And the trick to cooking them without plantain leaves. Tamales are synonymous with Hispanic cuisine and while each country wraps, fills and cooks each version differently, the taste of tradition is ...

Author Jorge Gaviria considers masa – dough made from stone-ground corn – to be one of the greatest human achievements, up there with taming fire and inventing the wheel. His enthusiasm for the humble ...

Drummond wrote about a version of her tamale pie recipe in a blog post on The Pioneer Woman website. “Heat up the oven! It’s time for a family meal idea guaranteed to please everyone at the table: ...

When traveling in Mexico or dining out closer to home, I seek out antojitos — those little whims of street snacks and appetizers. My favorites include flavor-packed, handheld chalupas and sopes made ...

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For a festive holiday with friends and family, try one of these recipes from some of our favorite Mexican and Mexican ...

This unusual custard pie blends Mexican sensibilities with Northern California flair for a sophisticated, surprising and delightful result, says cookbook author Rogelio Garcia in his new cookbook, ...

In pre-Columbian Mexico, women invented tamales as a portable, satisfying food to feed the roaming armies of the Aztec, Mayan and Incan tribes. But this ancient form of ''take-out'' is also one of the ...

Cinco de Mayo (on May 5), a celebration of the victory at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 by the Mexican Army over France, deserves more than a supper of leftovers folded into tortillas. Try sopes, ...