Mole without flour adobo

#fullpost{display:inline;} My dear, food-loving friend Monica recently announced that she and her fiancé John eloped to Oaxaca, Mexico. How appropriate, I[...]

12 ounces whole dried red chilies (preferably a mix of ancho and pasilla) 1 -2 dried chipotle chile water 6 tablespoons sesame seeds 1 teaspoon anise seed 1/2[...]

4 dried pasilla peppers, stems and seeds removed 4 dried New Mexico chiles, stems and seeds removed 1 medium onion , peeled and chopped 2 garlic cloves ,[...]

6 whole dried pasilla peppers 10 whole dried ancho chiles 8 whole dried mulato chiles 2 quarts water 4 tomatillos (yellow ground cherries in lantern husks) 5[...]

1 chipotle pepper , scrape out the seeds and ribs then mince fine 1/4 ancho chili , de seeded and chopped fine (Dried Anaheim) 2 tablespoons shortening or 2[...]

2 1/2 kg chicken , poached, meat removed from bones 3 tablespoons lard 1 -3 green chili (fresh or canned) 1 large onion , chopped 2 garlic cloves , chopped 50[...]

4 chicken breast halves , bone-in and skin on 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 yellow onion , medium size, finely diced (about 1 cup) 1 green bell pepper , finely[...]