Oaxacan Holiday/Event 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...

"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."

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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..."

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Ingredients: cilantro, coarse salt...

"This is my favorite Mexican dish. I have been searching for a recipe for years but all fell short. Then one Saturday morning i saw this on cooking for real with Sunny Anderson. It's just pure heaven It got it's name because of it's long thin shape. Flauta is Spanish for Flute"

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Ingredients: ground cumin, cilantro leaves...

"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..."

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Ingredients: cilantro, ground cumin...

"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...

"These meatballs are flavored with chipotle chiles and capers. At the restaurant they are served over rice. I prefer serving the meatballs alone as cocktail appetizers. They might also be good used for a meatball sandwich. Published in Bon Appetit, May 2003."

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Ingredients: canned chipotle chiles, fresh ground black pepper...

"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...