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"I love sweet and spicy combinations and this fruit salad is one of those great pairings. Salad should chill for about 2 hours before serving so plan ahead."

Ingredients: cilantro, red jalapeno chiles...

"These unusual, luscious lentils are a traditional Lenten meal of Oaxaca, Mexico. Pineapple, plantain, cloves and allspice give this dish a tropical feel - plus there's plenty of garlic for zip. Garnish with fried plantain slices."

Ingredients: cloves, dried lentils, garlic...

"Having lived in Oaxaca for about 3 years, this recipe brings back fond memories. The aniseseed gives this salad a distinctly Oaxacan touch."

Ingredients: swiss chard, extra virgin olive oil...

"Posted in response to a request; recipe was found in the 12/93 issue of Bon Appetit."

Ingredients: ground cumin, olive oil...

"I am a a stickler for using fresh ingredients so when my boyfriend from 5 years ago made this up for the first time I cringed! Pardon me for saying so, but if I hadn't have been living with him I never would have eaten it! Hahahaha!!!! The boyfriend is long gone but this is the only salsa I'll eat! If you aren't used to cilantro it may..."

Ingredients: cilantro, Hunts tomato sauce...

"This is a really awful drink."

Ingredients: clam juice, tonic water, sugar...

Ingredients: tequila, salt, sugar...

"This is the genuine article, an Oaxacan specialty. Not to be called pizza. Better than the sum of its parts, the texture is key. I served with a Louisiana hot sauce, you may want to serve with salsa if you are not into things too hot. Other beans would also work well with this. As published in the NY Times. By Mark Bittman, the Minimalist."

Ingredients: corn tortillas, cumin...

"This is the second portion of making the Quick Cowboy Beans. The first portion, Frijoles de la Olla Tradicional Frijoles De La Olla Tradicional (Home Cooked Beans) explains the Mexican way of cooking Pinto Beans. This is a quick version of the beans that are typically served in taquerias. They can be as smokey, spicy as you want, super satisfying version of the plain Jane brothy beans."

Ingredients: cilantro, diced tomatoes with juice...

"I currently live in Arizona and I have a brother in law who is from Mexico and taught me a very good and easy way to make authentic refried beans. These are my favorite! I can't stand canned refried beans. I hope you enjoy!"

Ingredients: cumin, dried pinto beans...

"In Mexico, pipian is a simple mole that emphasizes the nuts or seeds that are blended in to thicken the sauce. Where mole is an exuberant symphony orchestra, pipian is a lively string quartet. The seed that has traditionally thickened a sauce like this is Mexico’s pumpkin seed."

Ingredients: cilantro, tomatillo salsa...

"this is the wonderful stuff they have in the squeeze bottles in the real mexican resturants , this is not salsa for chips but great on everything else"

Ingredients: garlic cloves, salt, water...

"Translates to "Oaxacan Ribs of Pig in Chile Pasilla." I found this in my research for the World Tour and ooh baby, I can't wait to make this!"

Ingredients: pasilla chiles, garlic cloves...

"Born and raised in Texas, I am a snob when it comes to Mexican food. I have tried so many recipes for the perfect salsa and always come back to this one. It's absolutely delicious, fresh, amazingly healthy...AND ONLY 3 INGREDIENTS. Trust me, simple is the way to go with fresh salsa."

Ingredients: garlic, jalapenos, tomatoes...