Carne adovada, one of New Mexico’s most celebrated dishes, features pork marinated and then braised in a thick, fiery sauce made with dried New Mexico red chiles. The restaurant Rancho de Chimayó serves it with rice and posole (recipe follows) or as part of a combination plate with a pork tamale, rolled cheese enchilada, beans,…

2021 has undoubtedly been a tough year for most of us. If you could use a little bit of luck and good fortune in the New Year, you might want to start at the dinner table. In many New Year’s traditions around the world, the way you start the year is thought to influence the…

The most popular of all the finger foods that I serve, pigs in a blanket is total comfort food. Everyone loves and devours them. Play with the different dipping sauces, such as Dijon country mustard, ketchup, or even honey mustard. Makes about 32 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed 32 mini hot dogs 1 large…

You can buy prepared porketta in most supermarkets in northern Minnesota and in other parts of the country these days, but it is well worth making your own. I use the porketta recipe from B.J. Carpenter’s “Come, You Taste: Family Recipes From the Iron Range.” It can be served as a traditional roast, but I…

BEIJING—Vegetable prices are surging in China after heavy rain swamped crops this month, fuelling concern over food prices at a time when consumers must brace for a hike in energy costs in the run-up to winter. Unusually heavy rains drenched northern swathes of China in September and early this month, flooding the top vegetable-growing province…

This is a wonderful midweek dinner, as the pork and apples cook at the same time, but it’s just as impressive as an entertaining dish, as it can be semi-prepared ahead of time and then heated up before serving. I love it served with rustic mashed potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts for a celebratory fall…

Whether you’re looking for a comforting dish for the fall or a quick meal for a weeknight dinner after a long day of work and school, these pork chops are perfect for the whole family. Our recipe tester, 10-year-old Zoe, wants kids to know that “it looks fancy, but it’s something you can do yourself…

MADRID/HAMBURG—When he was a child in Avila province, Albert Pascual’s father bought 100 pigs, but the company he now leads has more than 9,000—part of a major expansion that has put Spain on track to take over as the European Union’s top pork producer this year. “My father sold pigs at a time, in the…

Animal rights activists protested Wednesday in Buenos Aires against a possible agreement with China to install mega pig farms in the country. Dozens of activists wearing paper bags with pigs drawn on their heads rallied in front of the Chinese embassy shouting slogans against animal abuse. The treaty negotiation between the two countries considers more…

“You don’t need chicken soup. You need green chile,” I was told the first time I had a cold in New Mexico, years ago. With huge amounts of vitamins A and C, many immune boosters, and anti-inflammatory properties, chiles are a superfood. The American Heart Association reported in 2020 that regular chile consumption was associated…