“Seven Layer Dip” Burgers
Here’s the thing. I’m not normally one to go for these kinds of “impossible” burgers. Y’know, the kind of cheeseburger that’s so intent on…
Tag: mexican
Blackened Tilapia Tacos with Red Cabbage and Avocado Crema
A few weekends ago, we drove down to San Diego for Comic Con, the convention of nerds, creators, vendors, cartoons, costumes, comic books, big…
Tomatillo Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
I’m told that other people in history have had up to and as many as two children. Yes, even all at the same time.…
Mexican Street-Style Sweet Corn
Each November, the tiny town of Xmatkuil hosts the annual Yucatan State Fair, a month-long celebration of Yucatecan culture that features bullfights, traditional dancing,…
Guisado de Pollo (Chicken and Potato Stew)
Our craving for Mexican food comes in a few different forms. Most of the time, we want something that’s somewhat authentically Mexican, or at…
Chipotle Flank Steak Tacos with Salsa Verde
If you measure a recipe only in terms of how great the reward is for how little effort, that would make this one of…
Fiesta Chicken Salad
Finally. Finally, Finally, Finally. You know how much I like living in Maine. How grateful I am for seasons, especially fall and winter. And…
How to Make Flour Tortillas
Every pueblo in Mexico, no matter how small, has at least one tortilleria. Chelem, the village where we lived, was reduced to a seaside…
Crispy Rolled Shrimp Tacos with Tomato Broth
Before we continue, let’s get something straight. A soft tortilla folded around some filling is called a “taco,” agreed? And if you roll it…
Chiles Rellenos con Picadillo (Poblano Chiles Stuffed with Spiced Beef)
When I think of chiles relleno (literally “stuffed chile”), my imagination settles immediately on the image of buckets of molten cheese covering a massive…
Frijol con Puerco (Pork and Black Bean Stew)
When Jillian and I first moved to Mexico to renovate our small house on the other side of the Gulf of Mexico, we were…
Shredded Turkey Pozole Rojo
Here’s what I always assumed about pozole, the Mexican soup that predates even the arrival of the Spanish in that country: I knew that…
Shredded Turkey Chilaquiles Rojos
When we decided to chuck everything and move to Mexico to buy a house, it wasn’t with a tremendous amount of planning. We arrived…
Easy Enchiladas Rojas
In four years spent living in the Southern tip of Mexico, I don’t think I ever had an enchilada. There were plenty of tacos,…
“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,…
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…
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…
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…