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…
Cucumber Radish Salsa
This Cucumber Radish Salsa is another good example of how easy it can to be to expand your salsa repertoire beyond the realm of tomatoes and tomatillos. Here we’re combining the piquancy of radishes with the cool crunch of an English cucumber. The result is a light, vibrant salsa that will work equally well on…
Peanut Chile Salsa
It’s true, you probably never reach for peanuts when you’re settling in to make a homemade batch of salsa. But there’s a good chance this Peanut Chile Salsa will have you thinking twice about that the next time you’re swinging open the pantry door. In other words…it tastes good. Real good. Peanut Chile Salsa Recipe…
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. Tomatillo Chipotle Salsa This salsa is…
Avocado Salsa Verde
Avocado Salsa Verde usually inspires a gushing “What is this?” from those who’ve never made it at home before. It has such a vibrant, distinct flavor that people assume there are some big-time chef skills involved in producing this masterpiece. But there’s not. It happens to be one of the easiest of Mexican sauces to make, and once it’s…
Tomato Jalapeno Salsa
I always come back to this Tomato Jalapeno Salsa. Even after dozens of other salsa expeditions to far away flavors, I always come back. A warm salsa blended together moments ago simply cannot be beat. Don’t let the innocent looking ingredient list fool you. It’s one of the simplest Mexican recipes in existence, but it also…
Wicked Hot Chipotle Chile Pequin Salsa
(This Wicked Chipotle Chile Pequin Salsa relies on chipotles for flavor and chile pequins for heat! Jump to recipe here.) As chili peppers get smaller they tend to get hotter. And Chile Pequins are real small. Their capsaicin level is ten times stronger than a jalapeno so consider yourself warned, they are one of the hottest chilis…
Authentic, Well-Balanced Pico de Gallo
Every kitchen needs a no-thinking-involved Pico de Gallo recipe. Because if you don’t have to think about how to make it, you can focus on the infinite number of ways you can use it. There’s a recipe sheet at the bottom of this page that can be printed out, but if you sear the following pic in…
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…
So Many Ranchera Sauce Recipes — Where’s Your Sweet Spot?
You know that telephone game where you whisper a message to the first person and then go around the ring to see how close the final message is to the original? Well, Ranchera Sauce has been around the telephone ring a few times and it’s taken on all sorts of idiosyncrasies from the players. Taking a…
