Try making flavored oils. Toss handfuls of basil/mint/whatever in the blender with oil of your choice, whirr away, then strain and keep in fridge. YUM. Good over pasta too, with a little Parmigiano. Plus which, I'm sure chiles could be worked into it somewhere :) Melinda ._.,~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._., -*~ Melinda Merkel | melinda@goodnet.com | http://www.goodnet.com/~melinda/ ._.,~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~