The difference between chile powder with an "e" and chili powder with an "i" is not a matter of phonetics, like tomato, tomahto. They are not the same ingredient. As a food editor, when I review the ...

People love a good bowl of homemade chili, and most of us who make it at home use a special blend of spices called chili powder — ground chili pepper often mixed with cumin, onion, garlic and salt — ...

If you’re a fan of Tex-Mex flavors, spicy chilis and barbecue, chili powder is probably always stocked on your spice rack. But have you ever asked yourself what’s in your chili powder of choice? Or if ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. The other night, I got quite high and decided it ...