National Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sept. 15, and what is a celebration without delicious food? In San Diego, we’re very comfy with the dishes popular just on the other side of the border, but Mexico is a large and diverse country with other regional dishes that aren’t as well known in San Diego — and should be.

For my new story for The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Food section, Raul Casillas, the new creative chef at Puesto restaurants shared two recipes he has launched at Puesto: a taco riff on cochinita pibil (traditional in the Mexican state of Yucatán) and a celebratory Tres Leches cake that features pistachios and passion fruit. Ohhh, you’ll want to make these!