Tejano Food Can Be Healthy, Too

Tejano Food Can Be Healthy, Too

Mary Mata July 27, 2011

By Richard G. Santos Many years ago, as a college student to be exact, I developed an ulcer. The doctor placed me on a special diet that I immediately questioned. […]

News Taco To Go: Medicaid, Child Labor, Border Fence Y Más

Mary Mata July 22, 2011

GOP Cuts To Medicaid Would Devastate Latino Families, Kids How To Become A Latino Marketing Dynamo 5 Reasons To Reconsider Child Labor Arizona Border Fence Too Tragic To Be Serious […]

What Makes These Beans Taste So Good? It’s The Lead

Mary Mata July 21, 2011

You know, and I know, that there’s nothing quite as yummy as beans cooked in a jarro, or earthen pottery. I think we both know, also, that it’s because of […]

Mom’s Classic Black Beans – 3 Ways

Mary Mata July 8, 2011

By Melissa Pitts Black beans are the ultimate comfort food for me–and for my family. After leaving Guatemala in the 1980s these beans were always in our fridge growing up […]

Jenny’s Beans A La Charra

Mary Mata May 26, 2011

I’ll admit it. I love beans! I am a Mexican after all. In elementary school, a friend and I would ask for beans when they were served at the cafeteria. […]

Bean Vs. Bean: Comparing Pintos And Black Beans

Mary Mata April 25, 2011

If there’s one thing we know for sure at News Taco, it’s that I’m a beaner through and through. But, just what kind of beans are we talking here? I’m […]

VIDEO: How To Make Refried Beans Part II

Mary Mata December 8, 2010

Coming back for more beans? Last week was Part I of our two-part series on how to make refried pinto beans the healthy way, or, the way I eat them. Part […]

VIDEO: How To Make Refried Beans Part I

Mary Mata December 1, 2010

Hey there, if you recall, I’m a huge beaner and am taking this opportunity to evangelize about beans. I have friends who like to eat beans but don’t know how […]

Mexican Food Named ‘Cultural Heritage of Humanity’

Mary Mata November 18, 2010

Oh! The humanity! Seriously. We all know I’m a beaner, but now anyone who calls themself that is officially classy. The U.N.’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named Mexican […]

On Being a Beaner

Mary Mata November 4, 2010

I love beans.  And when I say I love beans, I mean it in every sense of the word.  There’s nothing on this planet, at least on the two continents […]