EditorialSpecialties cooked by Martha Soledad include, clockwise from left, chicken in a mole de rancho, roasted jalape?os, a salsa of roasted jalape?o, and tortillas dusted with toasted, dried chiltepin powder and doused in manteca, or lard, in Veracruz, Mexico, in May 2023. (Adrian Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialSpecialties cooked by Martha Soledad include, clockwise from left, chicken in a mole de rancho, roasted jalape?os, a salsa of roasted jalape?o, and tortillas dusted with toasted, dried chiltepin powder and doused in manteca, or lard, in Veracruz, Mexico, in May 2023. (Adrian Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialJalape?o and hot sauce add some spiciness to the other ingredients for the spicy clam dip in New York on May 12, 2022. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times)
EditorialIngredients to make halloumi with corn, cherry tomatoes and basil in New York, Aug. 2, 2021. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. (Bryan Gardner/The New York Times)
EditorialGingery grilled chicken thighs with charred peaches and grilled corn with jalape?o-feta butter, June 23, 2020. Food styled by Carrie Purcell. (Andrew Purcell/The New York Times)
EditorialA weeknight dish that can be prepared ahead of time: gently cooked chicken, fluffy rice and a scallion sauce with a bit of an edge from jalape?o and vinegar. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. (Andrew Purcell/The New York Times)