Charlotte read over the choices, made her selection and scooped up a jalapeño pepper with a chip.

You can substitute 1 fresh jalapeño pepper for every 2 red serrano chilies.

Cook a chopped onion and a diced jalapeño pepper for a couple of minutes, until the onion starts to soften.

A jalapeño pepper-generallyconsidered to be the hottest pepper any sane person would attempt to chew and swallow-getsa rating of around 5,000 SHU.

Serve with wedges of lime, tomato salsa and sliced jalapeño peppers.

Served with melted cheese and jalapeño peppers and loads of dip, however, they come into their own.

Instead of chili powder, you may add either hot red jalapeño peppers or milder green Anaheim chilies.

Add ½ cup sliced red onion and, if your taste buds can handle it, double up on the jalapeño peppers.

½ jalapeño pepper, stemmed, seeded (or not, if you like heat), coarsely chopped

Charlotte asked for the specialty salad, which consisted of beans, rice, cheese, shredded chicken, lettuce and slices of tomato and jalapeño peppers.

1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped

3 jalapeño peppers, seeded and thinly sliced

½ jalapeño pepper, seeded, stemmed, and minced

1 tablespoon chopped jalapeño peppers

He started to say something but stopped as a waiter slid a basket and a dish with what looked like jalapeño peppers onto the table.