Mexican Holiday/Event Recipes

"As we all know, summertime is on its way and I have been looking for some lower fat and healthy recipes. Here is a wonderful looking one that I found on a web site called all-healthy.com."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh cilantro...

"Goes great with tortilla chips or vegetable sticks. It's good with those Fritos "Scoops", too."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, mild green chilies...

"This is a traditional Mexican and Spanish dessert and by far my favorite. It is very easy to make and looks beautiful."

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Ingredients: eggs, fruit, milk...

"Great with Salsa, Guacamole, Hummus, whatever you like to dip! Super fast and easy with oil spray. Makes great cinnamon sugar chips for kids and desserts, too. *** Can substitute pita bread for pita chips or corn tortillas for corn chips."

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Ingredients: spices, flour tortillas...

"Easy and so delicious! Tastier and fresher than store bought. No preservatives but lasts in the fridge a long time. You control the heat and the sodium. Fat free, low calorie and vegan too!"

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Ingredients: pepper, tomatoes with juice...

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Ingredients: dried pinto beans, fresh cilantro...

"Crunchy cinnamon-sugar snacks like my girls love to get at Taco Bell...yummy for snacks, dessert, slumber parties, football parties, or 'just cause.' Great with Mexican Hot Chocolate! :o)"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, flour tortillas, oil...

"In Mexico you can buy these on just about every street corner. They are usually round slices heavily laden with chili. Very refreshing. When you buy a Jicama make sure it is very firm and free from mold patches. When you slice it open the flesh must be white otherwise it is too old. This is a very low calorie recipe, it fact it is low everything!"

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Ingredients: limes, jicama, chili powder...

"My family loves Flan, I usually bake it in a round cake pan, But you can use ramekins. This recipe is NOT a hard as it looks. For best results make Flan a day ahead to let the caramel form a slightly liquefied layer. Time does not include cooling time."

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Ingredients: egg yolks, eggs, milk...

"An interesting change from guacamole, served directly on tortilla chips or crackers. Add more hot pepper sauce for a bigger kick if you want! You can leave it plain or add one of the suggested toppings below. From Food and Drink Magazine."

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Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, coriander sprigs...

"From Rick Bayless, 'Authentic Mexican.' If you're looking for an authentic Mexican salsa, this is it! It's so simple too! I only use one onion and two jalapenos when I make it, but I decided I'd post the original recipe instead of altering it. The way I make it produces a medium heat. I'd imagine making it his way would produce a hot salsa. I really..."

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Ingredients: cider vinegar, cilantro...