April Valencia grew up in her grandmothers' kitchens in Arizona. Adorned in an apron, her Nana Lola was a fixture in the room, like the clay comal on the wood-burning stove. To Valencia, the tortilla ...

If you've been reading Lost Recipes for a while, you know there are certain foods that just warm me up inside — yes, besides bacon. Among them is the tasty, versatile, humble tortilla. My family has ...

Jeff Lavia-Garcia, left, and his husband, Robert, stand inside Flower Tortillas, their plant shop in San Pedro. (Kendra Frankle / For The Times) “We’re both fighters who like to hustle,” said Jeff ...

A classic Spanish tortilla, like the popular Italian frittata, is a thick egg omelet waiting to be dressed up for a celebration. Traditional tortilla recipes call for the potatoes to be cooked in the ...