[Photograph: Blake Royer] After Nick praised Rick Bayless so thoroughly yesterday as the most reliable authority on Mexican cuisine, I hungrily went straight to my copy of Mexican Everyday in search of a recipe for dinner. It is his...
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The enchilada sauce is basically a béchamel with a lot more kick. [Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] I knew from the moment I put these in the oven that they'd come out perfectly. I mean, was there any choice? Every single recipe...
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I'm somewhat amazed that this recipe hasn't made it to Dinner Tonight already, between Nick being an unabashed Rick Bayless devotee and me having cooked it at least five or six times, which happens to me with recipes only...
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Now I understand. When Anthony Bourdain trash-talked nachos on his excursion to a Mexican border town, I felt a little violated. Though my favorite cuisine is Mexican and I eat it almost every day, for some reason I couldn't...
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I will admit that I picked this recipe solely because it had cactus in it. Though I'd never eaten the spiny plant, I remembered seeing it at my local Mexican market, and now I actually had an excuse to...
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Each Saturday evening we bring you a Sunday Supper recipe. Why on Saturday? So you have time to shop and prepare for tomorrow. While the unofficial start to grilling season, Memorial Day, is yet to come, it's May, so what...
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Every time I open Rick Bayless's books, he proves to me that Mexican cooking is more than tacos and burritos. It's not that I didn't already know this--but somehow I'm still surprised when ingredients and flavors I'm used to eating...
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I had little chorizo leftover from Monday’s fantastic chorizo, egg and raisin meal, and instead of making that same meal for the third time, I figured I’d try to see what else I could find. Contrary to all rationale, I was still in a taco munching mood, and so I quickly went for the Mexican guide to all things quick and easy,
Rick Bayless. This isn’t the first time.
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I come back often to Rick Bayless and his fantastic Mexican Everyday. Before he gets into ingenious tacos, slow-cooker beans, and the perfect rice, he has a short section of salad dressings. It may seem like he personally created these...
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