Moles, Comida Oaxaqueña At The 4th Annual Feria De Los Moles

Moles, Comida Oaxaqueña At The 4th Annual Feria De Los Moles

Mary Mata October 10, 2011

Los Angeles, California — The delightfully overpowering smell of mole filled the air along Olvera Street in downtown here on Sunday as what would appear to be a day-long crowd […]

Tlacoyos, Or Corn Empanadas

Mary Mata October 7, 2011

By Melissa Pitts Just in time for football season tlacoyos are fun little football shaped fried flattened empanadas filled with beans (and cheese). I had never heard of them until […]

Frijoles A La Charra

Mary Mata September 16, 2011

By Melissa Pitts An oldie but a goodie. This recipe is a classic- no bells and whistles, just good ingredients blended perfectly to make this staple side. This is a […]

Tacos De Alambre, Or, Mexican Kabobs

Mary Mata September 9, 2011

By Melissa Pitts Weekends are meant for grilling and the debate about this recipe was quite entertaining for me. For those in the northern part of Mexico, alambre would be […]

Learning To Clean The Beans: A Latino Rite Of Passage

Mary Mata August 24, 2011

I remember being a little girl on my tip toes peeking over to see what my mom was doing, making very methodical sounds, looking very concentrated, staring over a pile […]

Nopal Fest In Baldwin Park, CA Highlights Health

Mary Mata August 22, 2011

The second annual La Feria del Nopal was held on Saturday in Baldwin Park, California, a suburb outside of Los Angeles and News Taco was on the scene. The event […]

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 […]

Pan De Elote, Or, Mexican Corn Bread

Mary Mata July 20, 2011

By Melissa Pitts and Abigail Garcia Mexican corn bread is very different from your typical American corn bread. It’s a wet mixture that has very little flour and instead of […]

Taco Vs. Burrito

Mary Mata July 18, 2011

You know what freaked me out when I moved from LA to San Antonio so many years ago? That burritos practically disappeared — as though they’d never existed at all! […]

Your Sunday Night Grito

Mary Mata July 17, 2011

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