Sriracha sauce, for example, is made from red, ripe jalapenos. Mexican escabeche, meanwhile, is a style of pickles made with carrots, herbs and green jalapenos.

Grandma O s jalapeno jelly at Preserve restaurant in Winters is popular served on fromage blanc and in cocktails. Jonathan Madson / Jmadson Photography ...

Preserve it: jalapenos These hot peppers are not hard to find in the winter months, but they are easy to grow in the summer and the plant produces plenty of peppers. Make this: Like jalapeno poppers?

Peppers can be frozen, canned, pickled, marinated or made into relishes, jams, or jellies. Here's how to safely preserve your peppers.

In late July, my grandmother's North Carolina garden was ripe and overflowing. The tomato plants hung to the ground with more fruit than we could possibly pluck. The small pepper plants were heavy ...