Mexican charro beans in a white bowl. View from above.

charro beans – frioles charros

Charro beans are smoky, savoury, spicy pinto beans. Perfect as a side to any BBQ or Mexican meal. Bacon, tomatoes, chipotles, onion and garlic. Hello tasty.

I think beans are the perfect side for BBQ. Real BBQ I mean. Low and slow. Ribs. Brisket. Chicken. Hot links. Charro beans are more Mexican than Texas. But I don’t care. They work. They work well.

Mexican pork and black bean stew garnished with lime slices

mexican pork and black bean stew

Mexican pork and black bean stew. This is one of those crazy satisfying recipes that insinuates itself into your list of favourites. 

Chicken with tomatillo sauce is all about big, bold, straightforward flavours.

chicken with tomatillo sauce

Mexican comfort food. Well, maybe somewhere between Mex and Tex-Mex. Doesn’t matter. Chicken with tomatillo sauce is all about simple, satisfying flavours. Tomatillo, jalapeño, garlic, onion, chicken. That’s just good living.

Mexican chicken with roasted tomato salsa is Mexican - upscaled!

mexican chicken with roasted tomato salsa

Mexican chicken with roasted tomato salsa upscales Mexican into dinner party territory. Two simple ingredients come together with a bit of classic technique to make this something that is more than the sum of the parts.

This super easy quick Mexican slaw goes with any type of taco or grilled meat.

quick mexican slaw

This quick Mexican slaw is perfect when you need something awesome to go with your star attraction but you don’t have a lot of time.

Better than restaurant chicken enchiladas verdes.

enchiladas verdes

Enchiladas verdes. So simple. So tasty. Easy to get right. Easy to get wrong as well. Keep a few things in mind and you can make better enchiladas verdes than you can buy.