Culinary

Satisfy cravings & plan fabulous meals with Latin flavor

Soft shell crab recipe: Sauteed in butter garlic wine sauce

Soft shell crab recipe: Sauteed in butter garlic wine sauce

This simple, delicious and 15-minute soft shell crab recipe is sauteed in a butter garlic wine sauce and can be served as an appetizer or as an entrée.

Chef Javier Plascencia wants you to fall in love with Tijuana

Chef Javier Plascencia wants you to fall in love with Tijuana

The bold personality of Tijuana-born chef Javier Plascencia is reflected in how he brings his cuisine to life, in his approach to Baja Mediterranean cuisine.

Homemade lamb ragu recipe: A not-so-Greek dinner

Homemade lamb ragu recipe: A not-so-Greek dinner

This Homemade Lamb Ragu recipe combines the flavors of Greece and Italy. You’ll love this not so Greek dinner dish that uses lamb and fresh mint.

Jalapeno turkey chili with black beans recipe

Jalapeno turkey chili with black beans recipe

This Jalapeno turkey chili with black beans dish can be layered with crisp roasted potatoes to make a pot pie or serve the potatoes on the side.

Summer drink recipes: Simple Clara and El Ruibarbo

Summer drink recipes: Simple Clara and El Ruibarbo

Here are a couple of summer drink recipes that combine the great flavors found in mixed drinks but use wine and beer. They are perfect for a hot day!

Bargain wines from $9-$16: Best spring picks!

Bargain wines from $9-$16: Best spring picks!

Here’s this month’s selection of bargain wines, priced from $9 to $16, that over-perform in value for their very reasonable price. All are a great value!

Southwestern grits recipe: Topped with queso fresco, cilantro

Southwestern grits recipe: Topped with queso fresco, cilantro

This Southwestern Grits recipe offers up a bowlful of color, creaminess, crunch and flavor, for not much effort. This dish is an alternative to taco night.

Latin American cuisine goes worldwide

Latin American cuisine goes worldwide

Chef Miguel Aguilar of Wynwood Kitchen & Bar thinks Latin American cuisine today is what French cuisine was just a few decades ago. Why it’s here to stay:

Bargain priced Spanish wines for the summer

Bargain priced Spanish wines for the summer

Increasingly sophisticated wine drinkers are becoming better versed in Spanish wines like tempranillo, garnacha and verdejo. Here’s a list of wines $14-$34.

Vegetables for breakfast: Ricotta frittata and vegetables recipe

Vegetables for breakfast: Ricotta frittata and vegetables recipe

Eat more vegetables with this Ricotta Frittata with Vegetables recipe. The vegetables can be mixed and matched as you desire and as they become available.