Thanks to a horde of bees and a little greed from yours truly, I’m pretty sure my neighbors now hate me. That’s what happens when you take your own sweet time calling a beekeeper to relocate honeybees from your garage. By which I mean, I let the hive grow untouched for three months once I noticed the busy little guys flying in and out of the top left corner of my garage door. I’d have let my minions stew longer but the neighbors threatened to call the authorities if I didn’t get rid of them. Fine. No honey for you, neighbors.
Celebrate Mexico’s Colorful Cuisine & Culture on Cinco de Mayo
Whether you want to show your support for Mexican heritage—or if you’re simply looking for an excuse to whip up sangria and enchiladas, Cinco de Mayo is a holiday worth celebrating!
Cooking with Super Hot Chile Peppers
The fact that these super hots are SO hot shouldn’t frighten you away from cooking with them. Aside from their heat, these peppers bring an incredible flavor that you won’t get elsewhere.
Southwestern Buche de Noel
One of the many delights of spending the Christmas-New Year holidays in Paris (France, not Texas) is sampling the seasonal specialties in the bakeries, pastry shops, and delicatessens.
El Mercado del Mar in La Cruz, Nayarit
Contrary to popular belief—El Mercado del Mar—the seafood market at the town of La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit does not smell “fishy.”
Curious Cacahuacintle
Cacahuacintle is used in the north of Mexico to make menudo despite the protests from “experts” in Central Mexico who claim it´s exclusive of pozole.
The Evolution of Chili con Carne
Everything about chili con carne generates some sort of controversy—the spelling of the name, the origin and history of the dish, the proper ingredients for a great recipe, the awesome society and cookoff rivalries, and even what the future holds for the bowl o’ red.
