Mexican-inspired food can fit into the day in more ways than one, from a dinner plate to a side dish or snack.

Knock out dinner with a healthy, high-protein Mexican Steak Bowl loaded with smoky morita-marinated sirloin, crispy roasted potatoes, and scratch-made guajillo hot sauce.

Some dinners are too quiet for a night when you want heat, sauce, char, cheese, and something worth building a plate around.

The night before a car-camping feast, I marinated flank steak in OJ, lime juice, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, beer, and a host of toasted spices. The next day, after a flop in the ...