Jeez Louise, anyone from the SW (TX/NM/AZ here) will tell you that if you want the flavor and not all the heat, take the seeds and membranes out of the chilis before cooking!
During the deseeding process, do NOT repeat NOT touch your eyes (or pick your nose, for that matter) as that's a disaster in the making! Wear rubber gloves during the deseeding if possible.
And if it's still too hot, that's why God invented ice cream!
Enjoy... :)
Not the thin rubber gloves either - It goes right through them.
When I am slicing the peppers for drying I use a knife and fork never touching the juice with my hands,---I learned the hard way.
Ice cream instead of cheese – why didn’t I think of that?
How about if I skip the peppers, and go directly to the cure... You know... Just in case I ever accidentaly eat a habenero!
Mark
"During the deseeding process, do NOT repeat NOT touch your eyes (or pick your nose, for that matter)"
Or take a leak either........ I had the misfortune a few years ago of experiencing that..........
Argh!