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Not Just Tacos
NOT JUST TACOS
Traditional Mexican Recipes
from our Host Family in Tlaxcala
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Agua de Jamaica
Though prolific in Mexico, flor de Jamaica, or hibiscus flower, is actually from West Africa and has been used in tea for thousands of...
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Alberjones con Nopales [Mexican Yellow Pea Soup]
Most shelled beans on earth have their origins in Mexico. Here, there’s over 50 distinct varieties of edible legumes! You know about...
Pozole Rojo
Simmering in chicken broth with hints of oregano and thyme, dense puffs of hominy cook with guajillo chiles and chicken breasts for about...
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Albondigas en Salsa Verde [meatballs in a tomatillo-serrano salsa]
Imagine a mixture of an Italian rice ball and a traditional pork meatball. Now imagine that floating in a tangy tomatillo-serrano sauce...
Romeritos
A very traditional Central Mexican dish, and especially popular during the holiday season, romeritos involves boiling seepweed (or...
Caramelized Chipotles
This recipe was passed down to our host sister's husband's sister when she was studying with nuns in rural Oaxaca. It is BY FAR the best...
Mexican Cordon Bleu
Thinly sliced chicken breast + manchego cheese + ham + BACON rolled up and smothered in a poblano cream sauce. This is NO JOKE! And you...
Ponche
Ponche--essentially a fruit tea--is on every table from Christmas through New Years. Warm, sweet, and even better with a drop of...
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Rajas con huevo [roasted poblano scrambled eggs]
Perfect for a beautiful weekend brunch, the poblanos are blackened first, then the bitter skin is peeled off leaving the smokey and fresh...
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Sopa de Codo [Pasta salad]
This comforting pasta salad makes a great side dish for any lunch or dinner. Ingredients: -400g of elbow pasta -100g of ham, diced -1/2...
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