VEGETARIAN: Tacos de hongo, chile poblano y cebolla
I’ve really been wanting to reduce the amount of meat we eat on a daily basis in order to be a bit healthier. I love veggies and don’t mind vegetarian meals, but when you live with a serious carnivore, it’s sometimes really difficult to convince them that a vegetarian meal is a) good and b) [...]
AGUA FRESCA: Agua de mandarina
As the weather starts to get warmer, I’ve gotten an itch for making aguas frescas. This happens to me just about every year. Toward the end of the winter, I always seem to fall into a rut in the kitchen as I wait for spring to arrive. And like clockwork, as soon as we get [...]
Wordless Wednesday: The last enchilada
I made enchiladas verdes for dinner earlier this week. To make them a little healthier, I changed up the recipe a bit and didn’t lightly fry the tortillas as usual; instead I just heated the tortillas on the comal to make them pliable enough to roll up with chicken inside. And I used just a [...]
Sopa de frijol negro con chipotle
It’s finally fall in Chicago, and though we’re having unseasonably warm weather, I’ve already developed an itch for making soups! Check out this fantastic and hearty sopa de frijol negro con chipotle that I made this week. There are three reasons I love this recipe: first, you can make it in the blender—so it’s very [...]
Mexican Chimichurri Marinated Flank Steak
Who doesn’t love to grill? With the 4th of July coming up, I know that we’re going to be out on the patio all weekend to enjoy the sunshine while sipping on some limonada with friends, grilling up some cebollitas and this tangy new recipe I came up with for the #MizkanLatino cooking challenge. José, [...]








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