I can remember from a very young age watching my father use a speckled stone bowl to grind spices, garlic and chiles into a fragrant oblivion. I would relish in the nuanced and bold tastes of the ...

Plus: How to know if you have a real molcajete made of volcanic rock and learn care tips for your mortar and pestle After curing with raw rice, a molcajete (to the right of the blender) can be used to ...

A good salsa de molcajete is like a little black dress: It’s versatile! Ground in a molcajete, a traditional Mexican mortar and pestle made from volcanic rock, this chunky and smoky salsa made from ...

Are you looking for a great appetizer for a partywell, look no further. This appetizer has something for everyone from beef to vegetables. 1) To make the molcajete, salt and pepper the steak and ...

Cut tomatoes in half; cut onion in half. Place tomatoes, onion, garlic and jalapeños on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment. Roast until vegetables are blistered, about 10 minutes. Remove and ...

Guacamole is always a popular dish, but avocados’ appeal goes off the charts during the leadup to the Super Bowl each year. It’s the most consumed appetizer in this country — even more so than pizza, ...

Laura Lopez finds this a perfect party dish. Just pass around the tortillas and let everyone make their tacos out of the molcajete. 2 dried California chiles, stemmed, seeded and cut into pieces 2 ...

Eating beef, pork, chicken, and seafood out of a hot lava-stone bowl is a thing, and you should try it. Meet molcajete. While molcajete is the term for the mortar-like cooking tool typically used to ...

Instructions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut tomatoes in half; cut onion in half. Place tomatoes, onion, garlic and jalapeños on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment. Roast until vegetables ...