Mexican Food Recipes and Authentic Mexican Cooking Techniques.
One of the surprise benefits of putting a blog out there in the world is the way it accelerates my own learning. These White Olotillo Corn Tortillas are the perfect example of that phenomenon. They’re probably the most rewarding tortillas I’ve ever made at home, so if you ever find yourself disappointed with your local…
It’s rare to find the words easy and tamales in the same sentence, but with a few simple tricks you can make a scrumptious batch of tamales without having to devote an entire day to them. Making tamale dough AND making a tamale filling sounds like double duty to me, so I usually make a smaller…
Serve up this Chipotle and Cheese Bean Dip straight from the oven and you’ll make some friends for life! It’s a bowl full of warm, gooey deliciousness that wants to be part of your home kitchen repertoire. Using 3 chipotles plus some of the adobo sauce will give it real zip, but you can always…
This free Mexican Cooking Survival Guide is the quickest and easiest way to get your home kitchen pumping out the best Mexican food in town. You’ll be shocked at the quality and range of dishes you can make just by keeping these key ingredients on hand. Take this pantry list with you next time you go…
I asked hundreds of food bloggers to share their most valuable cooking tips and here’s the result! A wealth of food blogger knowledge distilled into an easily digestible list of cooking tips and kitchen tricks. There are over 150 tips in the list, and it’s still growing! Spend a few minutes scrolling through the…
Another advantage to making a homemade batch of Horchata is opening up your freezer and finding some of these Coconut Horchata Paletas waiting for you. Coconut and Horchata are natural dance partners and it's a combo worth trying if you've never had it before. Coconut Horchata Paletas ...
Here's the easiest way to make a crispy batch of Baked Tortilla Chips. They are lightning quick to whip up and they come with all sorts of leeway for seasoning. I'll put an option for some Pepita seasoning down below, but even if you serve these up with a simple sprinkling of salt there's a good ...
If you're a fan of last week's Green Mole sauce (Pipian Verde) then you can easily transfer those flavors over to a lightning quick pepita dip. Sure, it works great when surrounded by crispy tortilla chips, but pepitas are nutrtitional powerhouses so you might find yourself turning it into some ...
Green Mole (Pipian Verde) is the perfect introduction to the wild world of mole sauces (pronounced mo-lay). Moles have a rich, satisfying flavor that you won't find anywhere else on the planet. Unfortunately, sometimes that means they come with ingredients lists a mile long. Green Mole, on ...
