Lasagna with Poblano Chiles In Cream: Lasagna con Rajas de Chile Poblano
We first saw this in a restaurant in Chipilo. If you like lasagna with white sauces, this one is a delicious change from the usual. The filling is the very Pueblan rajas con crema, poblano chile str...
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Linguine with cilantro: Linguine con cilantro
If you can never find ways to use an entire bunch of cilantro before it wilts in the refrigerator, search no further. Fresh cilantro is the perfect foil for the guajillo chiles in ...
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Penne pasta with mushrooms: Plumas con champiñones
A chunky sauce like this is best served with a shorter pasta shape, such as penne, shells, or rigatoni, which will "hold" the sauce, rather than spaghetti, from which the ingredients will slide to the ...
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Fettucine with Ancho Sauce: Fettucine al Ancho
Here, the dried chiles are soaked with the other ingredients, rather than in water or vinegar, as is normally the case. Seville orange juice, which I learned to cook with in the Yucatan, is a great sub...
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Spaghetti with Poblano Chile and Squash Blossom Sauce: Espagueti al Poblano
Squash blossoms, in season at the same time, go well with poblano chiles. When removing the blossoms from the stems, be sure to remove the pistil as well.
Ingredients:
1 pound spaghetti
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Swiss Chard Noodle Soup: Sopa de Fideos con Acelgas
The Swiss chard in this recipe adds taste, texture and nutrition to the very common tomato-based Mexican noodle soup.
Ingredients
1 quart home made chicken stock
2 roma tomatoes, roasted a...
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Mexican Noodle Soup with Chard: Sopa de Fideos con Acelgas
Tomato-based noodle soup is one of the most common of all meal starters. This version goes a step beyond, incorporating Swiss chard for an added dimension of taste, texture and nutrition.
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Chicken tequila fettuccine: Pollo al tequila con fettuccine
This recipe is from the late Doctora Lorena Otero, good friend and "foodie" par excellence. I have seen several other versions of this dish, but this one is both the easiest and the best I have tried.
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Zacatecas cowboy stew: Puchero vaquero de Zacatecas
This stew, a product of Mexico's cattle ranches, originally utilized just about any part of the cow that was available, including the udders. It is a simple, tasty one-pot meal that reflects the lifest...
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Pasta salad with jalapeno vinaigrette: Coditos con salsa
This is a great side dish to serve with grilled meat, chicken or fish. It's quick and easy to put together at the last minute, or it can be made up to one day ahead and refrigerated. If making it ahead...
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