When you take chocolate in a spicy, instead of a sweet, direction, the result is delicious.

Here's an easy recipe that's perfect for those spring and summer BBQs. Toss that bag of processed potato chips and make your own.

Hot sauce: some never leave home without a bottle of the stuff; others fear even brief exposure. So what is it about spicy food that causes such divisiveness?

During the winter months, soup-making is second nature for me and a way of using many of the winter vegetables I find at the farmer's market.

Infused with delicious coconut milk and a blend of aromatic spices, this curry is simple yet comforting. It's exactly how I remember my grandmother's chicken curry tasted.

To the uninitiated, spiciness is binary: just hot or mild.

Tex-Mex (a cross between Southwestern and Mexican) is a super easy cuisine to play around with in your own kitchen, especially since it's fusion in nature and includes a lot of pantry ingredients.

The easiest way to integrating more exotic spices into your own cooking is by starting from a place of familiarity. What spices do you feel comfortable with now?

Beer and margaritas are ideal partners, but it would be a shame to leave Lone Star (or other) wine lovers out in the cold, with nothing to drink along with their fajitas. Here's a quick guide on what to drink with Tex Mex.

Here are nine recipes to give you that kick in the middle of winter, that necessary jolt when it's gray outside.