When you first see tortelloni, you say to yourself, this is tortellini, however, Wikipedia says "Tortelloni is the same shape as tortellini, but larger." I enjoy tortellini in soups, but this larger shaped pasta with ricotta filling lends itself nicely to a more substantial meal.

Spicy sausage with tomato sauce over pasta along with a broccoli salad makes a tasty and pretty dish for lunch or dinner.

Wonderful for late breakfast or brunch. These spicy sauteed mushrooms can be elegant over toast triangles. Serve with poached or scrambled eggs and broiled tomatoes.

This spice mix makes a nice gift for friends who like blackened fish or chicken. You should be able to find small jars with stoppers or small jars with screw tops at any dollar store.

I like this spicy shrimp and corn stir-fry recipe because it calls for fresh corn that is still on the cob.

This spicy Indian style shrimp is so good. It is the kind of dish that keeps you picking and going back for more.

Spicy sliced pork on a Kaiser roll or a hamburger bun are a little messy, and very delicious. Serve with a side of spicy red beans and rice. Don't forget to grab those paper napkins.

As a child I always ate my vegetables and sometimes left the meat. But when my mother made stuffed cabbage (without the heat), I cleaned my plate and asked for seconds. Some people call this dish “stuffed cabbage leaves”, but it was simply called “stuffed cabbage” at our house.

Serve spicy Thai rice with sugar snap peas or snow peas.

There is a saying that real men don't eat quiche, there may have been a book with that title as well. Maybe they did not eat quiche because it had no kick to it. Rest assured that you can serve this spicy tomato and sausage quiche to men and they will eat it.