Recipes and Ruminations

Got chips? You'll want plenty because this simple-to-do dip puts dairy case versions to shame. A party has never tasted better!...

Chili refers to the stew while chile is a pepper. Most chilies have chiles as an ingredient. And here's another word to add to your vocabulary: pozole. Pozole [poh-SOH-leh] is a traditional Mexican stew (and also the Spanish word for hominy). Pozole includes hominy-dried corn that's been soaked in slaked lime until its skin comes off, causing the kernels to swell. Hominy is excellent in stews, and is sold in cans at your grocer. Pozole is typically made with a flavorful chile sauce....

The perfect combination of sensations: sweet, sour, hot, cool. These crispy fried shrimp blend many characteristics of good food into one dish....