Maria's Cookbook

Caraotas negras are the beating heart of the Venezuelan table: glossy, savory-sweet black beans that anchor pabellón criollo, the national...

Papos secos are the bread of Portuguese daily life: the crusty, cloud-crumbed rolls that carry breakfast butter, lunchtime bifanas and...

Mexican picadillo is comfort in a skillet: ground beef simmered with potatoes, tomato sauce and warm spices until everything melds...

Pão com chouriço answers a question Portugal solved long ago: what if bread and smoked sausage were never apart to...

Tirokroketes are Greece’s golden cheese croquettes: creamy feta and sharp kefalotyri bound with herbs, rolled, breaded and fried until the...