When applied skillfully, chili peppers easily spice up any variety of poultry, soup, or birthday cake. Learn spices’ many applications with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get a New Mexican dinner for two at Maderas Steak & Ribs in Los Alamitos (up to a $44.35 total value). The dinner includes:

• Any two of the following entrees:
• New Mexico-style enchiladas with red or green chilies and chicken, pork, or vegetables (a $16.95 value)
• New Mexico roasted chicken, pork, or vegetables (an $18.95 value)
• One of the following desserts (a $6.45 value each):
• New york cheesecake with strawberries
• Key-lime pie
• Tiramisu
• Apple crisp<p>

Kitchen commanders at Maderas Steak & Ribs infuse southwestern standards with distinct New Mexican fire drawn from chili peppers grown in Hatch. Red or roasted green chilies heat up a pile of chicken, pork, or veggie enchiladas beneath a blanket of jack and cheddar cheese. The New Mexico chicken or pork ensconces half a chicken, a heaping of shredded pork, or meat-free chicken in chili sauce. In-house pastry chefs fill crumbly crusts with key-lime pie made from fresh key-lime juice, or new york cheesecake topped with fresh strawberries. Neon lighting grants old-timey diner appeal to the spacious tables and cushy booths of Maderas’s big, kid-friendly room, through which live music occasionally wanders on Friday and Saturday nights.