The Spanish word for “meatballs” is albondigas, so naturally the star of albondigas soup is a batch of from-scratch meatballs ...

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 ...

Albondigas soup made with matzo balls. Two popular soups together as one - a Jewish-deli Sonoran-Mexican combination.

Spanish for meatballs and served in a broth, dry, or (as in this case) with a sauce, albondigas hold a special place in the hearts of many Mexicans. My grandma used to ask each of her grandchildren ...

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 ...

THIS TIME LAST YEAR, I was just finishing up 10 weeks of chemotherapy, an “insurance policy” after I had been diagnosed with breast cancer and undergone a mastectomy in the summer of 2023. The chemo ...

In these albóndigas, meat is an enhancement rather than the dish’s centerpiece. Mix together the oatmeal, cilantro, half the garlic, the chipotle, 2 teaspoons of the cumin, 1 teaspoon of the coriander ...

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 ...

Hearty, earthy and slightly sweet, these “meat”balls come smothered in a rich saffron and tomato broth Meatballs are one of those dishes you find everywhere. In the Middle East there are kofta, in ...