Mexican Food Recipes

We are going to have a Mexican food day in my Spanish class. I want a vegetarian recipe or a dessert if you don’t care. Something that isn’t to hard to make. Thanks Everyone!!!

Here’s a good one, that would be easy to bring:

Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies

Ingredients

1. 1 cup butter, softened
2. ⅓ cup powdered sugar
3. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4. 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
5. 3/4 cup ground pecans
6. ½ cup German sweet chocolate, grated
7. ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
8. 1 pinch salt
9. ½ cup powdered sugar
10. ¼ cup German sweet chocolate, grated

In a large bowl, blend the butter and ⅓ cup confectioner’s sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract. In another bowl, combine the flour, ground pecans, ½ cup ground chocolate, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter sugar mix. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour, or until firm.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place the balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for a few minutes, or until the cookies are firm. Cool 1 minute on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack. For the coating, sift ½ cup of the powdered sugar and ¼ cup of the ground chocolate into a shallow bowl. While cookies are still warm, roll them in the sugar/chocolate mix.

From: http://easyinternationalrecipes.webs.com/macaunorway.htm

My son is a college freshman and is attempting to get some extra credit in Spanish. He can add 2 % to his grade if he makes and brings in something authentically Mexican. Translation help would also be appreciated. Thanks!

Genuine Mexican guacamole:

3-4 large avocados peeled and cubed, two medium ripe regular size tomatoes or 3-4 ripe pomadoros diced, 1-3 serrano chiles (depending on how hot you like it) diced, 2 tablespoones diced union, 2-3 tablespoons diced fresh cilantro, juice of one lime, salt if desired.

Mix all ingredients well- Do not mash up the avocados. Serve with tortilla chips or tostadas.

The meal is catered and consists of a Taco bar – there is chopped beef, and chicken and the cheese, salsa, tomatoes and rice and beans. And upwards of 75 people stand in line to make a plate. Before that line forms, there is mingling and drinks.

chips and salsa – OK but sort of not exciting. The hostess has asked me to come up with some ideas for finger food that will be pleasing to folks of all ages. I’ll have three or four people who will help, but I need some ideas that are easy to prepare, don’t have to be heated and can either be passed around or set down on the tables that are scattered about the yard. Usually the kids are playing in a bounce house, but the adults like to nibble.

What I’ll do is pass around the "recipes" to the others who will help, so each person will be working in their own kitchen. I thought of filling little souffle cups with a crab dip, so that’s one idea – but I wonder if there is something that will compliment yet not compete with the meal.

But when I searched this site for "seven layer dip," I found the site below with more recipes. So go with that, make one or more of them, and have them ELSEwhere for the other guests to much out of until the line goes down.

I’m looking for a cookbook that has some really good gourmet vegetarian recipes for appetizers, main dishes and sides. I really love Southwest/Mexican food like burritos and empanadas, but I also like Italian and Asian.

Can anyone recommend some really good cookbooks with great-tasting, healthy, gourmet, vegetarian recipes?

Thanks.

Since you like southwest/Mexican I thought I would post the link to this website. They have a lot of great vegetarian chili recipes

http://www.chili-everyway.com/vegetarian-chili-recipe.html

I also like some of their wonderful side dishes like the southwest vegetable salad and the grilled vegetable recipe with the 9 spice rub

http://www.chili-everyway.com/side-dishes.html

Enjoy these wonderful and great tasting recipes

When I’m in my favorite Mexican restaurant, they have ready made chips/salsa free for appetizer, and not even 10 minutes after my wife and I order, our food is ready! These are dinner plates (ie big chicken quesadilla or a mixture of fajitas and tacos) that we order. You order the same at another local restaurant, you wait 20 minutes sometimes.

How do Mexicans cook so fast?

Because we are MexiCANs not MexiCANTs!

1. the grill is always hot
2. the salamander (broiler) is extremely hot and fast
3. prep! Meat already cut up, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, etc. shredded, rice & beans warming all the time.
4. they make the same things all day & night repetition!
5. smoke & mirrors.

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