When I was 19, I didn't like cooking at all. Because in my country we have extended families, we cook for 12 or more. I was at school and my job was to go to the market. Most of Weller's food is spicy. Because not everyone likes hot food, she suggests adjustingthe amount of cayenne pepper in her recipes or leaving it out.
Hot peppers are optional.
If you use the other kind of peanut butter stew hot. I buy chili peppers at the Asian food store and grind them myself. Because she could not find yam leaves in Madison grocery stores, she substitutes spinach, which she thinks is just as tasty. Smaller balls can be served with a toothpicks as appetizers. Weller uses a blender to remove skins and eyes of the black-eyed beans.