The Spanish word for “meatballs” is albondigas, so naturally the star of albondigas soup is a batch of from-scratch meatballs. The tender, spiced meatballs float in a rich tomato broth with aromatic ...

When I met Christy Vega Fowler at Casa Vega, she and her sister were prepping to host a day of filming for Quentin Tarantino’s new Manson-era movie, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The director is ...

Meatballs don’t always have to be meat. Along the Mexican coast, you can find brighter variations of meatballs made with ground fish and shrimp that shatter your expectations of what albóndigas can be ...

These vegan albóndigas are a plant-based twist on one of my favorite Mexican comfort meals. These albóndigas are made with brown rice, black beans, and mushrooms. These Mexican meatballs are hearty, ...

The cocktails are a real icebreaker at this dinner party. Two couples have arrived almost simultaneously. They’re greeted in Spanish and English by their hostess, Gina Pacheco, and her husband, Carlos ...

Plunging into a soothing bowl of Mexican meatball soup called albondigas is possible whenever Cueva Bar is open. But what if the tiny tapas restaurant in University Heights is closed? I’ve written ...

Both ground pork and beef are sold in 1-pound packages (not smaller), and you need both here, so you're mixing the succulent little Spanish meatballs called albondigas with a substantial amount. You ...

I am a huge fan of meatballs no matter what country they come from. The best ones I had in Mexico were at the Mercado Juan Sabines in Tuxtla Gutiérrez in the state of Chiapas. It was a cool afternoon ...

Oh, how I loved Ramadan when I was a little girl! In Casablanca I attended a Catholic girls school. I had a beautiful blonde teacher and the nuns who ran the school were actually warm and kind. The ...