Oaxacan Dinner Party Recipes

"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."

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Ingredients: plain Doritos, green chilies...

"This is a classic Oaxacan dish, served with rice. Each family has their own version, this one is made by the Restaurant La Olla, Oaxaca México. A little information: Oaxaca is to Mexican food lovers and cooks perhaps what Florence is to art aficionados. Walking through any village market, or just down the street in Oaxaca is a aromatic as..."

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Ingredients: chocolate, cinnamon sticks...

"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."

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Ingredients: cilantro, queso fresco...

"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. I have been searching..."

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Ingredients: eggs, frying oil...

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

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Ingredients: ground cumin, olive oil...

"Just like the title says, this is sweet and creamy and spicy with chipotle and poblano peppers! So enjoy! Adapted from Donna Nordon, owner/chef of Cafe Terra Cotta in Tucson, Arizona. This will feed a crowd, so feel free to cut recipe in half!"

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Ingredients: white cheddar cheese, garlic...

"Jalapeños and lime complement each other perfectly in this spicy Mexican classic. This recipe is from vegcooking.com I'm not really big on the meat replacement products so sometimes I leave it out or substitute portabello mushrooms or something similiar to that. *For a spicier soup, use 2 peppers and 1/4 cup hot sauce ."

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Ingredients: cilantro, corn tortillas...

"An excellent party appetizer. Just make sure you have plenty of tequila on hand to put out the fire (or add to it!)"

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Ingredients: cilantro, chihuahua cheese...

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Ingredients: tequila, salt, sugar...

"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 take a few minutes..."

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Ingredients: cilantro, Hunts tomato sauce...

"Another great recipe from Grill It! with Bobby Flay.Prepared in full on the grill, this is a great party recipe to impress your friends! The favors are robust and very different from any enchilada experience I have had. The thing that I like is best is that in its presentation, the warm enchiladas lay under a fresh, cold salad that is simply gorgeous...."

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Ingredients: corn tortillas, shrimp...