That is, when she’s not cooking. Her recipe for frijoles negros, served with white rice (“It’s the law!”), is built on the ingredients in sofrito, which she refers to in her book as “the ...

pinto beans, cilantro, onion, bacon, large garlic chopped, salt n pepper to taste, chili powder, ground cumin, tomato chopped, water, jalapeños chopped ...

But oddly enough, if I’m trying to achieve a silky smooth mashed potato, I turn to a ricer instead. The trick to velvety potatoes is to avoid overworking them, which makes them gummy and heavy. A ...

Chicken sausage and lentils make a protein-rich, tangy, pulse-based dish. It doesn’t skip a beat as a good and good-for you simple supper.

Ordering an eclectic Asian sampler is one of the best ways to get to know this Nepalese kitchen. “A thali is a lot to take in,” Sietsema writes in his 2021 fall dining guide. But the rewards are great ...

When she was growing up in Miami, Ana Quincoces tells me, every day instead of an alarm, I woke up to the sound of the ...

Denver native Tony Garcia remembers filling up on enchiladas at Chubby’s when he was a college student in the early 1970s.

Whether it’s your mum, your boss or your best mate from out of town, we’ve got just the relaxed-yet-effortlessly-cool lunch ...

Where pastes in the U.K. have adopted fillings such as “full English breakfast,” “steak and ale” or “lamb and mint,” the Mexican influence on the pastry here is clear: Frijoles ...