In this fried chicken recipe below, I have flavored the egg wash with a Louisiana-style hot sauce to marinate and season the chicken. The meat turns out so juicy and tasty from the vinegar and heat of the hot sauce. The key is to let the chicken bathe in the egg wash with the hot sauce […]
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Growing up I had no shortage of hearty Mexican soups thanks to my mom. I had my favorites like menudo and pozole, and when I conjure these memories I always think of my mama. But with caldo de res, or beef soup, I always think of my dad. It is not because he cooked it […]
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I worked together with the California Raisin Marketing Board to create this recipe and was compensated for my time. The opinions below are mine and mine alone and do not represent those of the California Raisin Marketing Board. The genius for this sauce comes from Oaxaca, a city located about 300 miles south of Mexico […]
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I worked together with the California Raisin Marketing Board to create this recipe and was compensated for my time. The opinions below are mine and mine alone and do not represent those of the California Raisin Marketing Board. The day after our holiday gathering, I packed up all the Christmas sugar cookies, biscotti and tamales, […]
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There’s nothing better than seeing the appearance of my beloved fuyu persimmons while driving around Los Angeles. From persimmon bread to even flan made with persimmon, working with persimmons is easy, fragrant and delicious. Like the tomato, persimmons are not popularly considered to be berries, but the fruit is in fact from the berry familia. […]
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The focus of our blog has been to share either traditional Mexican recipes or add a Latin twist to others. So, Thanksgiving always presents interesting exchanges with our family – both sides being stubborn with their familiar dishes of turkey, mashed potatoes, canned corn, and string beans. G’ forbid we introduce a new way of […]
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I probably would not have considered Brussels sprouts for breakfast had it not been for chorizo. Good old Mexican chorizo (beef or pork) is a sausage made with spices like garlic and paprika and of course powdered chile. While chorizo has a number of applications we love it for breakfast dishes like chorizo con huevos and papas […]
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This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Hunt’s Tomato Sauce and Latina Bloggers Connect. We thank you for supporting LatinoFoodie and the companies that make this blog possible. In our kitchen, many dishes call for the use of good quality tomatoes. Whether we are making frijoles, huevos rancheros, or arroz con pollo, the round […]
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Calabacitas, or “little squash” in Spanish, is a Mexican dish of cooked squash often served as a side dish, but substantial enough for a hearty vegetarian main. The dish can be made as a casserole, but is often made as a thick, chunky vegetable dish served with some of the cooking liquid. In my kitchen, […]
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Cultures all over the world have enjoyed a form of pasta for centuries, and while this humble noodle has roots in Moorish Spain, fideo is a staple in most Mexican pantries. In Spanish, fideo means noodle. This noodle is typically found in a bag of short dried pasta or in little nests of dried noodles, […]
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