Latest News on Mexican Food, Grocery Brands, Authentic Recipes and Culture from Mexico.
Latest News on Mexican Food, Grocery Brands, Authentic Recipes and Culture from Mexico.
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Many people think that deep-fried heaven is a chimichanga, the suffed, deep-fried tortilla that was born in some Arizona restaurant, probably in Tucson. The appearance chimichangas smothered with sour cream has outraged some purists. “As for the person who slopped sour cream on a chimichanga, or any Mexican food,” said railroader Joe Lancaster, “I use …
Most New Mexican cooks have a favorite recipe for green chile stew, and so do I. But that recipe has been published dozens of times, so I started thinking about some variations on that subject that I put in my new book, 1,001 Best Hot and Spicy Recipes. Here are three different recipes but with …
I love chiles in whatever form I can get them, but there is something special about fresh chiles—they have a flavor and texture that cannot be duplicated by canned, dried, or frozen chiles, and they bring bright colors to summertime meals. So naturally, the first way to handle a mega-harvest is to consume as many …
One of my favorite summer things is fresh pesto–spiced up, of course. And one of the main ingredients is basil, although cooks substitute spinach, Italian parsley, and cilantro for the basil on occasion. There are more than 60 species and varieties of basil, and one of my favorites is ‘Greek Miniature Basil’ at left. I …
Don’t want to heat up the kitchen? Tired of bland commercial pizza? Try this spiced up Southwestern pizza cooked on your grill! This is from my latest publication, Popular Plates Fiery Foods, on newsstands now in all the big box stores like WalMart, B&N, Lowe’s, Costco, and more. Pungent Pizza on the Grill In this …
Mexico had an enormous influence on what became the Southwestern cuisines of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. All the basic ingredients of northern Mexican cooking–tortillas, squash, beans, and chile peppers–were transformed into the regional cuisines of Tex-Mex, New Mexican, and Sonora-style. It was in New Mexico, the oldest of all three of these cuisines, where …