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…
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…
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Mexican Wedding Cookies need a new name. “Wedding” implies special occasion, as if these cookies are reserved for life changing events only, not to be consumed more often than that. How about Mexican Monday Cookies? Any Day of the Week Cookies? Or you can use any term that will give you permission to make…
Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette — Copycat Recipe
Chipotle Mexican Grill lists ingredients for their menu items here, including the ten ingredients that make up their lauded Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette. For some reason though they don’t list exact measurements 🙂 Don’t they know that there are legions of Chipotle fans out there who would give up all other forms of food in exchange…
Spicy Kale and Quinoa Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
This Kale and Quinoa Salad is another potential entry in a Closet Mexican Vegetarian recipe book. The complete protein of the quinoa and the superpowers of the kale make it one of the most nutritious meals you could possibly make. But the real question is….does it taste good? Kale and Quinoa Salad Recipe Luckily this…
Mexican Pickled Carrot Sticks
These Mexican Pickled Carrot Sticks are the perfect antidote to a ho-hum day that’s on the verge of passing by unnoticed. They are surprisingly easy to make too, and for the next few weeks your fridge will be capable of supplying you with crispy, delicious jolts to the system any time you need it. Mexican…
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