Café Ollín in New York's Harlem neighborhood has become a social media and community presence after a family member took the ...

Hundreds of miners travelled to Mexico in 1824 to work in Real del Monte, extracting silver, copper, zinc, gold and mercury ...

Visitors at this year’s paste festival tried an array of treats. Where pastes in the U.K. have adopted fillings such as “full ...

Visitors at this year’s paste festival tried an array of treats. Where pastes in the U.K. have adopted fillings such as “full ...

This delicious bean soup comes together easily for a hearty, warming start to any meal, or great as a meal on its own. The ...

This list offers a bit of everything, from established staples to newer eateries. But they all have one thing in common: their food is delicious. ’Tis Dining Month, the tastiest time of year!

They were piled on yellow Mexican rice with a pool of frijoles refritos alongside – pureed beans topped with mild melted cheese. Three fresh, warm tortillas wrapped in foil, a small dish of truly ...

Have you ever wondered about the secret behind the lively leaps of Mexican jumping beans? Sold as popular souvenirs along bustling boardwalks, these seemingly animate objects are actually seeds that ...

What makes Mexican jumping beans jump? New research from Binghamton University reveals that Mexican jumping bean larvae respond to different colors of light, jumping more vigorously under different ...

Mexican jumping beans are sold as toys, something you might buy on vacation at the boardwalk, but they're actually seeds infected with the larvae of little white moths. The seeds "jump" when the ...

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This is a great dish to double (or triple) up, portion out and freeze. Just allow for slightly longer cooking times at each step. To make ahead, make the recipe up to the end of step 6, then leave the ...