7 spicy with charred Recipes

unsalted butter, white button mushrooms, thinly sliced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, poblano chiles , charred, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 2-inch by 1/4-inch strips, fresh, or frozen and thawed, corn kernels, garlic, minced, flour, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, shrimp, deveined , tails intact, dry white wine, vegetable stock, ease of preparation

eggplants, garlic cloves, peeled, salt, plain greek yogurt or drained plain whole-milk yogurt, lamb shoulder blade chops (about 3/4 inch thick), trimmed and boned, meat cut into 3/4-inch cubes, dried crushed red pepper, chopped fresh mint or italian parsley, warm pita bread wedges

head cabbage, washed,stem removed and shredded, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, fresh roma tomatoes, washed,peeled and chopped, oil, stalks of fresh curry leaves, washed and torn, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, asafetida powder (known as hing in hindi), bay leaves, water, cinnamon stick, mango powder (known as amchur in hindi), methi seeds, fresh green chili, washed,ends trimmed and chopped, curry powder

chayote squash , about 2 1/2 lb, salt, vegetable oil, unsalted butter, diced yellow onions, minced garlic, ground cumin, freshly ground black pepper, chicken stock, shrimp, peeled and deveined, southwest seanoning , recipe follows, adobo sauce from canned chipotles in adobo sauce, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, black bean relish , recipe follows, sour cream, for garnish

extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, orange , zested, lemon , zested, orange juice, lemon juice, minced garlic, minced shallots, chopped fresh italian flat-leaf parsley , firmly packed, chopped fresh basil leaves , firmly packed, chopped cilantro leaves , firmly packed, chopped fresh oregano leaves, jalapenos; stemmed , ribs and seeds removed, and minced, crushed red pepper flakes, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, sugar, cayenne pepper, sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch rounds, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, very large red bell peppers , seeds and ribs removed, cut into large julienne, very large yellow bell peppers , seeds and ribs removed, cut into large julienne, garlic, sliced thin, toasted pine nuts, chopped fresh basil leaves, chopped fresh oregano leaves, swordfish steaks, 1-inch thick, garnishes: orange zest, very thinly sliced jalapeno, 4 thin orange slices (then sliced in the middle to twist), warmed sourdough baguette slices