Ingredients 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 2 sticks of butter (200 grs) 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 6 ripe bananas, mashed 1/ C. chopped nuts ... read more

These are Great Grandma's Cookies called Cocked Hat: Ingredients: Cookies 2 1/4 of flour 1/2 C. of sugar 4 egg yolks 1 C. butter   Topping 3 egg whites 1 Tbsp. ... read more

Serves 8 Ingredients: 2 C. rice 1 C. sugar 1 C. sweetened condensed Milk 2 qts. whole Milk 2" stick cinnamon 1 Tbsp. Vanilla   Preparation: In a medium saucepan... read more

This is the recipe for Great Grandma's cookies III, Cornstarch Flowers!  Enjoy. Ingredients: Cookies 3 C. cornstarch, sifted 3 sticks of butter (1 stick = 90 grs. or 6 Tbs.) 1 1/4 C... read more

These are Great Grandma's Pecan Balls: Ingredients:  Cookie 1 C. plus 2 tsp. flour 1/2 C. plus 2 tsp. butter 1/4 C. plus 1 Tbsp. sugar 3 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. ground pecans 1/... read more

Also known as recado colorado in the Yucatan, where it originated, this Yucatecan achiote paste is a marinating paste that can be used on chicken, pork or fish. Although the base for achiote pas... read more

This versatile Mexican ancho chile salsa is excellent with grilled meat, poultry or fish. It is good with shish-kabob, pork chops, shrimp, and all types of barbequed food. It is important to use freshl... read more

This is a very refreshing salad. In Southern Mexico, grapefruit salad would most likely be made with fruit vinegar, especially pineapple vinegar, but apple cider vinegar is a good substitute. Only a sm... read more

A specialty of Oaxaca, where fruit is often cooked with meat and poultry, this dish is easy and delicious. For a variation, try substituting pineapple slices for the oranges. This recipe is from Oaxaca... read more

The area around Apatzingan is famous for its pork. The flavor of this dish is somewhat reminiscent of the carnitas for which Michoacán is famous. Unlike carnitas, the pork is baked in the oven instead of fried in lard, and the seasoning ingredients make serving a salsa unnecessary.

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This dessert is so popular in Mexico that it comes in cans, but nothing beats home made. Chongo is the Spanish word for a chignon, which the curds resemble when they separate from the whey. This dessert should be prepared in an earthenware pot such as a Mexican clay cazuela.

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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

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

Ingredients 1 kilo (2.2 pounds) green chiles (poblanos) 3/4 kilo (1.5 pounds)) tomatoes, chopped 2 large onions, chopped 4 tablespoons oil 3 teaspoons salt 1/2 kilo (1.1... read more

Many years ago, we received at least three fondue pots as wedding gifts. Fondue parties were popular, but after a while, no longer in style in the "avocado green" and "harvest gold" of the seventies, ... read more

Requesón is a soft, white cheese, similar to ricotta in consistency, though not as sweet. If ricotta is used in place of requesón, blending it with cottage cheese until smooth will produce a taste si... read more

This recipe is a house specialty at Chialingo's restaurant in Cholula. It makes a good appetizer for a Mexican dinner, or could be served with a salad as a light lunch or supper. Epazote goes particula... read more

There are many versions of this soup, a specialty of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Gouda cheese also works well in this recipe, which should be prepared immediately before serving. Ingredie... read more

Just about an hour from Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco, there's a little town (population 17,740) with a big reputation: Tequila. Meaning "the rock that cuts" in the Nahuatl language, Tequila is... read more

  I always like a glass of good pulque and my friend Pedro had some of the best. Once allowed only to Aztec nobles and priests, pulque is produced by cutting out the center of a Maguey cactus an... read more

This is an adaptation of a recipe provided by Gladys Zavaleta Ruiz in her collection, Cocina con Amaranto. Served with a salad, it makes a fine light supper, and is a good example of the many vegetaria... read more

This dish, and other similiar chicken and amaranth combinations, is also called mole de amaranto and tinga de pollo con amaranto, depending on the part of the country where it is found. D... read more

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

This Mexican cantaloupe salsa was an invention that we came up with while visiting friends in southern Mexico. We served it with the meal, and ate leftovers later with tortilla chips. The best way to... read more

  The streets are littered with mango pits, and stands selling fresh mangos-on-a-stick, cut to resemble flowers, are on every other street corner. Is it a festival? A fair? No, it's just mango seas... read more