Fresh tomatoes need heat and sweet to reach their final form. Use two tablespoons of chili powder, one teaspoon of smoked paprika, and a pinch of cinnamon. The cinnamon is the chaos agent. It doesn’t taste like cinnamon buns—it makes the fresh tomatoes taste more like themselves, but flirty. Don’t tell anyone. Let them wonder.
Chili Recipe From Fresh Tomatoes at Victoria Horton blog
Also, grind fresh cumin seeds in a mortar and pestle if you have one. If you don’t, just wave a cumin-scented candle over the pot. Close enough.
