Hello and welcome to this thing we’re doing where we help you figure out what you’re gonna put in your mouth this week. Some of these are recipes we’ve tried, some of these are recipes we’re looking forward to trying, all of them are fucking delicious. Tell us what you want to put in your piehole or suggest your own recipes, and we’ll talk about which things we made, which things we loved, and which things have changed us irreversibly as people. Last week, we ate a bunch of sandwiches. 

I love spicy food. I’m that person who looks for the “spicy” leaf symbol on the takeout menu, adds hot red pepper to her pizza slices, and once ate so many jalapeños she almost passed out. Which brings us here! Grab a glass of water and stay a while; it’s gonna be a wild ride.

1. Crispy Kung Pao Tofu

2. Fiery Hot Noodles with Bell Peppers

3. Buffalo Chicken Pasta Bake

4. Baltimore Ravens Ragin’ Crab Balls

5. Sichuan Red Oil Wontons

6. Spicy Vegan Jambalaya

7. Fiery Jalapeño Chicken Melts with Spicy Mayo

8. Cucumber Noodles & Spicy Sesame Soy Dressing

9. The Ultimate Spicy Reuben Sandwich

10. Crock Pot Spicy Barbecue Kielbasa

11. Cha Cha Shrimp with Texas Pete CHA!

12. Hot Sweet Orange Tofu

13. Jalapeno Popper Pinwheels

14. Zesty Sriracha Shrimp and Quinoa

15. Easy Cucumber Kimchi

16. Laksa

17. Hot & Spicy Baked Italian Sub

18. Crispy Potato Bhajia

19. Shrimp Etouffee

20. Veg Balls in Hot Garlic Sauce

21. Hot and Sweet Slaw with Jerk Spice Salmon

22. Sriracha Deviled Eggs with Crumbled Bacon

23. Bacon Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms with Creamy Hot Sauce

24. Fried Chicken Sandwiches with Pickle Coleslaw

25. Masala Vada

26. Xi An Chili Rice Noodles with Sichuan Chili, Sesame, Peppercorn, Garlic, Soy Sauce, Bean Sprouts and Chili Oil

27. Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Buffalo Blue Cheese Sauce

28. Carla Hall’s Hot & Sour Eggplant Stir Fry

29. Smokey Hot Beer Shrimp

30. Cowboy Hot Dogs

31. Vegan Tofu and Capsicum Curry

32. Chicken in Hot Garlic Sauce

33. One Pot Spicy Chicken Riggies

34. Cajun Mac and Cheese

35. Drunken Beans (Frijoles Borrachos)

36. Baked Firecracker Chicken Tenders

37. Spicy New Orleans Shrimp

38. Sichuan Beef in Fiery Sauce

39. Buffalo Hot Sauce Roasted Chickpeas

40. Hot & Spicy Italian Drip Beef

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