It’s one of the most popular chile peppers in the world, and the number of ways it can transform a meal-and be transformed-is endless. Now, Dave DeWitt, the acknowledged Pope of Peppers, has harvested his decades of experience to create a mouth-watering combination of knowledge and delightful, delectable recipes.

The ways you can enjoy these delicious peppers are virtually infinite, and DeWitt knows them all: from breakfast through dinner and dessert; in sauces, soups, side dishes, and salads.

Planning them, growing them, preserving them, and-best of all-devouring them, jalapeños have never been so interesting and delicious as Dave DeWitt makes them here.