Also known as pepían or mole verde, this sauce starts off bright green but mellows to … Delicious pumpkin seed mole tops salmon steakRead more
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Mole coloradito brightens any early winter meal
Hitting the sweet spot between bright sauces like mole amarillo and darker moles, coloradito is fruity and full of flavor.
Mole amarillo meets champagne for New Years Eve
If there’s one shortcoming of Mexican mole sauces, it’s that many of them are not exactly … Mole amarillo meets champagne for New Years EveRead more
Starting on Oaxaca’s seven moles with mole rojo
For many years we cooked a Christmas Eve spread for around 25 family members. Since we … Starting on Oaxaca’s seven moles with mole rojoRead more
Our modest addition to the Christmas cookie canon
A plate of Christmas cookies isn’t the same without some form of shortbread cookie. We love … Our modest addition to the Christmas cookie canonRead more
Finally, vegan cookbook whose recipes hit the spot
In the foreword to her new cookbook, Karoline Jönsson writes, ‶Happy Vegan Comfort Food is the … Finally, vegan cookbook whose recipes hit the spotRead more
Faces of Paris at the winter cafés
For the last few months, Boston and Cambridge have had a decidedly European flair as both … Faces of Paris at the winter cafésRead more
San Marzano DOP tomatoes to the rescue
When our garden was hit with the first killing frost (and four inches of snow) on … San Marzano DOP tomatoes to the rescueRead more
World on a Plate: Caino’s coffee-dusted cacio e pepe
Sometimes culinary genius reveals itself in a brilliant gesture rather than in profound technical flourishes. This … World on a Plate: Caino’s coffee-dusted cacio e pepeRead more
Faces of Pátzcuaro, Mexico, on the Day of the Dead
In this COVID year, every ‶normal″ celebration seems a little strange, even abnormal. Yet there is … Faces of Pátzcuaro, Mexico, on the Day of the DeadRead more