1. In a medium-size saucepan over medium heat, combine half-and-half with vanilla bean. Heat until the mixture comes to a simmer. 2. Reduce heat to low and add chocolate and cocoa powder. Whisk to ...

If, like us, you're already looking for a snack the second you're done with a meal, then you'll be happy to find this recipe. Chef Marcela Valladolid, cohost of Food Network's The Kitchen, created ...

Serves 8. Recipe is from Red Stick Spice Co. owner Anne Milneck and pastry chef Brittney Green. 1¼ cups dark chocolate chips 4 tablespoons sugar ¼ teaspoon fleur de sel (sea salt) ½ teaspoon ...

A trip to the Copper Coin Coffee in Woodstock is worth it. One creation is their Aztec Mocha — the cayenne pepper works wonders. And they can experiment on the wild side. One night one of the baristas ...

Pozole verde, the pre-Columbian chilli-laden stew, starts with corn. A symbol of life and prosperity in ancient cultures, corn is “undoubtedly the most defining food crop in the history of the ...

Almost all visitors to Mexico City arrive at the international airport, which is surprisingly close to most hotels. Buy a ticket for an authorised taxi before heading to the rank. Typically, this will ...

When a smallish army of ragged Mexicans defeated a much larger and better-equipped contingent of Napoleon III’s French troops on this day in 1862, few people imagined that Cinco de Mayo would be ...