Q: Dear Dave,I recently picked all my cayenne peppers before they froze. About half are green and half are red. Have you come across any hot sauce recipes that use green cayennes instead of red?–Mike A: Hello Mike:I have a recipe located here:http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/profile_cayenne.htmlYou can substitute green for red, or use a mixture of both.–Dave
Cayennes: Ripening, Recipes for Fresh Cayennes
Q: Hi Dave,I’ve just started out with chile gardening, with cayennes. Can you tell me if the cayennes will turn red after picked, if harvested when still green? Also, I’m having a hard time finding recipes for using fresh cayenne, as most call for ground or dried. Can you direct me to the best source?Thanks, Holly A: Hello Holly:Generally speaking, chiles …
How Many Cayennes = Four Habaneros?
Q: Dave, I’m a chile neophyte from Cajun country. I really loved the recipe for "Ophelia’s Salsa de Habanero" in the most recent issue of Fiery-Foods & BBQ magazine. I loved the heat. But I’d like to "Cajunize" it a little by using cayenne pepper and Italian parsley instead of habaneros and cilantro. Is there some kind of scale/chart that …
Cayenne Caps With Or Without Food?
Q: Howdy! I was just reading your Q&A page about preparing for a Habanero Competition. You said, "It’s best not to eat hot chiles on an empty stomach." I’ve been wondering about that very thing since I’ve been taking cayenne caps (after reading The Healing Powers Of Peppers). Although I can take the burning sensation pretty well by now, it …
How Much Cayenne = Excessive Consumption?
Q: Howdy Dave,I’ve been reading your book The Healing Powers Of Peppers and I really like it. I have a couple questions: If I take cayenne capsules twice a day (I have my own cap packing kit for 00 size caps) would cayenne rated at 60,000 be too strong? If so, then what would be best? The second question is …