red pepper

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Start with olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes, bloomed until fragrant.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Then, while they were still warm, I’d do something crucial: ladle over more golden olive oil, a shake of oregano, red pepper flakes, and a splash of red wine vinegar.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

There’s the Italian-style pasta salad, tossed in olive oil and vinegar and studded with olive-bar favorites — roasted red pepper, artichoke hearts, basil — and perhaps some deli stalwarts, like chopped cured meats or cheeses.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

It’s no wonder the experience can feel oddly flat or stop-start, punctuated by small panics over whether it was two teaspoons or two tablespoons of red pepper flakes.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

I smell hot red pepper flakes, but the other smells are sharp and sweet, unlike anything I’ve ever smelled before.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes