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A

achiote paste

agua fresca de Jamaica

agua fresca de limón con menta

aguas frescas:

Jamaica

lime and mint water

aioli:

jalapeño

lime

albóndigas con chipotle

almond-chipotle pesto, creamy

alphabet soup

amarillito

ancho chile(s):

burgers with lime aioli

dried chile crisps

and orange chaser

orange sauce, shredded pork in

photograph

pickled, vinaigrette

salsa, pickled

apéritif, creamy peanut and vanilla

apple, chorizo, pecan, and corn bread stuffing

apricot(s):

-lime-glazed mini pound cakes

sticky chicken with tamarind, chipotle and

arroz rojo

arroz verde

avocado(s):

chunky guacamole

cut, storing

dressing

and hearts of palm salad

how to buy

red leaf, and grapefruit salad with olive-mint vinaigrette

ripening at home

soup, classic

Aztec chicken casserole

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B

baby back ribs, honey-chipotle

El Bajio, Mexico City

banana and cajeta milkshake

banana leaves

bean(s):

black, and tortilla casserole

black, sauce, scrambled egg packets with

canned

charro

and cheese heroes, grilled

cooking

pinto, soup, hearty

from the pot, simple

refried, see refried bean(s)

beef:

ancho chile burgers with lime aioli

brisket in pasilla and tomatillo sauce

picadillo

picadillo empanadas

steak and cheese in pita bread, Mexican

steak tacos with Jamaica-jalapeño sauce

tenderloin, spiral-cut

beer Mexican-style

beet, jicama, orange, and caramelized peanut Christmas salad

Bellinghausen, Mexico City

berries with lime syrup

bitter orange juice

black bean:

sauce, scrambled egg packets with

and tortilla casserole

Boston lettuce salad with avocado dressing, candied pineapple, and spicy pumpkin seeds

breakfast or brunch:

chilaquiles in red salsa

divorced eggs

frittata with poblanos, potatoes, and feta, Mexican

poached eggs in chunky poblano-tomato salsa

scrambled egg packets with black bean sauce

broth, chicken, Mexican

burgers, ancho chile, with lime aioli

burritas

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C

caballitos

café de olla

cajeta:

and banana milkshake

crepes with toasted pecans

impossible chocoflan

cakes:

guava cheesecake

impossible chocoflan

pound, apricot-lime-glazed mini

pound, marbled, Alisa’s

tres leches

caldo de pollo

camarones en pipián rojo

Camino Real Hotel, Puerto Vallarta

caramel, see cajeta

caramelized pecans or peanuts

carne enchilada

carrots, pickled jalapeños and

casseroles:

chicken, Aztec

tortilla and black bean

cassia

cazuela azteca

cebollas encurtidas a la Yucateca

ceviche tostadas Puerto Vallarta

charring

charro beans

chaser, orange and ancho chile

chayote:

pickled, salad

cheese:

and bean heroes, grilled

feta, Mexican frittata with poblanos, potatoes and

feta, watermelon and tomatillo salad with

goat, spinach salad with caramelized pecans and Jamaica vinaigrette

melty, tomato-zucchini soup with

mozzarella and tomato salad with pickled ancho chile vinaigrette

and mushroom quesadillas, Oaxaca-style

steak and, in pita bread, Mexican

tortilla and black bean casserole

cheesecake, guava

chicken:

breasts, flattening, 158

broth, Mexican

casserole, Aztec

enchiladas in salsa verde

meatballs with mint and chipotle, Mexican

Milanesa, crispy

potato salad, smoky

red pozole

sautéing in oil

shredded, in ancho-orange sauce

sticky, with apricots, tamarind, and chipotle

Thanksgiving, Mexican, with chorizo, pecan, apple, and corn bread stuffing

tinga

à la trash

white pozole

yellow mole with masa dumplings

chilaca chiles

chilaquiles en salsa roja

chilaquiles in red salsa

chile(s):

charred, removing skins vs. leaving them on

controlling heat of

dried, crisps

photograph

powder, salty, sweet, and spicy

puree

soothing heat in mouth from

wearing gloves when working with

see also specific varieties

chile(s) de árbol:

citrus sweet potatoes with

chilorio

chipotle(s):

in adobo sauce

almond pesto, creamy

creamy corn soup

and fresh tomatillo salsa

honey ribs

mashed potatoes

meatballs with mint and, Mexican

sticky chicken with apricots, tamarind and

chips, tortilla:

chilaquiles in red salsa

chochoyotes

chocoflan impossible

chocolate:

impossible chocoflan

marbled pound cake, Alisa’s

scribble cookies

chorizo:

charro beans

guajillo-soaked crusty bread stuffed with potatoes and

Mexican

pecan, apple, and corn bread stuffing

Christmas salad, jicama, beet, orange, and caramelized peanut

cilantro:

my favorite green rice

cinnamon, Ceylon (Mexican cinnamon):

spiced sweet Mexican coffee

citrus:

bitter orange juice

sauce, sweet, pork tenderloin in

suprêmes, cutting

sweet potatoes with chile de árbol

clay cooking pots

cochinitos

cocoa powder, adding to batter

coctel de camarón del Pacífico

coffee:

spiced sweet Mexican

torito

Cohen, Flora

colache de calabacitas

comales

concentrado de Jamaica

cookie(s):

crust, for guava cheesecake

Maria

piggy

scribble

triple orange Mexican wedding

corn:

Aztec chicken casserole

bread, chorizo, pecan, and apple stuffing

crazy street

soup, creamy

squash blossom soup

torte, blissful

tortillas, see tortilla(s), corn

corn masa flour:

corn tortillas, homemade

dumplings, Mexican

Oaxaca-style mushroom and cheese quesadillas

yellow mole with masa dumplings

crab cakes with jalapeño aioli

crazy street corn

creamless cream of zucchini soup

crema, Mexican

crema de calabacita

crema fresca

crepes, cajeta, with toasted pecans

crisps:

dried chile

tortilla

croquettes, shrimp, in tomato broth

cucumbers, in crunchy radish pico

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D

D’Elvis, Mexico City

desserts:

apricot-lime-glazed mini pound cakes

berries with lime syrup

cajeta crepes with toasted pecans

chocoflan, impossible

guava cheesecake

marbled pound cake, Alisa’s

piggy cookies

plantain fritters, sweet

scribble cookies

tomatillo and lime jam

tres leches cake

triple orange Mexican wedding cookies

divorced eggs

dressings:

avocado

see also vinaigrettes

dried chile crisps

drinks:

banana and cajeta milkshake

beer Mexican-style

caballitos (narrow shot glasses) for

Jamaica water

lime and mint water

orange and ancho chile chaser

peanut and vanilla apéritif, creamy

salty, sweet, and spicy chile powder to rim glasses for

spinning top

tamarind margarita

dulce de leche

see also cajeta

dumplings, masa, yellow mole with

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E

egg(s):

blissful corn torte

divorced

frittata with poblanos, potatoes, and feta, Mexican

poached, in chunky poblano-tomato salsa

scrambled, packets with black bean sauce

elotes callejeros

empanadas:

freezing

picadillo

empanadas de picadillo

enchiladas:

chicken, in salsa verde

two forms of

enchiladas verdes

ensalada de navidad

epazote

everyday green salad

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F

faroladas

El Farolito Taquería, Mexico City

feta cheese:

frittata with poblanos, potatoes and, Mexican

watermelon and tomatillo salad with

fideo seco

fish, see seafood

flan:

impossible chocoflan

frijoles charros

frijoles de olla

frijoles refritos

frittata with poblanos, potatoes, and feta, Mexican

fritters, plantain, sweet

fruit(s):

torito

see also specific fruits

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G

galletas Maria

garabatos

garapiñados

garibaldis

garlic and guajillo pasta

garnishes:

caramelized pecans or peanuts

spicy pumpkin seeds

El Globo, Mexico City

goat cheese spinach salad with caramelized pecans and Jamaica vinaigrette

grapefruit:

red leaf, and avocado salad with olive-mint vinaigrette

soda, in spinning top

green beans with orange and pistachios

green pipián, lamb chops in

green rice, my favorite

green salad, everyday

green salsa, cooked:

chicken enchiladas in

grilled cheese and bean heroes

guacamole:

chunky

guajillo chile(s):

and garlic pasta

photograph

–soaked crusty bread stuffed with potatoes and chorizo

guava:

cheesecake

paste

torito

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H

habanero chiles:

crab cakes with jalapeño aioli

hearts of palm and avocado salad

heat (of chiles):

controlling

in mouth, soothing

herbs, fresh vs. dried

heroes, grilled cheese and bean

hibiscus, see Jamaica flower

hoja santa

hominy:

dried, cooking

red pozole

white pozole

honey-chipotle ribs

huevos divorciados

huevos envueltos bañados en frijol

huevos rabo de mestiza

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I

impossible chocoflan

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J

jalapeño(s):

aioli

Jamaica sauce

pickled carrots and

photograph

smoked, see chipotle(s)

jalapeños y zanahorias en escabeche

jam, tomatillo and lime

Jamaica (hibiscus) flower:

concentrate

jalapeño sauce

vs. serranos

vinaigrette

water

jicama, beet, orange, and caramelized peanut Christmas salad

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L

lamb chops in green pipián

leek(s):

cleaning

and potato soup, weeknight

lime(s):

aioli

-apricot-glazed mini pound cakes

beer Mexican-style

Mexican vs. American

and mint water

syrup, berries with

and tomatillo jam

Loredo, José Ines

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M

mackerel, in ceviche tostadas Puerto Vallarta

Maggi

mahimahi, creamy poblano

mango:

pico

torito

marbled pound cake, Alisa’s

margarita, tamarind

Maria cookie(s):

crust, for Guava Cheesecake

Marmolejo, Doña María Rosa

marranitos

masa, see corn masa flour

meat:

ancho chile burgers with lime aioli

lamb chops in green pipián

picadillo

picadillo empanadas

see also beef; pork

meatballs with mint and chipotle, Mexican

mermelada de tomate con limón

mezcal:

spinning top

tequila vs.

Michelada or Michelada especial

Michoacán-style:

beef brisket in pasilla and tomatillo sauce

hearty pinto bean soup

Milanesa de pollo

milkshake, banana and cajeta

minguichi

mint:

and lime water

meatballs with chipotle and, Mexican

olive vinaigrette

molcajetes

mole(s):

red pipián, shrimp in

yellow, with masa dumplings

mole amarillito con chochoyotes

molletes

mozzarella and tomato salad with pickled ancho chile vinaigrette

mushroom and cheese quesadillas, Oaxaca-style

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N

nixtamalization

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O

Oaxaca-style:

mushroom and cheese quesadillas

yellow mole with masa dumplings

olive-mint vinaigrette

ollas de barro

Olvera, Enrique

onions:

red, pickled, Yucatán-style

white

orange:

and ancho chile chaser

ancho sauce, shredded pork in

green beans with pistachios and

jicama, beet, and caramelized peanut Christmas salad

triple, Mexican wedding cookies

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

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P

pambazos

panela or panocha

panque marmoleado

pasilla chile(s):

photograph

dried chile crisps

and tomatillo sauce, beef brisket in

pasta:

alphabet soup

guajillo and garlic

Mexican-style

pastel tres leches

peanut(s):

caramelized

caramelized, jicama, beet, and orange Christmas salad

and vanilla apéritif, creamy

pecan(s):

caramelized

chorizo, apple, and corn bread stuffing

toasted, cajeta crepes with

pepitas, see pumpkin seeds

pepitas enchiladas

pescado Rodrigo

pesto, creamy almond-chipotle

picadillo:

empanadas

picadillo de carne

pickle(d)(s):

ancho chile salsa

ancho chile vinaigrette

chayote salad

jalapeños and carrots

red onions, Yucatán-style

pico de gallo salsas:

mango

radish, crunchy

tomato, traditional

piggy cookies

piloncillo

pineapple:

candied, Boston lettuce salad with avocado dressing, spicy pumpkin seeds and

juice, in spinning top

pipián:

green, lamb chops in

red, shrimp in

pipián verde con costillitas de cordero

pistachios, green beans with orange and

pita bread, steak and cheese in, Mexican

plantain(s):

fritters, sweet

and refried bean quesadillas

poblano chile(s):

anchos and

Aztec chicken casserole

charring or broiling

frittata with potatoes, feta and, Mexican

mahimahi, creamy

my favorite green rice

photograph

rajas, creamy

sautéed zucchini with

squash blossom soup

and tomato salsa, chunky

and tomato salsa, chunky, poached eggs in

pollo a la basura

polvorones de naranja

pork:

ancho chile burgers with lime aioli

picadillo

picadillo empanadas

ribs, honey-chipotle

shredded, in ancho-orange sauce

tenderloin in sweet citrus sauce

white pozole

see also chorizo

potato(es):

baby, with lime and parsley

chicken salad, smoky

chipotle mashed

frittata with poblanos, feta and, Mexican

guajillo-soaked crusty bread stuffed with chorizo and

and leek soup weeknight

poultry:

see also chicken, turkey

pound cakes:

marbled, Alisa’s

mini, apricot-lime-glazed

pozole:

red

white

pozole blanco

pozole rojo

prunes, in chicken à la trash

puerquitos

pumpkin seeds (pepitas):

chicken à la trash

pipián verde

red pipián, shrimp in

spicy

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Q

quesadillas:

mushroom and cheese, Oaxaca-style

plantain and refried bean

queso fresco

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R

radish pico, crunchy

rajas con crema

red leaf, avocado, and grapefruit salad with olive-mint vinaigrette

red pipián, shrimp in

red pozole

red rice

red salsa (charred tomato salsa):

chilaquiles in

refried bean(s):

and cheese heroes, grilled

divorced eggs

guajillo-soaked crusty bread stuffed with potatoes and chorizo

and plantain quesadillas

ribs, honey-chipotle

rice:

cooking the Mexican way

green, my favorite

red

soaking in hot water before cooking

rice flour

Rodrigo-style fish

rum, in creamy peanut and vanilla apéritif

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S

salads:

avocado and hearts of palm

Boston lettuce, with avocado dressing, candied pineapple, and spicy pumpkin seeds

chicken potato, smoky

green, everyday

jicama, beet, orange, and caramelized peanut Christmas

pickled chayote

red leaf, avocado, and grapefruit, with olive-mint vinaigrette

spinach goat cheese, with caramelized pecans and Jamaica vinaigrette

tomato and mozzarella, with pickled ancho chile vinaigrette

watermelon and tomatillo, with feta cheese

salmon, sweet and salty

salsa roja

salsas:

green, chicken enchiladas in

green, cooked

mango pico

pickled ancho chile

poblano and tomato, chunky

poblano-tomato, chunky, poached eggs in

radish pico, crunchy

red, chilaquiles in

tomatillo, fresh, and chipotle

tomato, charred

tomato pico de gallo, traditional

salsa verde:

chicken enchiladas in

salty, sweet, and spicy chile powder

sandwiches:

ancho chile burgers with lime aioli

grilled cheese and bean heroes

guajillo-soaked crusty bread stuffed with potatoes and chorizo

steak and cheese in pita bread, Mexican

sangrita

sauces:

almond-chipotle pesto, creamy

cajeta

jalapeño aioli

Jamaica-jalapeño

lime aioli

pipián verde

tres leches

yellow mole

scrambled egg packets with black bean sauce

scribble cookies

seafood:

ceviche tostadas Puerto Vallarta

crab cakes with jalapeño aioli

mahimahi, creamy poblano

Rodrigo-style fish

salmon, sweet and salty

snapper with creamy almond-chipotle pesto

see also shrimp

serrano chiles:

vs. jalapeños

photograph

shrimp:

cocktail Pacífico

croquettes in tomato broth

frozen

in red pipián

sides:

beans, charro

beans, refried

beans from the pot, simple

chorizo, pecan, apple, and corn bread stuffing

corn, crazy street

corn torte, blissful

green beans with orange and pistachios

pasta, guajillo and garlic

pasta, Mexican-style

poblano rajas, creamy

potatoes, baby, with lime and parsley

potatoes, chipotle mashed

rice, green, my favorite

rice, red

sweet potatoes, citrus, with chile de árbol

zucchini, sautéed, with poblano peppers

Sinaloa-style:

sautéed zucchini with poblano peppers

shredded pork in ancho-orange sauce

smoky chicken potato salad

snapper with creamy almond-chipotle pesto

Solis, Alfredo

sopa de aguacate

sopa de flor de calabaza

sopa de letras

sopa de poro y papa

sopa tarasca

soups:

alphabet

avocado, classic

chicken broth, Mexican

corn, creamy

pinto bean, hearty

potato and leek, weeknight

squash blossom

tomato-zucchini, with melty cheese

zucchini, creamless cream of

spareribs, honey-chipotle

spiced sweet Mexican coffee

spinach goat cheese salad with caramelized pecans and Jamaica vinaigrette

spinning top

squash blossom(s):

preparing

soup

steak:

and cheese in pita bread, Mexican

tacos with Jamaica-jalapeño sauce

sticky chicken with apricots, tamarind, and chipotle

stuffing, chorizo, pecan, apple, and corn bread

sunflower seeds, in chicken à la trash

suprêmes, cutting citrus fruit into

sweet and salty salmon

sweet potatoes, citrus, with chile de árbol

Swift, Sally

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tacos, steak, with Jamaica-jalapeño sauce

tamarind:

concentrate or syrup, Latin-style

margarita

sticky chicken with apricots, chipotle and

tampiqueña

tequila:

mezcal vs.

orange and ancho chile chaser for

spinning top

tamarind margarita

Thanksgiving turkey with chorizo, pecan, apple, and corn bread stuffing, Mexican

tilapia, in Rodrigo-style fish

tinga, chicken

tingadillas

tiritas

tiritas de chile seco

Titita, Carmen

tomatillo(s):

cooked green salsa

fresh, and chipotle salsa

and lime jam

and pasilla sauce, beef brisket in

pipián verde

and watermelon salad with feta cheese

tomato(es):

alphabet soup

broth, shrimp croquettes in

charred, salsa

and mozzarella salad with pickled ancho chile vinaigrette

pasta, Mexican-style

pico de gallo salsa, traditional

poblano salsa, chunky, poached eggs in

and poblano salsa, chunky

red rice

salsa, in chilaquiles in red salsa

zucchini soup with melty cheese

toritos

torrejas de plátano macho

tortas

torte, corn, blissful

tortilla(s), corn:

Aztec chicken casserole

and black bean casserole

chips, crisps, or tostadas

chips, in chilaquiles in red salsa

comales for

consistency of masa dough for

crisping before cooking with

divorced eggs

flour tortillas vs.

homemade

scrambled egg packets with black bean sauce

steak tacos with Jamaica-jalapeño sauce

tortillas, flour

tortillerías

tostadas

ceviche, Puerto Vallarta

chicken tinga

totopos

tres leches cake

triple orange Mexican wedding cookies

trompo zacatecano

turkey:

meatballs with mint and chipotle, Mexican

Thanksgiving, Mexican, with chorizo, pecan, apple, and corn bread stuffing

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V

vanilla:

creamy corn soup

harvesting

and peanut apéritif, creamy

tres leches cake

veal:

ancho chile burgers with lime aioli

picadillo

picadillo empanadas

vegetarian dishes:

chilaquiles in red salsa

divorced eggs

frittata with poblanos, potatoes, and feta, Mexican

grilled cheese and bean heroes

mushroom and cheese quesadillas, Oaxaca-style

plantain and refried bean quesadillas

poached eggs in chunky poblano-tomato salsa

scrambled egg packets with black bean sauce

tortilla and black bean casserole

vinaigrettes:

everyday

Jamaica

oils for

olive-mint

pickled ancho chile

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W

watermelon and tomatillo salad with feta cheese

wedding cookies, triple orange Mexican

weeknight potato and leek soup

white pozole

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Y

yellow mole with masa dumplings

Yucatán-style:

Mexican Thanksgiving turkey with chorizo, pecan, apple, and corn bread stuffing

pickled red onions

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Z

zucchini:

creamless cream of, soup

sautéed, with poblano peppers

squash blossom soup

tomato soup with melty cheese