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America's appetite for salsa seems unsatiable. Today, on National Salsa Day, we share a classic recipe.

Hey hot stuff…it’s National Salsa Month!

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It was in the 1990s, almost 20 years ago now, that a funny thing happened to catsup, that most American of condiments—it got unseated from its throne of … Read More

Chef Maria Mazon believes that tacos - the real kind, not the type smothered in yellow cheese and sour cream - can serve as an introduction to deeply flavorful Mexican food.

Chef Spotlight: Maria Mazon shares why great tacos can represent the best of Mexican cuisine

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Vitals: Maria Mazon was born in Tucson, Arizona but was raised in the Mexican state of Sonora, just seven hours away by car. Mazon eventually went to high … Read More

Chef Omar Flores is making Dallas - a steak and potatoes town - a destination for seafood dressed with Mexican flavors.

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, a new generation of Mexican-American chef (Part 5)

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In honor of Cinco de Mayo—the day in 1862 when a small Mexican militia defeated a French army attach in the Battle of Puebla—we’re devoting an entire week … Read More

PBS cooking show personality Patricia Jinich shares how her Mexican-Jewish heritage has inspired her in the kitchen and beyond.

Cookbooks we love: “Pati’s Mexican Table”

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The popularity of Mexican food is an all-time high and there’s a book (or two) for nearly every type of variation on the cuisine imaginable, whether it’s … Read More

Tangy cheese, sweet piloncillo and warm spices make this comforting Mexican bread pudding - capirotada - a must on the holiday table.

Holiday Recipes: Mexican bread pudding

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Mexican bread pudding – better known as capirotada – is a bread pudding that’s anything unlike any other, made with crusty bread layered with rich cheese … Read More

Creamy rajas are easy to make but evoke beloved family tradition, says Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack, one of the co-authors of new release "Muy Bueno Cookbook."

How to make: Rajas con suero

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Most of us are lucky if we happened to have abuelita’s recipe for enchiladas de puerco or capirotada written down, stashed away in the pages of a notebook or … Read More

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Celebrating Día de los Muertos: Chocolate Skull Cake

By Vianney Rodriguez

We’re devoting the entire week to the celebration of Día de los Muertos – a Mexican holiday honoring deceased loved ones which has spread throughout the … Read More

Enchiladas - cheesy, saucy and made with triple-digit weight tortillas - are the main attraction at the Whole Enchilada Festival in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Annual enchilada festival stars red-sauced Mexican favorite

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“Around here, everyone eats enchiladas at least once a week and I couldn’t imagine going without them,” says Roberto's Mexican Foods owner Robert Estrada. … Read More

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Weekend Cocktail: toast to summer’s end

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Daniel De Oliveira knows a thing or two about stirring things up on Chicago’s nightlife scene, having poured exotic, sexy beverages at local urban hotspots … Read More