We had many of the usual dishes on Thanksgiving: Portuguese-style turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, applesauce, pumpki...

Here’s a fresh, easy raw tomatillo salsa. It’s from Aida Gabilondo’s Mexican Family Cooking , still my favorite Mexican cookbook. Green...

I've been having intense cravings for breakfast burritos all week. I don't know why. On Monday they were quite strong, so I made som...

There was a bit of leftover tamale sauce in the fridge, a mediocre, tomato-enhanced batch I made a few weeks ago to go over the last of the ...

We hiked on the Arizona Trail with friends yesterday and saw many wildflowers, including this, which I think is called a Mariposa Lily. We ...

All these holiday food posts are just now trickling in as I sort through photos and return to normal life. Here are two breakfasts I wish I ...

A few weeks ago I made quesadillas filled with some odds and ends we needed to use up -- cilantro, arugula, roasted pork, monterey jack chee...

The other night we made two salsas and ate them with quesadillas and salad. On days I have a big, meat-containing lunch, I often want a very...

Here's a mostly local meal: U.S. farm-raised catfish fillets marinated in lime juice, cumin, and coriander seed and then grilled; a sals...

I wish I could eat some Patagonia tamales! Last Christmas I made green chile and pork tamales and froze a bunch; if I have time at New Year...