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If you love the way ripe summer tomatoes and peaches play together, you will simply love this blend of tomato and mango. When combined with serrano chiles, fresh cilantro, and lime juice, you’ll be reaching for the chips and spooning the mild mixture over grilled fish and chicken.

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For the uninitiated, a chile pepper is either hot or not, but actually each pepper can produce a different kind of heat depending on its variety. The Scoville scale assigns a number to the pepper depending on how spicy it is, and one factor to determine this number is whether the heat the pepper produces is sharp or flat. What does “flat heat” actually mean?

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Bite into a chile pepper and you may simply think it’s hot or not, but according to scientists, that heat is more specific than you might think. The spice of every kind of chile peppers is measured using the Scoville scale, which assigns a number to the pepper depending on how pungent it is. One factor to determine this number is whether the heat the pepper produces is sharp or flat. What the heck does “sharp heat” mean?

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Labor day might not technically mark the start of fall, but it certainly always feels like a shift. People are coming back from summer vacations, school is underway, and suddenly people are talking about Halloween and (gasp!) Thanksgiving.

But before things start to feel busy, let’s take Labor Day weekend to relax a little and savor everything that we enjoyed this summer. There’s no need to make something fussy this weekend — let’s focus on easy recipes. With seasonal ingredients and minimal prep, these dishes are meant to be shared with friends and family.

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When it comes to spice blends, I like to think I know them all. But I was surprised when my husband introduced me to his favorite spice blend: Deli Dust. As the name implies, it was created and designed for deli dining, making the ingredients classic enough for seasoning everything from french fries to club sandwiches.

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Even with its subtly sweet, earthy undertones, butternut squash is seriously mild on the flavor scale. Thankfully it doesn’t take much to change that, especially when the terrific trio of fat, spice, and crunch are involved.

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August’s Instagram theme for Kitchn was “Market Jewels.” We asked you to show us all of the delicious finds you discovered at the farmers market, and how you were using them in the kitchen. We loved looking at your many photos of fresh-from-the-farm treasures! Here are a few of our favorite photos you shared, plus a look at what’s in store for next month.

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