American Recipes
Enchiladas Rojas
A recipe for classic red chile enchiladas. Fill your enchiladas rojas with whatever you want: meat, fish or veggies.
Mexican
Squirrel Carnitas
A recipe for squirrel carnitas, served on homemade huaraches with stewed beans and a rich mole. You can serve your squirrel carnitas any way you'd like.
Ducks and Geese
Grilled Teal
Grilled teal is a September favorite. Early teal seasons are happening, and the little ducks are great grilled with a zippy marinade.
Wild Game
Smoked Doves
Smoked doves are versatile: You can eat them hot or cold, and sauced with whatever you want. Mine bathe in a Mexican guajillo chile sauce.
Wild Game
Sausage Stuffed Jalapeรฑos
Everyone loves sausage stuffed peppers, and my favorites are with the big, relatively mild jalapenos you can buy these days.
Featured
Green Chile Pasado
Chile pasado is a Mexican method of preserving green chiles. You char the green chiles, skin them and then dry them out for use later.
Mexican
Epazote: Mexico’s Mystery Herb
Dysphania ambrosioides is a secret ingredient in many Mexican recipes, including this epazote salsa recipe.
Foraging
All About Lambsquarters, or Huauzontles
Lambsquarters are considered a weed but are really a fantastic edible green that probably lives in your yard right now.
Fish
Mexican Aguachile
Aguachile is basically Mexican yellowtail sashimi - or raw whatever seafood you want. Commonly done with shrimp, aguachile is a cousin of ceviche.
Appetizers and Snacks
Crab Ceviche
Tostadas de ceviche are a thing in Mexico: crab ceviche, or any seafood, on a crunchy corn tostada.
How-To (DIY stuff)
How to Make Corn Tortillas
How to make corn tortillas at home, from either fresh dough or masa harina. Homemade tortillas are much better than store-bought, once you learn how.
Charcuterie
Longaniza Sausages
How to make longaniza sausages, Mexican style. They're a bit like chorizo, but less vinegary.
