Mesquite flour is a “mystery substance,” said Charles Perry in the Los Angeles Times. On the market only since 1990, the spice is made from the finely ground seed pods of the mesquite tree. Mesquite ...

When the word "mesquite" appears in an article about food, the mind jumps immediately to the smoky flavors of the grill. But mesquite flour, made from the seedpods of the mesquite tree, tastes nothing ...

IT had a beautiful aroma. There was something roasted, like coffee or chocolate, then a stronger smell suggesting some fruit (perhaps dried cherries -- or was that coconut?) together with a note of ...

This is the second in the Star’s series about some of the tortilla makers in the Old Pueblo. Esperanza Arevalo wakes up at 3 a.m. every day to make tortillas. She sometimes receives help from her ...

They don’t grow mesquite in Italy, but maybe they should. Chef Gio Osso’s family hails from southern Italy, parts of which have more in common with our arid, desert climate than some might guess. But ...

It had a beautiful aroma. There was something roasted, like coffee or chocolate, then a stronger smell suggesting some fruit (perhaps dried cherries -- or was that coconut?) together with a note of ...

Each summer, Dana Helfer of Tucson collects the long, yellowish string-bean-like pods produced by mesquite trees on her property and around her neighborhood. And each fall, she has the sweet-tasting ...

This recipe originally appeared in the November 2018 issue. For our November 2018 “Feast Around the World” feature, we asked five of the state’s top chefs to create festive meals to serve this season.

A 5 gallon bucket of mesquite pods will yield 1 gallon of mesquite flour. Because it has no gluten, the flour should be mixed with standard flour in recipes. For example, says Schwemm, in a recipe ...

I feel like I’m becoming my parents whenever I say, “I remember when,” but I can’t help adopting the phrase since so many of the great, old-fashioned cookies seem to be disappearing. I remember when ...

Mesquite is mostly thought of as a shrubby, weedy tree that dots landscapes throughout the drier regions of the state, needing very little water or care to thrive. While some have come to value the ...

They don’t grow mesquite in Italy, but maybe they should. Chef Gio Osso’s family hails from southern Italy, parts of which have more in common with our arid, desert climate than some might guess. But ...