The Spanish word for “meatballs” is albondigas, so naturally the star of albondigas soup is a batch of from-scratch meatballs. The tender, spiced meatballs float in a rich tomato broth with aromatic ...

When I met Christy Vega Fowler at Casa Vega, she and her sister were prepping to host a day of filming for Quentin Tarantino’s new Manson-era movie, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The director is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plunging into a soothing bowl of Mexican meatball soup called albondigas is possible whenever Cueva Bar is open. But what if the tiny tapas restaurant in University Heights is closed? I’ve written ...

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 ...

In case you were wondering, albóndigas is the Spanish word for meatball. These prove that the Italians aren’t the only players in the game.

Mexican Albondigas Soup is the ultimate comfort food. In this traditional Mexican Soup, large juicy meatballs flecked with ...