The key to delicious homemade tortillas, tamales, and much more is quality masa and masa harina. Here's what you should know about these foundational ingredients.

Kate Ramos

Feb 6, 2023

Instant Pot Green Chili Is the Best Way to Upgrade Frozen French Fries Recipes

This crispy, cheesy snack gives game-day nachos a run for their money.

Asha Loupy

Jan 28, 2023

Arroz con Salchichas Makes the Most of Pantry Ingredients Recipes

This versatile and delicious Puerto Rican dinner comes together with a few pantry workhorses.

Reina Gascon-Lopez

Jan 13, 2023

10-Minute Nacho Cheese Sauce Is the Ultimate Game-Day Snack Recipes

Made with real cheddar cheese.

Patty Catalano

Nov 18, 2022

Rompope Is a Celebratory and Easy-to-Customize Drink Recipes

It's similar to eggnog and tastes delicious hot or cold.

Teresa Finney

Dec 21, 2022

Chocoflan, aka "Impossible Cake," Is Pure Magic Recipes

Caramel flan sits atop the chocolate cake like a golden, caramel crown.

Teresa Finney

Dec 17, 2022

Buttery Alfajores with Dulce de Leche Are Irresistible Recipes

In this recipe, cornstarch makes all the difference.

Gaby Melian

Dec 16, 2022

Champurrado Is Warm, Chocolatey, and Comforting Recipes

I can't imagine the holidays without it.

Marissa Gencarelli

Dec 13, 2022

This Easy Garlicky Cuban Mojo Roast Pork Is Inspired by My Family's Lechón Asado Recipes

Sour orange juice, a lot of garlic, and slow roasting make this dish the ultimate Nochebuena centerpiece.

Cory Fernandez

Dec 10, 2022

What Is Nochebuena? What You Should Know About the Christmas Eve Celebration Skills

Nochebuena involves an evening filled with lots of delicious food, time spent with family, and other special traditions.

Cory Fernandez

Dec 10, 2022

This Affordable Kitchen Tool From Loisa Makes Super-Crispy Tostones a Breeze Tools

I can finally make my favorite foods at home.

Amy Gordon

Nov 17, 2022

Provoleta Is Melty, Gooey Perfection Recipes

The cheese pulls you dream of.

Sheela Prakash

Nov 3, 2022

Sour Cream and Rotisserie Chicken Enchiladas Are Dinnertime Magic Recipes

If you're looking for a new way to transform rotisserie chicken into a quick weeknight meal, your search is complete.

Patty Catalano

Oct 14, 2022

A Staple Starch: Cassava, Manioc & Yuca Skills

Cassava, manioc, and yuca are all names for the same starchy tuber grown throughout South America, Africa, and Asia. You might be more familiar with it in its dried and powdered form: tapioca. This root is a dietary mainstay in many parts of the world and forms the carbohydrate base for many excellent meals. Do you ever cook with cassava?

Emma Christensen

Oct 1, 2022

Mely Martínez’s Entomatadas

Cookbook Club

This is especially great to make with kids!

Mely Martínez

Oct 1, 2022

Instant Pot Salsa Chicken Is the Easiest, Most Foolproof Chicken Dinner I Know Recipes

This quick chicken dinner is the reason I always keep a couple jars of salsa stocked in my pantry.

Kelli Foster

Oct 1, 2022

Empanada Dough Is as Easy as Pie Recipes

You have endless filling options.

Laura Manzano

Sep 30, 2022

The Two-Minute Magic Ingredient That's Always in My Freezer Recipes

I always have this Puerto Rican staple ready to add to stews, stir-fries, and any other dish that needs a quick burst of flavor.

Illyanna Maisonet

Sep 23, 2022

How To Make the Easiest-Ever Chicken Enchiladas Recipes

Short on time, big on flavor.

Meghan Splawn

Sep 22, 2022

Tequeños (Venezuelan Cheese Sticks) Are Crispy, Cheesy Perfection Recipes

When I was growing up in Caracas, I didn’t have a single birthday without a tray of this irresistible pasapalo, aka tasty snack.

Ananda Eidelstein

Sep 16, 2022

Crisp, Golden Quelite Tacos Are Even Better than Fish Tacos Recipes

Tender squash blossoms and fluffy huauzontle are breaded and fried in this plant-based take on Baja-style fish tacos.

Andrea Aliseda

Sep 15, 2022

This Squash-Vine Kimchi Recipe Is a Love Letter to Two Cultures Recipes

It's a dish that connects my Mexican heritage with Korean culinary tradition.

Ernesto Gonzalez

Sep 15, 2022

This Mushroom Quesadilla Will Introduce You to Your New Favorite Greens Recipes

Herbaceous epazote and tender purslane make this a taco to remember.

Alex Cardenas

Sep 15, 2022

Ground Beef Taco Casserole Recipes

Grown-ups and kids alike will love this taco-meets-casserole mash-up.

Kelli Foster

Sep 12, 2022

The Brand Behind Some of Our Favorite Seasonings Launched a Set of Essential Tools for Latin Cooking

Shopping

It's time to prepare a fiesta!

Erin Cavoto

Sep 8, 2022

Here's How to Make the Best Copycat Taco Bell Crunchwrap Supreme at Home Recipes

Crunchy layers of perfection that make it even better than Taco Bell.

Christine Gallary

Sep 8, 2022

My Quick and Easy Weeknight Taco Recipe Is Loaded with Flavor Recipes

A simple 10-minute marinade makes all the difference.

Amelia Rampe

Aug 31, 2022

Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga Recipes

And it's your ticket to the best chicken tacos you'll make.

Kelli Foster

Aug 31, 2022

Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw Recipes

Easy fish tacos featuring lightly crispy fish, supple corn tortillas, and soft avocado.

Vanessa Barrington

Aug 27, 2022

These Garlicky Shrimp Tostadas Are My Family's Current Weeknight Obsession Recipes

The best part is the bright and crunchy curtido.

Amelia Rampe

Aug 27, 2022

10-Minute Black Bean Tacos Recipes

When you come home extra late after a crazy day at the office, it may seem like your only options for dinner are takeout, those questionable leftovers in the fridge, or scrambled eggs and toast. You’re starving and cranky and you need dinner fast, after all. Luckily there’s a fourth option: these 10-minute tacos. Yes, making tacos in 10 minutes is absolutely possible.

Sheela Prakash

Aug 25, 2022

Curried Goat Is the Most Comforting Dish I Know Recipes

Keeping this recipe alive and sharing it is what legacy means to me.

Yanikie Tucker

Aug 23, 2022

How To Make Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)Recipes

I had my first pão de queijo at a Brazilian restaurant in Atlanta over five years ago, and I still dream about it. It was crispy outside but amazingly soft and chewy inside, and its cheese flavor was so haunting that I had to eat several more just to fix it in my mind. Well, I’m in trouble now because I just discovered how to make these little cheese puffs. With their addictive cheesiness? They are super easy to make at home.

Emma Christensen

Aug 15, 2022

How To Make Instant Pot Beef Birria Tacos Recipes

A cross between a taco and a quesadilla, these quesatacos are filled with melty cheese and delicious shredded beef.

Sonia Mendez Garcia

Aug 13, 2022

Instant Pot Weeknight Chicken and Rice Burrito Bowls Recipes

These also make for great leftovers.

Kelli Foster

Aug 10, 2022

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Is Hearty and Customizable Recipes

It's all about the toppings.

Christine Gallary

Aug 7, 2022

My Dad's Blender Salsa Is the Easiest Salsa You'll Ever Make Recipes

It comes together with four ingredients and the push of a button.

Adriana Velez

Aug 6, 2022

Chile Relleno Casserole is the Easier, Baked Version of the Deep-Fried Favorite Recipes

All the big, bold flavors are still there.

Christine Gallary

Aug 3, 2022

Elote Is Summer's Perfect Party Food Recipes

It's the best way to serve corn.

Meghan Splawn

Jul 11, 2022

Mexican-Style Fruit Kebabs Are the Grown-Up Cousin of Fruit Salad Recipes

Tajin seasoning makes these skewers sing.

Christine Gallary

Jul 5, 2022

Avocado Crema Is Guacamole's Silkier Cousin Recipes

A food processor or blender does all the hard work.

Christine Gallary

Jun 23, 2022

Criolla "Shrimp and Grits" Is My Take on the Lowcountry Classic Recipes

It's my Puerto Rican and Charleston roots together in one dish.

Reina Gascon-Lopez

Jun 22, 2022

Grilled Steak Tacos Are the Perfect Any-Night, Any-Occasion Dinner Recipes

This recipe takes me back to the tacos of my youth.

Amelia Rampe

Jun 22, 2022

Bistec Encebollado Is Flavorful and Filling Recipes

It's Puerto Rico's version of steak and onion.

Laura Manzano

Jun 18, 2022

This Grilled Honey Jerk Chicken Has the Perfect Amount of Heat Recipes

Jerk seasoning brings the heat; a little honey adds some sweet.

Andrea Mathis

Jun 18, 2022

I Tried Kelis’ Sofrito and It Brings All the People to the Yard Groceries

We are eating up every last drop of this stuff!

Adriana Velez

May 20, 2022

Curtido Brings Brightness to Anything It Touches Recipes

A fresh, crunchy slaw, typically served with the classic Salvadoran dish pupusas.

Laura Manzano

May 19, 2022

Recipe: Andean Potato & Cheese Soup (Locro de Papa)Recipes

Around the World in 30 Soups: This month we’re collaborating with chefs, cookbook authors, and our own Kitchn crew to share a globetrotting adventure in soups from countries and cuisines around the world. Today’s stop: Ecuador. Emma, one of our original food editors, translated this soup for us from traditions found throughout much of South America. This uniquely comforting soup contains flavors and flourishes most commonly found in Ecuador.

Emma Christensen

May 12, 2022

Why Tamales Are the Most Amazing Weeknight Dinner (Yes, Really!)

Weeknight Mexican with Lesley Téllez

This is the ultimate guide for tamale beginners.

Lesley Téllez

May 6, 2022

Recipe: Roasted Goat Tacos Recipes

Last week, when Meat/Un-Meat month was covering lamb, pork and goat, I gave a quick Goat Meat 101 but getting a recipe up was a different matter. It took the better part of the week and weekend to find it, cook it, and serve it, let alone write about it. So here, a bit belated, is my goat taco post. I bought my 8-pound goat leg from Ottomanelli’s in the West Village. Frank, the butcher, cut the leg, bone-in, into 2-3″ chunks.

Sara Kate Gillingham

May 11, 2022

Crispy Fried Pork Skin: Chicharrónes Skills

In the words of Homer Simpson, the pig is a wonderful, magical animal. Anthony Bourdain agrees with this statement. I live in the Mission District of San Francisco, a working class neighborhood heavily populated by Latin Americans, and I can walk a few blocks down from my house and pick up a 6-inch long, 3-inch wide slab of hot, crispy, buttery, fatty, piggy crack goodness known as chicharrón. If you like pork rinds, you’ll love this. Are you salivating yet?

Kathryn Hill

May 11, 2022

Tacos Árabes Are a Beautiful Combination of Iraqi and Mexican Culture Recipes

They are a beautiful combination of Iraqi and Mexican culture and cuisine and represent the fusion of two beloved dishes.

Rick Martínez

May 5, 2022

This Cemita Poblana Is the Crispy Fried Pork Sandwich of Our Dreams Recipes

When I saw a woman at a cemita puesto make it, I was in complete awe.

Rick Martínez

May 5, 2022

Jerk Seasoning Is Your Shortcut to Adding Instant Flavor to Any Dish Recipes

It's impossible to make a dull dish with this seasoning mix.

Nicole Rufus

May 2, 2022

Mexican Cornbread Is Easy and Cheesy Recipes

The ultimate pairing for chili and beyond.

Kristina Vänni

May 1, 2022

How To Make Flour Tortillas From Scratch Recipes

Good flour tortillas are a thing of beauty. Once you know the taste of fresh handmade tortillas, well let’s just say you’re missing out. Before we were making them ourselves we would drive across town to pick up the best of the best, but not any more because making them is as simple as mix, roll, heat and eat!Homemade flour tortillas come together with just a couple basic ingredients.

Sarah Rae Smith

Apr 14, 2022

Chalupas Recipes

Fried, salsa- and pulled pork-topped perfection.

Susy Villasuso

Apr 2, 2022

Brigadeiro Recipes

The ultimate Brazilian treat.

Laura Manzano

Mar 7, 2022

Gabriela Cámara’s Salsa Negra Recipes

Try it with grilled fish or sautéed greens, or add a little to a roasted sweet potato.