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Avocado and Orange Salad: Ensalada de Aguacate con Naranjo by Karen Hursh Graber

This salad was inspired by the nearly football-size avocados we bought in the market in San Blas Atempa, a small town right outside Tehuantepec. We had seen some similar ones from Chiapas, but were tol... read more
vegetables vegetarian salads salad-dressings

Cornhusk Wrapped Chiles Stuffed with Fresh Corn: Chiltamales by Karen Hursh Graber

In this recipe, corn is cut fresh from the cob and used to fill poblano chiles, which are wrapped in fresh cornhusks, eliminating the need for soaking. Although a metate would traditionally be used ... read more
vegetables main-dishes vegetarian Puebla

Penne Pasta With Mushrooms: Plumas Con Champiñones by Karen Hursh Graber

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 ... read more
vegetables pastas main-dishes vegetarian

Avocado Mousse: Mousse De Aguacate by Karen Hursh Graber

The mousse may be made in a six-cup ring mold or individual molds. It is frequently served in Mexico with camarón pacotillo - small cooked cocktail shrimp - in the center of the ring or as a garnis... read more
vegetables side-dishes salads

Yam and Orange Dessert: Dulce de Camote y Naranja by Karen Hursh Graber

Fruit desserts, whether candied, crystallized or compotes, are among the most popular throughout the state of Chiapas. This one is more like a pudding, and may be served chilled or at room temperature,... read more
vegetables fruit desserts Chiapas

Stuffed Crepes with Sweet Potato and Pineapple Sauce: Crepas Rellenas con Salsa de Camote y Piña by Karen Hursh Graber

This was the course that I prepared during class, and although it is an impressive dessert, it is much easier than it will seem to guests, because the crepes, filling and sauce can all be made ahead. N... read more
cheese vegetables fruit desserts Oaxaca

Corn Fungus Crepes: Crepas De Huitlacoche by Karen Hursh Graber

Sometimes translated to English as "corn smut," huitlacoche has become popular in recent years as a nouvelle cuisine offering in everything from ravioli filling to omelettes. Corn fungus crepes, how... read more
vegetables main-dishes vegetarian salsas

Yucatecan Three-Meat Stew: Puchero Yucateco de Tres Carnes by Karen Hursh Graber

Although the Yucatan is hardly associated with cool weather, this stew, which contains chicken along with the meat, is one of its most popular dishes. Sundays in Merida call to mind music in all the pl... read more
vegetables poultry meat main-dishes soups Yucatán Peninsula

Chicken and Fruit Stew: Manchamanteles by Karen Hursh Graber

Literally meaning "tablecloth stainers", because of its deep red sauce, manchamanteles can be made with chicken, pork, or a combination of the two. In Puebla, where it originated, the fruit that... read more
vegetables fruit poultry main-dishes soups Puebla

Squash Blossom Crepes: Crepas de Flor de Calabaza by Karen Hursh Graber

In the following recipe, crepes are rolled around a squash blossom filling, bathed in a poblano chile cream sauce, and baked. All three elements - crepes, sauce and filling - can be made ahead and asse... read more
cheese vegetables main-dishes

Cholula Style Vegetable Salad: Ensalada Cholulterranea by Karen Hursh Graber

Both types of squash used in this dish, along with pumpkin seeds and squash blossoms, are characteristic ingredients in Central Mexican cooking. If chilacayote is unavailable in your area, substitute c... read more
vegetables vegetarian salads salad-dressings Puebla

Stuffed Anchos in Cilantro Cream Sauce: Anchos con Salsa de Cilantro y Crema by Karen Hursh Graber

This recipe may be made ahead and reheated in the casserole dish just before serving. If made ahead, wait until the casserole is ready to go into the oven before adding the cilantro cream sauce, to avo... read more
vegetables main-dishes vegetarian

The Jewels Of Mexico: Public Markets by Vicki Cowal by Karen Hursh Graber

Introduction Many years ago, before I began traveling around Mexico working with regional chefs and cooking teachers, I was a newly arrived greenhorn, both fascinated and confused by the country's mar... read more
vegetables seafood masa main-dishes

San Cristobal Style Bread Soup: Sopa de Pan de San Cristobal by Karen Hursh Graber

The chilly evening air and the long tradition of fine baking in San Cristobal combine to make this soup a welcome repast in that lovely mountain town. Accompanied by a salad, this thick soup could easi... read more
vegetables soups Chiapas

San Blas Atempa's Fiesta Stew: Guisado de Res de San Blas Atempa by Karen Hursh Graber

This beef stew, the main course of our cooking class's feast, is from the Tehuantepec region, and is characterized by the combination of sweet and savory flavors. A good beef stock, which the students ... read more
vegetables fruit meat main-dishes soups Oaxaca

Setas con Epazote by Karen Hursh Graber

Setas is the general name for several kinds of wild mushrooms found in Mexico, which have different regional names, according to their colors and sizes. ( Yemas, duraznitos, morillas, and ... read more
vegetables vegetarian side-dishes Tlaxcala

Oaxacan-Style Lentils: Lentejas Oaxaqueñas by Karen Hursh Graber

This spicy-sweet, meatless main dish is traditional Oaxacan Lenten fare. The combination of spices with fruit is characteristic of southern Mexican cooking. Lentils are one of the fastest-cooking legum... read more
vegetables fruit vegetarian Oaxaca

Amaranth Greens with Poblano Chile Strips: Quintoniles con Rajas by Karen Hursh Graber

Amaranth greens were a staple in pre-Hispanic Mexico until the Spanish friars declared amaranth a forbidden crop because the seeds were used by the indigenous people to form replicas of their gods. Tha... read more
vegetables vegetarian side-dishes

Xalapa-Style Green Mole: Mole Verde de Xalapa by Karen Hursh Graber

Puebla and Oaxaca both have their own distinctive versions of green mole, but none is as laden with fresh vegetables as Xalapa's mole verde. Although I have prepared several meatless pipians and ... read more
vegetables poultry main-dishes mole-and-pipian Veracruz

Yucca in Orange Sauce: Yuca en Naranja by Karen Hursh Graber

Yucca has always been a staple in the cooking of the Caribbean and the Yucatan peninsula. Fairly bland on its own, it takes well to the flavor of other ingredients, in this case garlic and oranges. In... read more
vegetables fruit vegetarian Yucatán Peninsula

Lamb's Quarters with Beans: Quelites con Frijoles by Karen Hursh Graber

Just as the green known commonly as lamb's quarters goes by many different names north of the border -- among them, goosefoot, pigweed and mutton tops -- so does it have myriad names in Mexico, dependi... read more
vegetables main-dishes vegetarian beans

Sweet Potato Flan: Flan de Camote by Karen Hursh Graber

One of the reasons I like using sweet potatoes in dessert is that it really makes for a guilt-free experience when their nutritional properties are considered. Not many other dessert ingredients can cl... read more
eggs vegetables desserts

Swiss Chard Noodle Soup: Sopa de Fideos con Acelgas by Karen Hursh Graber

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... read more
vegetables pastas soups

Sweet Potato Pudding: Budín de Camote by Karen Hursh Graber

I first tasted this dish several years ago, prepared by Doña Gloria of the Hotel Bar Reforma in Cholula. It was the first time I had seen the purple-fleshed variety of sweet potatoes other than in the... read more
eggs vegetables desserts Puebla

Oyster Mushroom Chileatole: Chileatole de Setas by Karen Hursh Graber

Mushrooms proliferate in the mist-covered hills of north central Veracruz, the only place I have ever seen chileatole made with them, in this case with setas or oyster mushrooms. It would probabl... read more
vegetables poultry soups Xalapa, Veracruz
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