NOT JUST TACOS

Traditional Mexican Recipes
from our Host Family in Tlaxcala

Caramelized Chipotles

Entomatados

Chile en Nogada

Tostadas de Tinga

Pork Ribs in Salsa de Chipotle

Mole de Tortilla

Pozole Blanco

Rajas con Crema

Salsa de Cascabel

There is such diversity of the chiles in Mexico, and all are worth trying! Chile de Cascabel is so named because the sound of the seeds...

Pechuga Empanizada (breaded & fried chicken cutlet)

No, breaded chicken cutlet is not the most traditional Mexican dish our host family makes, but with thinly sliced chicken breast breaded...

Chipotles Rellenos (Cheese-Stuffed Chipotle Peppers)

Chipotle peppers stuffed with cheese, egg-battered and lightly fried, then immersed in a tomato-garlic sauce. This is a special and...

Frijoles

Is this the sexiest recipe we've put up so far? No. But is it the most important? YES. You are not doing Mexican food (or life, tbh)...

Gomichela

You've probably (hopefully) had a michelada. But gave you had a gomichela!? Beer with some yummy fix-ins plus a CHAMOY rim and...

Enchiladas Verdes

When we first tried the enchiladas here, we thought "WHAT ARE THOOOOOSE!" We're used to enchiladas as rolled tortillas stuffed with any...

Sausage and Potatoes in Salsa Verde

By far one of the easiest recipes that our family makes--but don't mistake that fact for a lack of flavor! This dish KILLS IT in the...

Caldo de Camarones [Shrimp and Vegetable Stew]

Now that it’s lent, seafood proliferates on Fridays all over Mexico, a blessing considering the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific coast...

Pork Ribs in Salsa de Chipotle

Is there a flavor more Mexican than chipotle? This smoked dried pepper is *actually* the smoked dried version of Jalapeño…who knew!? ...

Stupid-Easy Salsa

This stupid-easy salsa is super fresh and infinitely better than anything you can find in a jar. Though there are certainly more...

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