Fiesta Habanero

13 Mexican Dishes You Should Be Ordering but Aren't

Tacos are everything... but they also aren't everything.

Slideshow: Mexican Dishes to Enjoy (and Avoid)

Many south-of-the-border favorites are loaded with fat, calories, and sodium. But there are also healthy options. Learn which dishes to enjoy, and which ones to stay away from.

13 Dishes That Aren't Actually Mexican

So you're totally convinced that your dinner last night was an original Mexican recipe? Think again.

How to Make Mexican Tamales

I shied away from making tamales at home for the longest time, believing it was an undertaking so labor-intensive that it was only worth doing with the help of many, many extra hands. Turns out I was wrong—tamales, while requiring a small amount of assembly time, really aren't all that hard or time-consuming to make at all. After a few rounds of recipe testing, this version with three options for fillings will give you plenty of light, tender, airy, and incredibly flavor tamales…

Origin of Quesadilla

In this post, I’d like to talk about history or origins of quesadilla. Quesadillas are not only my but also one of Mexicans’ favorite simple snacks. Quesadilla is a ‘turnover’ made with fresh torti…

Top 10 Dishes with Tortillas

Nowadays around 94% of the Mexican population consume tortillas in one way or another.

Mexican food is healthy? Forget what you think you know

The Mexican food we know and love is about as authentic as American Chinese food. Just as thick sauces, peanuts or frying crop up rarely in China, the Mexican food that Dos Caminos chef Ivy Stark saw on a recent trip south of the border didn’t feature many of the ingredients we expect“I want to dispel the myth that melted cheese and sour cream are authentic Mexican food,” she says.Cheese, in fact, is a rarity — she found none in central…

Delysia Chocolatier: You Had Me at Habanero

Based in Austin, TX, Delysia Chocolatier started by accident in a home kitchen and has grown into a beloved business and culinary center.

Cook, dip and drizzle with our top olive oils

From cooking- to dipping oils, these are the best extra virgin olive oils from Waitrose, Oxfam, Harvey Nichols and more

Trending: Spicy Foods are Hot!

Spicy foods already have a reputation for burning through your metabolism to help you lose weight. Now there’s even better news for those who like their food super-spicy, with recent studies indicating a possible link between spicy foods ...

it's time to try squid ink, habanero, seaweed, and taco dumplings

We play Russian Roulette with some surprising flavours.

Yummy, Easy, and Healthy (!) Mexican Treats

5 Junk Foods Made Way Healthier With This Ingredient

These chickpea snacks are much healthier than their junk food counterparts, because they contain high quality ingredients for less fat and more protein.

8 Fast Food Joints With Surprisingly Great Paleo and Whole30 Meals

Boy Eats World's Hottest Pepper, Mouth Nearly Burns Off

This Irish boy who thought he's hot stuff found out what hot stuff really is.

A Taco Tale: History of the Taco

In this month's thebacklabel magazine we delved into the ways in which wine and tacos really aren't so different. Here you will find one of these pieces, but to stay up-to-date be sure to sign up f...

Hickory Smoked Ghost Pepper & Pineapple Hot Sauce: Sweet & Fiery HOT!

Are you one of those people? One of those fire-eaters who isn’t happy until your head is sweating and your eyes are watering? You willingly chomp down on a whole habanero and routinely order …