Curtido is a pickled cabbage delight that also happens to be a great investment. Spend a few minutes building a batch and you'll have the option of nibbling on it for the next few weeks. In Central America it's common to serve curtido with pupusas and other corn cakes, but you can use it on...
Black Bean and Cheese Tortilla Pockets
These tortilla pockets have lots in common with pupusas, gorditas and tostadas, but they're kind of their own bird. You can definitely put them in the "experimental" category, but I think it's worth keeping the technique in mind as it might save you one day when you are knee deep in masa dough. The original...
Mexican Picadillo
This Mexican Picadillo is served up with a healthy dose of nostalgia. No matter where you were born, it'll remind you of some home cooking you grew up with, but of course with a little more spice 🙂 That's because most cultures have a classic meat-and-potatoes dish that makes regular appearances in the home...
Check Your Chili Powder Ingredients! (And How To Upgrade It)
Grab the chili powder that you use most often and take a look at the ingredients. It will probably look something like this: Like most of Mexican cuisine that crosses north of the border, chili powder has become a watered down version of the real thing. Instead of ground dried chilis, you're getting ground chilis...
Spicy Black Bean and Guacamole Tostadas
These Black Bean and Guacamole Tostadas are the perfect example of Mexican cuisine's generous reward-to-effort ratio. You get so much in return here for doing so little work. And not only that, you'll probably have black bean puree leftovers, which means for the next few days you can whip up killer insta-meals whenever you get...
Corn Tortillas Using Homemade Masa Dough
Okay, it's time for some homemade corn tortillas. Sound good? Of course, that's assuming you have a bowl of masa dough waiting patiently on the counter. Corn Tortillas From Masa Dough You can check here for our latest post on how to make masa from scratch. It's surprisingly easy and worth looking into if...
Homemade Masa Dough Using Yellow Field Corn
Thus begins the quest for some homemade masa dough that will hopefully lead to mind-bending corn tortillas, tamales, and maybe even some pupusas. We're taking some shortcuts here to prove that the process is accessible to anyone willing to give it a try, and so far the results are off the charts. Homemade Masa Dough...
Homemade Taco Seasoning
This homemade taco seasoning recipe is designed to keep you away from the dreaded seasoning pack that most of us grew up with. It's also an easy way to avoid MSG and any other additives that go by the name of why-is-this-in-here?!! You'll get greater control over the sodium level too and that alone is...
Barbacoa Beef Burritos
While it's tempting to give all the credit to the slow-cooked barbacoa in these Barbacoa Beef Burritos, it's really the Pico-Guac-Beef combo that makes them sing. Pico: a freshly made Pico de Gallo with plenty of lime juice Guac: a lightning fast, well-seasoned Guacamole using some smooshed onion Beef: chipotle infused, slow cooked barbacoa So feel...
Easy Slow Cooker Barbacoa Recipe
Once again, the slow cooker is the perfect fit for this easy, stress-free batch of beef barbacoa. Of course, that's assuming you don't want to dig a hole in the backyard and cover it with maguey leaves to make an impromptu oven. The slow cooker has put these backyard ovens out of business, but they...