Take one fire-roasted poblano chile, jam it with Monterey Jack cheese, drop it into a bowl of eggy batter and then fry the heck out of it on the grill until the exterior forms a thin, crackly crust ...

Chiles rellenos harnesses the glorious combination of chile and cheese, an unstoppable culinary force if there ever was one. Consider the pizzaz that chile flakes add to pizza, or the pungent spice a ...

For years readers have been asking where in Orange County they can find a great chile relleno. And for years I’ve been responding, “I keep searching but I haven’t found it yet.” Well, I just found it ...

“I get into the spirit of things,” says Sandra Sanchez as she takes out red, white and green plates and unwraps a bundle of red, white and green napkins. In the family room, the table that she will ...

Last week, my boyfriend’s garden produced a pack, if not a peck, of peppers. Piquant jalapenos, feisty habaneros, mildly hot poblanos and fierce Thai dragon peppers were plucked from their vines, ...

A chile relleno is a chili pepper stuffed with cheese or meat, and fried. A birria is stewed meat (goat, lamb or beef) seasoned with chile peppers. What happens when they merge? Chile relleno de ...

This week I write again about a particular dish instead of a particular restaurant. We all know that Mexican food is wildly popular in Los Angeles. But from what I see, the top dishes are Tacos and ...