The Instant Pot Barbacoa recipe delivers on all fronts: fork-tender beef in a warm and savory red chile sauce. The succulent barbacoa is perfect alone with some rice and beans or to fill a flour tortilla for a burrito or use as a beef...
Read more
About: Stephen Chavez
Recent Posts by Stephen Chavez
Mexican Citrus Turkey Brine Recipe
Roasting a turkey can be intimidating. It's big and gorgeous, but can also be tasteless and dry if you don't handle with care. Below is a recipe for a Mexican Citrus Brine that will infuse your turkey with flavors of oranges, lemons, limes, garlic...
Read more
AltaMed Food and Wine Festival 2019 – A Celebration of Latin Cuisine, Vino y Musica
Now in its 14th year, the AltaMed Food and Wine Festival in Los Angeles did not let us down. As always, the hot July temperature doesn't stop the more than 100 local chefs, restauranteurs, and vintners from coming out and presenting some of their...
Read more
Ensalada de Nopalitos Recipe
Every so often I crave a fresh salad with a mixture of flavors and textures. Nothing can beat a homemade Ensalada de Nopalitos. In our journey this year to eat healthier, this dish is one of our favorites. You can't go wrong with...
Read more
HOW TO MAKE ESQUITES WITH HATCH CHILE
Here's our inspiration for Esquites with Hatch Chile. 
A favorite street food vendors sell in parts of Mexico and here in Southern California is corn in a cup with mayonnaise and Mexican cream. This is called...
Read more
A favorite street food vendors sell in parts of Mexico and here in Southern California is corn in a cup with mayonnaise and Mexican cream. This is called...
GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
This Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole is the perfect dish to serve on a Sunday with the family or to take to a potluck. It's always a hit! How can you go wrong with layers of corn tortilla, melted cheese, succulent chicken and a...
Read more
SLOW COOKER CORNED BEEF TACOS RECIPE
Here's a recipe idea for your leftover corned beef roast - Corned Beef Tacos.
I've always found it a bit strange that in our predominantly Latino community of Los Angeles we celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Granted...
MENUDO VERDE RECIPE
Menudo Rojo, Menudo Blanco and Menudo Verde. Three ways to cook menudo and all exceptionally delicious. Below is our recipe for Menudo Verde. It's a perfect meal to prepare when you are home and have several hours in the kitchen to cook. I'll pop...
Read more
Let Santa Maria Valley Capture Your Palate and Recharge Your Soul #SantaMariaStyle
After a grueling work week, Art and I love to pack up the car and hit the road. Our culinary senses mostly take us to places where we can find good food and drink. This past weekend we ventured about 3 1/2 hours north...
Read more
MENUDO ROJO — From Peasant Food to a Mexican Classic
A traditional Mexican dish, menudo rojo is a spicy soup made with beef tripe. You either love it or hate it. Luckily, I grew up loving the red menudo my mom would make. I guess people are thrown off with the tripe ingredient. Makes...
Read more
