Empanada recipes are as diverse as the families who pass them down as treasured heirlooms. Each has unique tricks and methods praised as the key to the perfect empanada. Still, all empanadas start ...

In Buenos Aires, I had an amazing pastrami empanada at El Chiri de Villa Kreplaj, a restaurant that combines Ashkenazi, Sephardic and other Jewish foods with Argentinian favorites. The memory of that ...

Empanadas are fried, baked or air-fried hand pies that have either a savory or sweet filling, which is very popular in South America. They are also known as empanadillas (or pastelillos), depending on ...

These mojo pork empanadas have been a favorite in my kitchen since my boys were toddlers. They’re teenagers now, and they still request these constantly. Trust me, this is a miracle since I have one ...

Ten years ago, Fuego Bistro had 13 tables. Today, Jeff Ward's central Phoenix restaurant has 32. Why? Ward credits the “best kitchen staff in the country." Four chefs, all brothers, have worked in the ...

Sonora has two distinct cuisines, one based on the bounty of the land, the other born of the bounty of the sea. The mountainous east is the land of roaming herds of cattle, wild greens grown in river ...

Over the years, Santos has made a commitment to himself—and those who try his food—to honor his Mexican heritage by infusing the familiar flavors and culinary techniques he grew up with into his ...

We could write long love letters to empanadas. We could wax poetic about their delicious dough, either fried or baked, and the delightfulness of taking that first bite only to find the yummiest ...

A let’s-get-a-few-friends-together soiree begs for party snacks with a few surprise ingredients -- bite-size turnovers that have personality and that go down perfectly with either a glass of crisp, ...