Finally a Rajas recipe! Get in the habit of buying fresh poblanos and you'll always have the option of whipping up a batch of Rajas. These are roasted poblano strips drenched in a creamy sauce and they are easily one of Mexican cuisine's most common side dishes. I typically add potato and some stock to...
Easy Adobo Sauce
Adobo sauce has been around the block. It's become an all-purpose term for seasoning or spice, but to find an authentic version your best bet is to head back in time a few hundred years. Grinding your own chili peppers will help complete that journey, and in doing so you might just find a flavor combo...
Homemade Enchilada Sauce
This is the homemade enchilada sauce I always come back to. Ancho chili peppers give it a rich, complex flavor that works wonders when it's gooped over some crispy corn tortillas. Enchilada sauce also happens to freeze quite well, so I've gotten in the habit of making an oversized batch and freezing a few portions. ...
Avocado Tips and Recipes
The essence of most New Year's food resolutions could be distilled into a single sentence... Eat more avocados. Avocados are one of those rare superfoods that actually taste good, so it's no surprise they are more popular now than they've ever been. After wading through some of the boring stuff (nutritional benefits) we'll get to...
World's Best Chicken Tacos
These Chicken Tacos are not afraid to put themselves in the running for top taco. Of course, it's worth noting who is making that claim. In this case, it's someone (uhmmm...me) who has eaten various incarnations of these chicken tacos at least a couple hundred times over the past few years. But it's not because...
Poblano Breakfast Potatoes
These Poblano Breakfast Potatoes are perfect for lazy mornings. Chop 'em up, throw 'em in the oven, and 30-40 minutes later you'll have a batch of scrumptious papas that will instantly rescue any grumpy heads in the house. You can also use them as an alarm clock because the smell of roasting poblanos will act...
One Pot Mexican Lentils and Rice
This easy Lentils and Rice recipe is my latest attempt to find a dish in the Mexican vegetarian realm that will keep me full for more than an hour. It certainly fits that bill and in addition to tasting muy bueno it also comes with an awesome side benefit -- it's ridiculously cheap to make,...
Spicy Breaded Chicken Cutlets
For the next ten seconds, let this Spicy Breaded Chicken Cutlet be your object of meditation: What pops in your head? Two pieces of bread to give it a home? A green sauce it can swim in? Easy meals for the coming week with no dishes to wash?!! That's the benefit of keeping this simple...
Black Bean and Corn Salsa
This wildly versatile Black Bean and Corn Salsa will have you dreaming up all sorts of ways to use it: tacos, burritos, breakfast backup?!! And you can easily turn it into a meal with a few additions so it's worth keeping it in mind if your kitchen needs a kickstart. I think it tastes best...
Beef Picadillo Skillet Pot Pie
This Beef Picadillo Skillet Pot Pie is not concerned with appearances. It's very confident of its inner worth (flavor), so don't sweat it if yours comes out looking disheveled. And while a pot pie might not be first on your list of go-to Mexican dishes, you'll be gobsmacked at how well a light, flaky pastry combines...