dried, crushed, and powdered red chillies. A glossary and a list of sources are included.