Cinco de Mayo (on May 5), a celebration of the victory at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 by the Mexican Army over France, deserves more than a supper of leftovers folded into tortillas. Try sopes, ...

Gratefully, this Refried Bean Soup is made with ingredients that I always have on hand: chicken broth, canned crushed tomatoes, garlic, onion, and of course, canned refried beans. It’s quick to ...

At any given moment there are at least a few cookbooks in various places around my house that I have borrowed from the library. First and most importantly, I must give a shout-out to our local ...

The best beans in Mexico are Peruvian, and these frijoles Peruanos—also known as Peruvian refried beans or frijoles Canarios—are proof. My first experience with the prized white beans was at the Latin ...