“American Style” Ground Beef Tacos
During the last years of his life, my father lived with us in our house in Mexico. It wasn’t a great leap; getting to…
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Grilled Flank Steak Tacos with Chipotle Rhubarb Salsa
You know what’s a reasonable thing to have in your garden? A rhubarb plant. You know what’s less reasonable? Having ten enormous rhubarb plants.…
Chicken in Chipotle Cream Sauce
As holidays of dubious historical significance that serve as little more than an excuse for copious daytime imbibing, Cinco de Mayo is my second…
Taquitos de Lengua with Salsa Roja
Who would have expected New Haven, Connecticut to be home to one of the most exciting developing Mexican taco truck scenes we’ve ever seen?…
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burritos
After the brunchtime porkapalooza we experienced on Sunday, you’d think a weeklong moratorium on meat wouldn’t be unwelcome. Halfway through this delightful, nutrient-packed burrito,…
Crispy Duck Confit Tacos with Grapefruit Plum Salsa
If duck confit, the process by which you cure duck legs in salt, then slowly poach the meat in its own fat at a…
Breakfast Tacos con Chicharron
I‘ve had a nearly insatiable craving for habanero peppers lately. I’ve been mixing up quick-pickled habanero to ladle onto leftover pot roast nachos. I’ve…
Huevos Rancheros with Chorizo Refried Beans
A reader recently wrote on our Facebook wall, wondering if we had a recipe for huevos rancheros. During all of our time in Mexico,…
Chile Verde (Green Chili with Pork)
Have you heard about how newborn babies can throw your routine into a bit of an upheaval? I’m pretty sure it’s a thing. For…
“Chicken Nacho” Grilled Cheese
Today’s sandwich is the “Chicken Nacho” Grilled Cheese. It combines shredded chicken, guacamole, pickled jalapenos, and marble jack cheese on sourdough bread. Notes: We’re…
Shredded Turkey Sopecitos (Sopecitos de Pavo Yucateco)
Invented in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, but now found throughout Mexico, sopes are similar to corn tortillas, but somewhat thicker, with a hand-shaped…
Pipian Verde (Shredded Chicken with Green Mole)
When we first moved to Mexico, we had no plan, after our first two nights staying in a hotel in Merida. We’d be able…
Authentic Chile Relleno Recipe
Deep Fried Cheese. Are there three better words in the English language? It’s so tidy, yet so infinite. Five years ago I moved to…
Frijoles Charros
On the Prolognacion de Montejo, a street streaking through a busy commercial district in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, you’ll find a restaurant called “Los Taquitos…
How to Make Mexican Chorizo
Unlike the Spanish style of chorizo, which is cured and sliced like a traditional sausage, Mexican chorizo is a raw ground pork sausage, often…
Hamburgers al Pastor
As our regular readers know, I have a bit of a soft spot for tacos al pastor, the classic, bright red Mexican street food…
Enfrijoladas de Pollo
At their most simple, enfrijoladas are bean-dipped corn tortillas filled with cheese, topped with more cheese, and baked. They’re a light, vegetarian staple of…
Mexican Meatloaf
Well, revelers, it’s that time of year again. Don your sombreros, harness the combined powers of lime, salt and Don Julio and say something…
Tacos al Pastor
No matter how familiar you may be with a given city street in Mexico, everything changes at 7:00 o’clock, when the majority of taco…
Sopa de Lima
There’s a kind of a cantina steps from the square, with seven tiers of tequila behind the bar and portly waiters refilling your draining…
How to Make Queso Blanco
I know three things about Mexican cheese: When they say Manchego, it’s not what you think. This is processed, white melting cheese like a…
Salsa Verde Braised Pork
Because nothing says “snow day” like a Mexican-style pork roast bubbling away all day on the stove, here is our recipe for some of…