I'm down with white rice. It's the primary staple for over half the world's population. Brown rice? Check. Fried rice? Sure. Bas...

It's been quite a while since I've had any chile relleno, but the biggest problem I've had with it in the past is sub-par chiles...

Shockingly, this chicken bowl did not come from Canada, as so many other selections from Trader Joe's did. I guess we're to assume i...

I was in college when I'd first heard of horchata. We were at the local burrito place and one of my housemates asked if I wanted to try ...

Like many young Latinas, Sonia grew up eating corn tortillas on a regular basis. Quesadillas were go-to snacks in her household. The occasio...

A reader recently reminded me of Porto's Bakery's potato balls , a legendary treat from an amazing bakery that Sonia and I would fre...

Sometimes I just have to rant about Trader Joe's preparation instructions. I recently saw a tweet, or an X post —or whatever the heck we...

Well, this product looks a bit like the recently-reviewed Chicken Shawarma Bowl . It's still a microwavable serving of poultry straight ...

So...I speak a little Spanish, but I'm not so confident to be 100% sure I'm translating everything I read or hear correctly. Glancin...

Mexicans and Mexican-Americans like my wife eat some unusual fare from time to time. They eat cow tongue (lengua) and cow stomach soup (menu...

I generally prefer tequila reposado or "gold" to the blanco or "silver" version. I guess the main difference is reposado...

Hot take: Trader Joe's Hot Pico de Gallo Salsa isn't hot, but it's still really good. Jalapeño peppers are right there—the third...

Confession time: I was thinking this was a beef burrito when I bought it. You'd think being married to a Latina, I'd know enough Spa...

Like my wife's extended family, mezcal is from the Mexican state of Oaxaca. I haven't been there yet, but it's on my bucket list...

 Fast food cravings are pretty infrequent these days.  Chick-Fil-A? Maybe once every couple months, and somehow, somewhat ironically, mostly...

The other day I was thinking about how much I loved delicious, spicy salsas and how lucky I was to have married a woman that can make hot so...

In almost 1,750 posts, the only other time the word "guajillo" was ever mentioned on this blog was during a review of chili flavor...

Despite her Latin-ness, Sonia isn't an expert when it comes to empanadas. That is, she didn't grow up eating them and I certainly di...