Found a site with wonderful Southwest recipes w/chiles everywhere! It is from a PBS series in Texas. The chef is quite well know and innovative: Stephan Pyles. http://www.kera.org If such things as Cascabel Crusted Crabcakes or the recipe below are interesting check it out. Doug this site definitely for YOU! As well as Risa and a few other serious cooks on list. You can easily adjust the heat as his dishes are balanced for regular folks. Just remember to maintain the balance when you add heat you need to up the spices, etc. Mary-Anne Charred Tomato Chipotle Salsa Yields 1 Quart 12 Roma tomatoes 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 onion, diced 6 garlic cloves 1/2 cup Chipotle purée 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon lime juice 2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil 1 cup mayonnaise salt and pepper to taste Heat a cast iron skillet until very hot. Add the whole Roma tomatoes, turning occasionally until they begin to blacken on all sides. When they are roasted, remove the tomatoes from the pan and slice the stem ends off. Heat the olive oil in a medium pan until lightly smoking. Sauté the onion and garlic for 5 minutes or until lightly brown. Put the tomatoes and the onion-garlic mixture through a meat grinder. (You can use a food processor, but the salsa will not be as vibrant red. The processor whips air into the salsa, thereby lightening the color.) Stir in the Chipotle purée, brown sugar, vinegar, lime juice and basil. Stir in the mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately or store, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to use.