There will be no hog casings or meat grinders in this homemade chorizo post. All you really need is ground pork, some dried chili peppers, and the simple belief that it's easier than it sounds. So consider this the express version of chorizo making, designed for people who don't have time to make their own chorizo....
Food Bloggers' Ultimate List of Cooking Tips and Kitchen Tricks
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...
Say Hello to Cranberry Beans
Cranberry beans are a common substitute for pinto beans in some parts of Mexico. I've been looking forward to experimenting with them and finally opened up a few packs that have been sitting on the counter for the past couple weeks. They're hard to come by in my neck of the woods so I ordered some from...
Chipotle Burgers with Creamy Avocado Sauce
A few weeks ago we put together a list of easy recipes you can make using chipotles in adobo, and if I could go back in time I would put these chipotle burgers towards the top of the list. And while the Creamy Avocado Sauce may look like the star in these pics, it's really...
Fast and Easy Bolillos
Alternative title for this post is Working Man's Bolillos. Because the working person ain't got time to sit around and watch bolillo dough rise. I've fiddled around with traditional bolillo recipes in the past but always found the effort-to-reward ratio a bit skewed, with lengthy rise times leaving you feeling bolilloed after an all-day affair. But...
Sweet Chipotle Skillet Cornbread
Update: recently I made a batch of cornbread using Masa Harina in place of the cornmeal and I thought it was awesome. See Masa Harina Cornbread for details. When you're ready to cross over to the other side and are just passing through the pearly gates, you'll be presented with a plush white robe, a...
Spicy Ground Beef Nachos
Beef nachos have the potential to become Hollywood's next superhero: they're handsome (at least right out of the oven), they know the difference between right and wrong (cheese must be melted but not burned), and they have a superhuman ability to save your day when it's on the verge of apocalyptic destruction (nachos for dinner?!). Sturdy tortilla...
Authentic Mexican Entrees
Ready for a kitchen swap? These 17 authentic Mexican entrees are the equivalent of snapping your fingers and replacing your humdrum kitchen with a cooking space that's bursting with fresh ingredients, exotic aromas and wait a second is that really cooking on MY stove... Scan through this list of Mexican entrees and you'll be instantly swapped. Mark...
Tomatillo Chipotle Salsa
Blue and yellow make green. Yin and Yang make life. Tomatillo and Chipotle make…..magic? It's difficult to peg how so much goodness can come from so little in this Tomatillo Chipotle Salsa, but instead of trying to figure out how it happens we are better off just eating it. How To Make Tomatillo Chipotle Salsa...
Pinto Bean Soup -- Sopa Tarasca
This Pinto Bean Soup (Sopa Tarasca) has a reward-to-effort ratio that's off the charts. By keeping just a few key ingredients on hand you'll always have the option of turning this popular soup into a whoa-what-is-this meal. Quick summary of instructions: Put bowl of Sopa Tarasca on kitchen table along with spoon, lime wedges, and a quesadilla bursting...