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Avenging Victorio

258 pages, 16 photos
$24.95 hardcover (ISBN 978-1-890689-26-1)


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Books and Videos Published

1979. Discover New Mexico. Travel guide. Albuquerque: Sunbelt Press.

1980.
The Mute Strategy. Novel. Albuquerque: Sunbelt Press.

1984.
The Fiery Cuisines. Cookbook. New York: St. Martin's Press. Paperback edition, Chicago: Contemporary Books,1985. Paperback edition, Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1991. With Nancy Gerlach.

1985.
Fiery Cuisines. Cookbook. London: Macdonald and Co. With Nancy Gerlach.

1986.
Fiery Appetizers. Cookbook. New York: St. Martin's Press. Albuquerque: Border Books, 1991. With Nancy Gerlach.

1989.
Texas Monthly Guide to New Mexico. Travel guide. Austin: Texas Monthly Press. New edition, Gulf Publishing, 1993.

1990.
The Whole Chile Pepper Book. Food history/Cookbook. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. With Nancy Gerlach.

1991.
Hot Spots. Cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing.

1992.
The Food Lover's Handbook to the Southwest. Travel and cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing. With Mary Jane Wilan

1992.
Chile Peppers: A Selected Bibliography of the Capsicums. Las Cruces, NM: The Chile Pepper Institute.

1992.
Just North of the Border. Cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing. With Nancy Gerlach.

1993.
The Pepper Garden. Gardening guide. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. With Paul Bosland.

1993.
Callaloo, Calypso, and Carnival: The Cuisines of Trinidad and Tobago. Food and travel. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press. With Mary Jane Wilan. New edition, 2000, toExcel Press, ebook and on-demand title.

1994.
Hot & Spicy & Meatless. Cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing. With Mary Jane Wilan and Melissa T. Stock.

1994.
A World of Curries. Food history/cookbook. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. With Arthur Pais.

1994.
Hot & Spicy Chili. Cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing. With Mary Jane Wilan and Melissa T. Stock.

1995.
Hot & Spicy Latin Dishes. Cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing. With Mary Jane Wilan and Melissa T. Stock.

1995.
The Habanero Cookbook. Cookbook. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. With Nancy Gerlach.

1995.
Meltdown! The Fiery Foods Show Cookbook. Cookbook. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press. With Mary Jane Wilan. New edition, 2000, toExcel Press, ebook and on-demand.

1995.
Hot & Spicy Southeast Asian Dishes. Cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing. With Mary Jane Wilan and Melissa T. Stock.

1995.
Heat Wave: The Best of Chile Pepper Magazine. Cookbook. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press. With Nancy Gerlach.

1996.
Hot & Spicy Caribbean. Cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing. With Mary Jane Wilan and Melissa T. Stock.

1996
The Hot Sauce Bible. Food history/cookbook. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press. With Chuck Evans.

1996.
Hot & Spicy Mexican. Cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing. With Mary Jane Wilan and Melissa T. Stock.

1996.
Sweet Heat. Cookbook. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. With Melissa T. Stock.

1996.
Peppers of the World: An Identification Guide. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. With Paul Bosland.

1997.
Hot & Spicy & Meatless 2. Cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing. With Mary Jane Wilan and Melissa T. Stock.

1997.
Great Salsas by the Boss of Sauce. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press. With W.C. Longacre.

1997.
The Pepper Pantry: Habaneros. Pocket cookbook. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts. With Nancy Gerlach.

1997.
The Pepper Pantry: Chipotles. Pocket cookbook. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts. With Chuck Evans.

1997.
Great Bowls of Fire. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. Cookbook. With W.C. Longacre.

1998.
Flavors of Africa. Cookbook. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing. With Mary Jane Wilan and Melissa T. Stock

1998.
The Food of Santa Fe. Cookbook. Boston: Tuttle/Periplus Editions. With Nancy Gerlach.

1998.
The Healing Power of Peppers. Health book/herbal recipes. New York: Three Rivers Press. With Melissa T. Stock and Kellye Hunter.

1999.
The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia. Reference/cookbook. New York: William Morrow & Co.

2000.
Peppers and People: Part One of Heat Up Your Life! Video documentary. Las Cruces: Leading Object Media Group, New Mexico State University.

2000.
From Seed to Salsa: Part Two of Heat Up Your Life! Video documentary. Las Cruces: Leading Object Media Group, New Mexico State University.

2000.
Hot Plates: Part Three of Heat Up Your Life! Video documentary. Las Cruces: Leading Object Media Group, New Mexico State University.

2001.
Barbecue Inferno: Cooking with Chile Peppers on the Grill. Cookbook. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. With Nancy Gerlach.

2005. The Spicy Food Lover's Bible. Food history/cookbook. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang. With Nancy Gerlach.

2007. Da Vinci's Kitchen: A Secret History of Italian Cuisine. Food history/cookbook. Dallas: BenBella Books.