Paddles from the nopal cactus, callednopales, make a delicious taco filling.
Author: Martha Stewart
This Mexican-style pesto is made with pepitas instead of nuts; look for them at natural-food stores, gourmet grocers, or Latin markets.
Author: Martha Stewart
Use this recipe when making our Tortilla Pie with Chicken.
Author: Martha Stewart
For a fresh-baked flavor, chef Rick Bayless wraps store-bought tortillas in a clean, damp kitchen towel, and warms them in the microwave in a covered casserole dish.
Author: Martha Stewart
Tomatillos, a staple in Mexican cooking, add a complex, tangy flavor to this salsa.
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe has been adapted from "From My Mexican Kitchen: Techniques and Ingredients" by Diana Kennedy.
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
Bell peppers add color and flavor to quesadillas stuffed with Monterey Jack and goat cheese.
Author: Martha Stewart
Cotija, a crumbly, aged white cheese, comes together with mashed kidney beans in this Mexican dish.
Author: Martha Stewart
This salsa goes well with grilled or broiled chicken, pork, beef, or lamb.
Author: Martha Stewart
The spicy green rice gets its color from chopped cilantro and poblano chiles. Serve it alongside grilled chicken for a delicious meal.
Author: Martha Stewart
The darker the poblano, the richer the flavor, which varies from mild to strong.
Author: Martha Stewart
Drizzle mole sauce over turkey and turn your Sunday dinner into a Mexican-style feast.
Author: Martha Stewart
In addition to our Steak, this salsa also goes well with grilled fish; we like it on red snapper. For less heat, seed the chiles.
Author: Martha Stewart
Use this salsa recipe from Reina Soler (Red Hook Food Vendors) to make her Pupusas de Queso.
Author: Martha Stewart
If you have a molcajete, a traditional Mexican mortar and pestle, you can grind the ingredients by hand. Serve with our Pescado Tikin Xik.
Author: Martha Stewart
Extra-creamy but with no saturated fat, nonfat Greek yogurt is a great replacement for sour cream.
Author: Martha Stewart
Tostadas are a quick and easy way to add a little excitement to the usual taco night, and this meat-free version is no exception. Because between the crispy tortillas, creamy black bean mash, and smoky...
Author: Lauryn Tyrell
Fresh cilantro and spicy jalapeno peppers give this fluffy rice its south-of-the-border flavor. For a tasty Tex-Mex meal, serve with Seared-Steak Fajitas.
Author: Martha Stewart
Roasting the vegetables first is a superb way to make a deeply flavored salsa.
Author: Martha Stewart
Poblanos are roasted, stuffed with Oaxaca cheese, battered, and fried until crisp and golden on the outside and meltingly delicious on the inside. The chiles rellenos are called divorciados because of...
Author: Martha Stewart
Catch you later, ketchup! Dress up your dog with this fresh topping and you'll never go back to a simple squirt again! Also try a Frank and Beans, Hawaiian Dog, Reuben Dog, and Banh Mi Dog.
Author: Martha Stewart
Recipes adapted from Fiesta at Rick's and Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless (W. W. Norton & Company; 2010 and 2005).
Author: Martha Stewart
This easy summer tomato salad will please lovers of spicy food. The zesty flavors of fresh ginger, jalapeno or serrano chile, and lemon pair well with Asian or Mexican dishes. This salad is also good with...
Author: Martha Stewart
For a quick, colorful side dish, this can be thrown together in minutes. Serve in bowls with the steak.From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).
Author: Martha Stewart
Try serving these crispy plantain chips with our Pollo con Queso Tortas for a complete south-of-the-border meal.
Author: Martha Stewart