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Consider dark, leafy greens—like the fresh kale here—a power food. Few ingredients pack as much nutritional punch. (Photo/Betty Cortina)

3 ways to add Latin flavor to healthy, leafy greens

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All week long we’re focusing on our five food resolutions of 2013, with lots of delicious recipes and tips on how to eat better this year. From posting yummy … Read More

Blue corn tortillas are folded over a fragrant sauté of potato, swiss chard and mushrooms for a vegetarian taco that's anything but boring.

A healthy idea: Potato, swiss chard and mushroom tacos

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Is it possible to love tacos, well, a bit too much? It turns out that Latinos have a tendency to love just about anything folded between a warm tortilla … Read More

Chef Hugo Ortega's new cookbook is a compilation of mouth-watering recipes sold by vendors on the bustling streets of Mexico City. Seen here: a beautiful guisado de cazuela de chicharrón.

Chef’s spotlight: Hugo Ortega on the street foods of Mexico

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Despite Hugo Ortega's growing number of accolades – he was a recent James Beard Foundation Award finalist and was named “2011 Chef of the Year” by the … Read More

Chef Hugo's mole verde.

Chef Spotlight: Hugo Ortega

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Vitals: The oldest of four brothers and four sisters, acclaimed chef Hugo Ortega was born in Mexico City and spent his formative pre-teen years in the … Read More