Make some heat in the kitchen! The celebrity chef shares festive and tasty winter dishes for the entire family to enjoy:
Recipe: Fiery pepper pasta (on this page) Recipe: Hot berries and wine sauce (on this page)
1. Boil a large pot of water with salt on high heat until to a gently rolling boil. Toss and stir in pasta and cook to package instructions or al dente, usually 7-9 minutes.
2. While pasta is cooking, place a strainer at the ready in sink. Heat a skillet on medium heat and add olive oil. When hot, add bell peppers and then after 3-4 minutes add the garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally until peppers are softened and garlic is just barely turning golden but not brown.
3. Stir in chili flakes, and then remove skillet from heat before garlic turns dark as this will make it bitter.
4. Remember to remove and drain pasta in time and toss together with the peppers. Serve warm.
5. Stir in fresh parsley or dill.
(*Yellow and orange bell peppers are also nice instead)
1. In a saucepan on medium-low heat, warm the berries, sugar, cloves and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. (approximately 4-5 mins).
2. Now add port wine and continue stirring for 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Reduce heat to a simmer or very low and keep warm until ready to serve over ice cream or cake.
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