10 Platos Para Celebrar el Cinco de Mayo!


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Mexican Food Recipes

Wondering what to serve with all that salsa on Cinco de Mayo this Thursday? How about some delicious Mexican food? From nachos to tacos, there's much to love about this amazing cuisine. To encourage you to make something Mexican this week, I've rounded up 10 of our favorite dishes. Read on for the inspiration! Read more

The Wide World of Wings: Salsa Verde


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Salsa Verde Chicken Wings Recipe

Wings are a game day mainstay, but before you grab that bottle of Frank's RedHot, consider a version or two that journey beyond buffalo. This week, we tread the less-beaten path through wing-dom with a look at five recipes that shed new light on our favorite chicken part. Today, our wings get a south of the border kick with tomatillo-based salsa verde. Taking a page from the popular Mexican dish Read more

Havana Nights: A Cuban Food Primer


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Cuban Dishes and Ingredients

When you taste Cuban food for the first time, you'd swear that Spanish and Caribbean cuisines had a little love child — which isn't too far from the truth. The diversity of Cuban culture is indicative in the rich and varied flavors of the country's cuisine. One of the most thriving Cuban communities in the US is located in Miami, FL (and let me tell you, they've got the food to prove it!). Read more

Reader Recipe: Carnitas


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Carnitas Recipe

What's the best way to prepare pork? If you ask Yoo Eatz, the answer is clear: as slow-cooked oregano and orange-inflected carnitas. Ah, pork. Be it crispy golden tonkatsu, softly simmered chile verde, or even a perfectly pan-fried chop, I can't get enough of the other white meat. At the forefront of my porcine passion: carnitas: that tender, flavorful pork crisped at the edges by a hot bath in Read more

Celebrate Life With 10 Dia de los Muertos Recipes


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Dia de los Muertos Recipes

Just one day after Halloween, a ghoulish celebration continues on in Mexico. Every year on Nov. 1 and 2, the country celebrates Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a holiday that honors family and loved ones who have passed. Instead of focusing on the past, those who celebrate Day of the Dead lavishly decorate and hang by their departed's grave sites, while enjoying their favorite foods and Read more

Family Fiesta! Chicken Fajitas Three Ways


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Easy Mexican Recipes For Kids

It's time for a family fiesta! During Winter who doesn't like their food — hot, hot, hot? We asked kiddie chef extraordinaire Catherine McCord, founder of Weelicious and mother of two, to share some of her mouthwatering, low-maintenance, Mexican recipes with us. Check out Catherine's delicious options — chicken fajitas three ways, healthy refried beans, and big kid guacamole — that are a Read more

Fast & Easy Dinner: Portobello and Zucchini Tacos


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Easy Roasted Mushroom and Zucchini Taco Recipe

When I go out for Mexican food, I love to order unhealthy dishes like queso dip, nachos, or a heaping plate of carnitas. However, when I make Mexican at home, I favor light and fresh dishes like these veggie tacos. They're filled with roasted mushrooms and zucchini, resulting in a taco that's hearty, but not fatty. To make them really figure-friendly, serve with homemade salsa or pico de gallo. Read more

Fast and Easy Dinner: Fish Tacos


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Fast and Easy Dinner: Fish Tacos

Sometimes Mexican food can be too rich and heavy. Not so with these fish tacos. They're high in flavor, but don't weigh you down. The recipe stuffs a soft flour tortilla with flaky white fish, a quick creamy guacamole, and a crunchy cabbage slaw. Although it calls for red snapper, any firm white fish works wonderfully. Sound delicious? Wait till you read the recipe! Do so when you read more Read more

Link Time: From Gordon Ramsay to Bill Clinton


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New Fox Show: Gordon Ramsay's Hotel Hell

Gordon Ramsay is getting a fourth show on Fox, Hotel Hell. — Eater Move over, jelly: 9 other items that go with peanut butter. — Food Republic Shake Shack's secret menu, revealed! — The Daily Meal How to make anything taste Mexican. — KitchenDaily Tailgate must make: loaded baked potato dip. — MyRecipes A young Thomas Keller seems less formidable, doesn't he? — Inside Scoop SF Why Read more

Yummy Links: From Poutine Burgers to Aerated Chocolate


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Pink Bicycle's Poutine Burger, Victoria, British Columbia

Add this poutine burger to your bucket list. — A Hamburger Today Taco Bell's CEO: "If Chipotle's BMW, then we're Hyundai." — Consumerist Food pyramids from around the world. — Food Republic Curtis Stone shows Conan O'Brien how to make a very romantic dinner. — Eater Top dog Vienna Beef sues another company for stealing its recipe. — Grub Street CHI The ladies of DC Cupcakes offer a Read more