There was a time when I couldn’t stand to eat anything with more than a mild heat level. I was so averse to spicy food that, when I was still living at home with my parents, my dad would make two ...

Note: "In Mexico, salsas are anything but a simple dressing," writes Enrique Olvera in "Mexico From the Inside Out." "They're the rhyme and reason of dishes where the protein is really just an excuse ...

A good salsa de molcajete is like a little black dress: It’s versatile! Ground in a molcajete, a traditional Mexican mortar and pestle made from volcanic rock, this chunky and smoky salsa made from ...

At big gatherings, some food seems to vanish faster than you can say, “Wait, are those seconds?” With a lineup of 21 picks, these dishes are always first to go, no leftovers in sight. People tend to ...

Michelle Muñoz likes a tangy and acidic fire-roasted salsa to cut through the lushness of barbecue meat she and her partner and husband, Andrew Muñoz, serve at L.A.’s Moo’s Craft Barbecue. To achieve ...

When I was growing up, salsa macha was a staple at our family table (and it still is). We often enjoyed it alongside bowls of warm pozole or my personal favorite, crispy tostadas de frijoles con queso ...