My new favorite soup. Easy to make, filling, and it tastes incredible. Sound too good to be true? Mother Nature deserves the credit here as the simple black bean is doing most of the heavy lifting. Our job is to add just enough flava to make these nutritional powerhouses sing. Mexican Black Bean Soup Recipe...
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Cascabel Chile Salsa
Cascabel Chiles are the quiet kid in the back of the classroom. Their smaller size and mild heat has kept them off most people's radar. Named after the distinctive rattle their seeds make, Cascabels are typically paired with other, more robust chiles to make up for their perceived shortcomings. But Cascabels have a unique flavor that can easily...
Chicken Tinga Tacos (Are Everywhere)
"Tinga" denotes torn or shredded meat in Spanish, but to Western ears Teeengaaaa rolls off the tongue like an exotic dish you can pay good money for, but make at home?! Never! Taquerias north of the border have responded by making Tinga Tacos the star attraction, but the long trip up from Mexico has left these popular tacos struggling to reclaim their identity,...
Baked Taco Shells Are Just as Good as Fried
A few months ago I fried up some taco shells at home by dipping corn tortillas in a skillet full of hot oil. Then I tried baking them instead of frying them, and I haven't gone back to the frying pan since. You've got lots of options on how to bake a batch, so here are...