Jane Butel's fantastic recipes are accompanied by a lively discussion of the origins of chiles and their curative properties. The book is inspirational as well as educational, explaining how chiles work within the body to decrease appetite, stimulate metabolism, and help our immune systems fight off disease. The informative, easy to read chapters are interspersed with profiles of real women who have the healthy habit of eating chiles. All of them use chiles to enliven meals, and now you can too, by starting to incorporate these delicious recipes into your daily diet. Meet some real women and read about their interesting affinities to chiles while you try June Butel's innovative recipes.