Nopales, the paddles of cactus plants, get tender, smoky, and soft on a comal or griddle, picking up a strong char from the hot cast iron. High-heat cooking also tempers their natural sourness and ...

Early this spring, my middle son was playing out in the driveway with his cousin when my husband noticed a puppy in the orchard next to our house. Assuming the neighbor’s dog was loose, he hollered to ...

Brush spring onions with olive oil, season with salt and grill quickly over high heat. Cool, then slice the grilled onions. Mix with red wine vinegar, honey and ½ cup olive oil, season with salt and ...

Cold smoke shrimp with smoker (or toss with 1 tablespoon of smoked paprika or 2 tea liquid smoke) and season with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Keep chilled Cut spring onions into 3 inch pieces and ...

Sometimes A sauce is more than, well, just a sauce. Discovered for the first time -- on the menu of a restaurant, amid the pages of a cookbook -- it looks ordinary enough. But in one bite such a sauce ...