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Fresh Mexican-Inspired Dinners

Where family recipes from every corner of America are re-imagined for home cooks everywhere. With the same practical, no-nonsense food approach that has made Cook's Country magazine successful, the series features the best regional home cooking in the country

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Fresh Mexican-Inspired Dinners

Season 17 Episode 1723 | 26m 56s | CC

Bryan Roof visits San Diego and shares his version of Ahi-Chile Tostadas with host Julia Collin Davison. Ingredient expert Jack Bishop discusses the differences between lard and shortening. Toni Tipton-Martin talks about chorizo's journey from Europe to North America, and test cook Lawman Johnson makes host Bridget Lancaster Skillet Corn with Mexican Chorizo.

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