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"From the Cooking Light website - a lightened version of a decadent dish served at Casa del Sol in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso. You can also toss the pasta with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil and oregano, as they do at the restaurant."

Ingredients: pepper, chipotle chiles in adobo...

"O.K., folks! There is NO such thing as a CHICKEN, SHRIMP. SQUID or other type fajita EXCEPT BEEF! The term fajita is the American counterpart of the Mexican term arracheras, which is the tough and membranous cut from the underbelly of BEEF cattle. The chicken, etc. is simply a piece of chicken wrapped in a tortilla and seasoned with appropriate spices.
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Ingredients: cilantro, tequila...

"I think I got this from the Urban Peasant website. It is soooo good to make on a snowy night while curled up with another warm body and a movie."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, oranges...

"Here is an excellent recipe for the Crock-Pot! Just add the ingredients, set the dial and forget it! The aromas eminating from this pork stew as it is cooking is simply scrumtious. But before you start cooking - look at the different variations that enhance the flavors of this recipe. The variations change the entire taste of the original!"

Ingredients: boneless pork shoulder, fresh cilantro...

"Soledad Díaz of Oaxaca’s El Topil restaurant serves these with mezcal. For those that LOVE hot peppers!! The heat is wonderful in this dish and the stuffing aids in cooling it down. Oh Yum! Posted for the Zaar World Tour 2005."

Ingredients: cilantro, queso fresco...

"My husband loves this and I make it about once a week for him. Friends and family have asked me to make this for them and for get togethers. This salad is basically put together with anything you like in a salad. So you can add or not use what is listed. Have fun and enjoy making your taco salad supreme."

Ingredients: plain Doritos, green chilies...

"Take 2 cans of ordinary, bland refried beans and give them some extra flavor! My kids love it fixed this way!"

Ingredients: ground cumin, refried beans...

"This dish is called Mexican beefsteak because of the colors of the ingredients: white onion, red tomato and green chili. Since white, red and green are the colors of the Mexican National Flag, Mexican beefsteak is one of the most popular dishes in Mexico."

Ingredients: cilantro, fresh lime juice...

"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...

"Although you will not find these turkey burgers at a local cantina in Oaxaca, I can vouch that they certainly did conjure up fond memories of the flavors in dishes I ate on some of my many journeys to Oaxaca. I could even imagine these burgers served at one of the open air market’s concessions. I tip my hat once again to Steven Raichlen, my grilling..."

Ingredients: cilantro, coarse salt...

"Start with the simplest perfect mash of avocado, garlic and salt. Then add green chili, white onion and red tomato (the colors of the Mexican flag) to create a perfect guacamole that’s perfect with a bowl of chips at a Cinco de Mayo party. Adding cilantro and lime to the basic guacamole gives it the flavors to stand alone, as a topping for crispy tacos..."

Ingredients: cilantro, fresh lime juice...

"This recipe is for those that have access to a store that sells Mexican groceries. Often it is hard to distinguish the fresh cheeses, such as queso blanco or panela from the melting cheeses like queso oaxaca. Either will work in this recipe. Just don't use a hard cheese like cotiga which is a hard cheese sililar to parmesan.

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Ingredients: eggs, frying oil...

"Chilaquiles is a Mexican dish originally created to use up leftovers. It's traditionally made with corn tortillas, chiles, cheese and meat that are either tossed together and sautéed or layered like lasagna and baked. This recipe is a little differnt from the ones posted as it is creamier. You can use any type of leftover meat in this dish....it..."

Ingredients: cilantro, ground cumin...

"Spicy meat and potatoes! What more can a guy ask? Except the ease with which this is made - Crock-pot! Just put the ingredients in, set the dial and forget it until done. And the aromas! I have to leave the house when i am cokking this because the aromas will make me want to open the lid and sample!"

Ingredients: cilantro, boneless pork shoulder...