Winter Weekend Cooking

Last Updated March 01, 2019

White Bean Soup with Ham

This is a traditional white bean soup made rich and smokey from the ham. Light queso fresco crumbling cheese, available at Mexican markets and some supermakets was a perfect contrast to the warm soup...

Bolognese Sauce for Gatherings

Slow-Cooked Beef and Mushroom Braciole

This homey, comforting recipe is just the thing for the weekend or the weekday when it can cook effortlessly in the slow cooker. Serve over cheese polenta or mashed potatoes or cheese grits. Add a...

Alice's Mole Enchiladas

This recipe comes from Alice Salazar Heffernan of Santo Niño de Atocha Tortíllería. Pass down through her family from generation to generation, this is the first time it's been written down, and...

Southern Wit Beer Bread

Southern Wit (from Tennessee Brew Works) is an unfiltered Belgium White Ale with tangerine, pear, and honey notes. You can find it on draft around town. If you don’t have any on hand, use any...

Slow Cooker Barbacoa Tacos Party Plater

"In Mexico instead of grilling meat, we put it inside a can with a lid, cover it up with leaves from the agave plant, and let it cook all day underground. Like me, my uncle José was not a patient guy...