I love to make up taco combinations using a substantial component like shiitake mushrooms, contrasted with a bright fresh slaw. Serve these up with big plates of refried beans, Mexican rice (or the Non-Traditional …
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If you have had the foresight to make extra polenta, you can fry it up into cakes with a savory side of white beans and morel mushrooms in just half an hour. You can do this with polenta that already has cheese, etc. …
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Caramel cooking is a Vietnamese technique that is most often applied to chicken, but works equally well to produce a deeply flavored tofu that is laquered with a sweet, salty and fragrant sauce. The traditional method …
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Bocoloes are little pan-fried cake of masa and mashed black beans, typically served as anantojito (appetizer). I learned about them from Diana Kennedy's magnificient opus, My Mexico. For my version, I’ve replaced the …
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Have you ever noticed how mushrooms that are cut thickly and browned are a completely different experience to eat than when sliced thin and sauteed as normal? Instead of cooking all of the water out of them, the …
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This West African-style stew, redolent with ginger and black pepper, is great made with tiny eggplants, just a little bigger than a golf ball. You may find them at a farmer’s market in late summer, or at a store that …
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