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Close-up on a bowl of quick and lazy pozole, deep brick-red broth studded with brown chorizo, bright red tomatoes, yellow-green chiles, and pale yellow hominy. A small pile of cheese sits near a dollop of sour cream near the upper edge of the bowl.

Quick and lazy posole

February 10, 2017by Mike Bierschenk 1 Comment

Pozole is one of the classics of Mexican cookery, a rich and hearty hominy stew. It’s also a time commitment, so this weeknight version uses fresh, spicy chorizo to shortcut both time and spicing.

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Main Dishes, Soups
Mexican bean soup, albondigas-style

Mexican bean soup, albondigas-style

May 14, 2015by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

This soup is a riff on traditional Mexican sopa de albondigas, meatball soup. It’s bright and full of herbs and vegetables, perfect for spring.

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Soups, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
Asado de seitan

Asado de seitan (Seitan in a mild chile sauce)

January 27, 2015by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

Okay: let’s say you’ve made some Basic Seitan (or you decided that it sounded interesting, but weren’t totally convinced, and so you bought some — no judgment here!). But now you […]

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Main Dishes, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
Spicy cactus salad

Spicy cactus salad

January 15, 2015by Mike Bierschenk 2 Comments

Let’s talk cactus. Depending on what food culture(s) you were raised in, you may be looking at this page thinking I’m off my rocker, but cactus is delicious. It’s sweet […]

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Salads, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
Arroz Luz Catalina

Arroz Luz Catalina

January 11, 2015by Mike Bierschenk 2 Comments

I have a thing for rice. I’m ravenous for all things starch, but rice has a special place in my diet. I buy it by the twenty-pound sack. On vacations […]

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Grains, Veg*n or veg*n-possible

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