In 1990, I was invited to judge the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Phoenix. It was terrific fun, although I wish I had known that the charming Scot to whom I confessed my loathing of Poppin’ Fresh was ...

We're always looking for new ways to use chuck roast. After all, you can only eat so many pot roasts before your tastebuds start to snore. Recipe included with this story: So when we spotted this ...

If you’ve ever enjoyed machacado con huevo for breakfast in Houston, you’ve probably had machaca from Los Corrales. The family-run factory in the East End has been producing only two products since ...

Last week, Mario Batali unveiled a new recipe at an event to benefit his equally new charity, The Mario Batali Foundation.The recipe was for machaca, which comes from the Mexican word machacado — ...

The burrito—whether a simple bean and cheese or a monster Mission-style affair—has long been involved in cross border games of telephone, the message passed from one side to the other, scrambled, ...

Take a peek inside Los Corrales in this week’s slideshow. Aporreado is a very popular dish in Michoacán, the southwestern Mexican state that borders the Pacific Ocean. But you just don’t find it often ...

Many Mexican restaurants advertise machaca as one of the dishes on their menus, but on many occasions they offer an imitation. Machaca, also known as machacado, is perhaps one of the most ...

These burritos de machaca de camarón con papa were inspired by my visit to the idyllic Mexican fishing village of Altata, where the locals showed me how to make shrimp (prawn) machaca. 1. Place the ...

The Original Carolina’s is a Phoenix institution. Opened by Carolina Valenzuela in 1968 on West Hilton Avenue, the restaurant was moved to its current location on East Mohave Street in 1986. It is one ...