We love CheesePlease's creative use of seasonal fruit with this mahi-mahi recipe. This dish looks and sounds like it was designed to be eaten outside on a warm night, doesn't it? Strawberries are in season!! Fresh local strawberries and kiwi are combined with a little bit of shallot, cilantro and lime juice. A jalapeno pepper is added to up the heat factor. This salsa fresca is served over Read more

This year's hotter-than-heck Summer makes us crave nothing but more heat — for our palates, that is! There's something pleasantly painful about the slight scorch of a jalapeño-infused dish (and, of course, an ice-cold beer to chase it down). From gyro jalapeño poppers to spicy cucumber and cantaloupe paletas, here are six creative ways we love to turn up the heat on your Read more

Just because you're short on time doesn't mean you shouldn't make your own pasta sauce! This quick and spicy bacon-tomato pasta sauce is chock-full of flavor and takes only about a half hour to make. I had applewood smoked bacon on hand, but next time, I will use pepper bacon to add a little more complexity to the dish. To really heat things up, I used two jalapenos with no seeds — feel free to Read more

Into pickling? Check out this picture of thehungrytexan's homemade pickled jalapeños. Easy to make (and festive!) pickled jalapeno peppers. I decided these will make perfect hostess gifts at holiday parties this Christmas! Get the recipe here. Have you canned some of the season's bounty? Be sure to upload it in the Savory Sights group in the YumSugar Community! Read more

We've always wanted to take a stab at rolling out a few Natchitoches meat pies. Thanks to an easy recipe from Food Orleans, this might be a dream realized sooner rather than later. [Baked or fried? You decide.] Natchitoches meat pies are one of those special little treats with a name as fun to say as they are to scarf down. Nackadish — that's how you say it — is a small town we drive through Read more

Grillades and grits are a trademark dish in New Orleans. If you can't make the trip to Nola, Food Orleans shows you how to recreate the experience in your own home. If you've never had or heard of grillades and grits, then I apologize for not mentioning them earlier. They're one of the two most wonderful things to eat for brunch in New Orleans (shrimp and grits being the other). I've never been Read more

This year, we're not the only ones in the mood for a little less sugar and a little more spice. Food Orleans shares an ingenious recipe for pepper jelly rugelach. Welcome to the third installment of my Christmas Hannukah bake-a-thon! Have you ever had rugelach? Ever heard of them? They're these awesome, petite crescents of cream cheese and butter dough wrapped around a filling such as Read more

Teenage dreams: the boys of Pretty Little Liars Liev, Naomi, and the boys beat the heat with kisses and treats How to prep peppers for jalapeno poppers Simple ways to improve your nails' condition Why we should give everyday thanks for the little things 5 ways to protect your iPad from tot's hands Can you identify the celeb by her fab accessories? Instant favorites from West Elm's Fall Read more

We're not the only ones who are huge fans of the food blog Homesick Texan, so is OnSugar blogger FreshTart. Here, she tries out the Texan's recipe for Dallas-style beef brisket tacos. I took this picture after...6 pm!  That is so outstanding I can barely contain myself.  It's been a long, dark winter in Minnesota and while it's still cold as hell, with a thick blanket of dirty snow covering Read more