So I’ve never been much of a griller. When I plan something on the grill for supper it’s usually so that I get the night off and can weasel the hubs into cooking supper for me. This summer, though, I’ve been trying harder to focus on more seasonal recipes and I’ve actually really started to enjoy grilling! I can’t say I hate the pudding pops or the no-bake desserts either. 🙂 I kind of like being “forced” to think more seasonally though. Before I had the blog, I would just cook hearty comfort food pretty much year round. I would bake all summer and eat just whatever I felt like eating. Sometimes this meant turning on the grill, and sometimes it’d be hot soup or mac and cheese. I find that focusing more on what season we’re in (or rather, focusing more on what season we’re going to be in in a month or two or three….) has made me love those seasons even more. In the summer, I have an excuse to grill everything and never turn on the oven. In the fall, I have an excuse to turn that oven back on and bake like crazy, especially with apples and cinnamon and caramel and…. All that good stuff (and yes, I left out the pumpkin on purpose.) In the winter, I have an excuse to make all kinds of Christmas cookies and pretty pink and red things. And in Spring, I’m breaking out the citrus. For some reason, Spring is all about citrus for me! This sauce would be incredible just served with some chicken though (or just about anything else) – it tastes so much like the store bought version but all with normal ingredients! It’s not hard at all and totally worth it! And please, please, don’t ever try to cook the sauce and puree it while it’s hot unless your blender is designed for that! You do not need a sweet chili explosion on your hands! Either puree the peppers before cooking the sauce or cook the sauce, cool, and then puree. Trust me on this one! And it doesn’t matter if the peppers get totally smooth – a few flecks of skin here are there just make it look like what it really is. Create an account easily save your favorite content, so you never forget a recipe again. Register Now Tag @thereciperebel or hashtag #thereciperebel — I love to see what you’re making!
