I love tortilla soup augmented with shrimp. This one flavor spikes the broth with a mixture made by pan-toasting spices (cumin seed, whole clove and whole allspice) and puréeing them with onion, ...

Soup season is officially upon us, and how better to chase away the sniffles (in your mind, anyway) than with some flavorful chicken soup? This easy, hominy-based Mexican soup is full of vibrant ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

I’ve already shared that my father had a professional cooking background, teaching my mother the basics when they married. However, my mother made most of the family’s meals from recipes she taught ...

This take on a classic green pozole is all about technique. In true Milk Street fashion — the recipe comes from this year’s “The Complete Milk Street TV Show Cookbook” — the recipe builds a maximum ...

This straightforward version of tortilla soup comes together quickly. White or yellow canned hominy packs the mix with flavor. Made from dried maize kernels that have been treated with an alkali, ...

Posole, a hominy-based soup, remains a hallmark of Mexican cooking, especially as the weather cools. Manny Crisostomo mcrisostomo@sacbee.com The smell wafting through Bernadette Gutierrez’s Land Park ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...