If you have had a chance to browse through el chino latino cocina, you will notice that I like garbanzo beans, and beans in general. Here I present another garbanzo bean recipe! Thanks to a gift from my parents-in-law, I am having a great time exploring the many […]
My father is from Michoacán and this is a soup from his home state and I guess mine as well, in some way. I remember him talking about fishing in one of the largest lakes in México: Pátzcuaro. I also remember him coming back from visiting family with […]
On our first full day here in Ixtapa, I made a nice pot of black beans, knowing that there were many ways we could use them. This is one of them. For dinner last night, I made this salsa to serve over some simple sautéed chicken breasts we […]
Here is another simple Mexican sauce. I am glad Mexico has so many sauces I get to explore because it makes my life more interesting and flavorful! I’ve used this sauce with grilled beef and chicken, but also with quickly sautéed vegetables. One of my favorite ways to […]
As I said in an earlier post, I love macaroni and cheese. It is comfort food that seems to taste especially delicious in winter. I have a collection of mac and cheese recipes and this is one of them. This comes from Richard Sandoval’s New Latin Flavors cookbook. […]
There are a lot of guacamole recipes out there and this is mine. This is a BASIC recipe for me because it is delicious and my Mom made it often. I may have mentioned this before, but I remember sitting at home watching something on TV or reading […]
The combination of toasted almonds, roasted tomatoes and dried chiles makes for a spicy and creamy sauce. You can use it as a dip or as a sauce to serve over grilled meat or poultry. It is so good that you might have to remind people that it […]
This is almost a marriage of scrambled eggs and pico de gallo. If that sounds like a good match to you, give it a try! We usually have a breakfast with Mexican flavors on the weekend: some eggs, some beans, tortillas and OJ and/or coffee. And the flavors […]
This is another basic Mexican sauce that can be used to make some delicious Mexican meals. Like the tomatillo sauce I posted recently, this sauce is cooked so it does not have to be used right away. I’ve used this sauce as a base for chiles rellenos. It […]
In her amazing cookbook, The Essential Cuisines of Mexico, Diana Kennedy describes Caldo de Habas: “This is the most delicious version of dried fava bean soup that I have ever eaten. Even those who say they can’t stand cilantro will eat it in this soup – providing you […]
We recently came back from a great vacation hiking along the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. I have some recipes that I will post from that trip, but this is a recipe I found on the way home. While taking some time enjoying the Twin Cities […]
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