Tradition

Tostadas de Aguachile Chipotle

Aguachiles are an iconic dish in northwestern Mexico along the Pacific coast.

Apr 6 • Rick Martinez

Crispy Corn and Beer-Battered Fish Tacos

These fish tacos use a beer batter that uses both wheat flour and masa harina that make a crisp crust around the fish.

Mar 16 • Rick Martinez

Mar 2 • Rick Martinez

Empanadas de Cuaresma con Espinaca y Poblano (Lenten Empanadas with Spinach and Poblano Chiles)

Lenten Empanadas with Spinach and Poblano Chiles

Feb 23 • Rick Martinez

Huaraches de Costilla de Res

Huaraches are one of those things I crave the minute I land in Mexico City.

Feb 16 • Rick Martinez

Tacos de Suadero

Suadero is one of my favorite taco fillings because it does exactly what great taco meat should do.

Jan 26 • Rick Martinez

Tacos, Volcanes y Gringas al Pastor

This al pastor marinade is the base for everything that follows.

Jan 19 • Rick Martinez

Café de olla and Champurrado are two recipes that are odes to a few of my favorite things that grow in the state of Veracruz—coffee, chocolate, vanilla…

Dec 22, 2025 • Rick Martinez

Ponche could not be a more festive and easy drink to make for a party.

Dec 22, 2025 • Rick Martinez

If you like eggnog, you should make rompope. They’re very close cousins.

Dec 22, 2025 • Rick Martinez

Champurrado is the chocolate version of atole, which is a corn drink made from nixtamalized corn.

Dec 22, 2025 • Rick Martinez

Atole is one of the most simple and soul satisfying drinks in Mexican cooking.

Dec 22, 2025 • Rick Martinez

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