Stuffing for Christmas Turkey: Relleno para Totol de Nochebuena
Nochebuena is Christmas Eve, and that is when Mexican families sit down to a feast that usually lasts for several hours. This recipe is adapted from Alquímias y Atmósferas del Sabor, by Doña Carmen ...
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Orange Sugar Cookies: Polvorones de Naranja
The sugar cookies called polvorones are sometimes known as "Mexican wedding cookies" in English, although I've never seen them served at a wedding here in Central Mexico. They are a common bakery item ...
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Mexican Christmas Cookies: Galletas de Navidad
Both blackberry and apricot jam are produced in great quantity in late summer and enjoyed during the cooler months, especially in the Sierra Madre Oriental region, where fruit orchards abound. Either o...
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A Toast To Better Wines
Mexican wines may finally be gaining ground in a centuries-old battle fraught with political, sociological and economic challenges, not to mention the usual climatic problems. Father Hidalgo would be p...
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Chilmole: Turkey in a Dark Spice Sauce
Chilmole - sometimes called relleno negro - is made from one of the classic recados, or seasoning combinations. This dish, said to have originated in Campeche, is eaten all over the Yucatan peninsula, ...
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Sweet Tamales: Tamales Dulces
Sweet tamales, wrapped in corn husks and piled on platters, are a traditional treat at children's birthday parties, baptisms and First Communions, as well as at the Christmas posadas. On Candelaria, Fe...
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Christmas Chicken Breasts with Squash Blossoms: Pechugas Navideñas
Huitlacoche is a black fungus which grows on corn. I personally choose to omit this ingredient as it has a distinct flavor which is just not appealing to me. It is, however, a favorite of some of my fr...
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Date And Pecan Pie
Ingredients: Crust 18 "maria" cookies (can be found in the specialty foods section of your supermarket or local hispanic market. Vanilla wafers may be substituted.) 1/2 stick butte or margarine, melted...
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Mexico's Historical Cookies
PANADERIAS - (Mexican Bakeries): Smells of fresh bread and pastries filter the air, dissolving resolves of the staunchest weight-watchers. Ah! What a sweet lesson in history! Although the greenest grin...
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Holiday Punch: Ponche Navideño
In addition to being served in Mexican homes during the Christmas and New Year holiday season, hot ponche is sold at night by street vendors who ladle it out from steaming cylindrical vats. The tejocot...
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Fava Bean Soup: Caldo de Habas
This soup was, and still is, prepared by the comadre and other Cholula cooks during the meatless Semana Santa, Holy Week. The use of hierbabuena (mint) to flavor soup is typical of Central Me...
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