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A Steak and Chocolate Dinner
Chocolate is perhaps Mexico’s greatest gift to the world – and in Mexico, Oaxaca is the center of the chocolate industry. What could be better than a good steak with chocolate??

Basic Shredded Beef
Got beef? Need to make it taco or burrito method? Here are three methods.

Celebrate 5 de Mayo with a fajitas fiesta
5 de Mayo, 5 May, is a date dear to Mexican hearts and a cause for celebrations, fiestas and general jollity, especially in Puebla, where a memorable battle was once fought. No specific dishes are served on 5 de Mayo but fajitas are real fiesta food and an appropriate way to mark the occasion.

Chile Rellenos
There are many different types of chile rellenos – the battered style served with green chili sauce is the Tex-Mex form. Here’s a basic recipe for Mexican style chile rellenos, with a few variations.

From Poldark to Pachuca - a pasty´s journey
The Cornish pasty is a stalwart of British gastronomy, steeped in tradition, history and folklore. However, it has travelled widely, following the Cornish tin miners across the globe, and in the 19th century, it reached Mexico and the silver mines of Pachuca and Mineral del Monte.

Grilled Pork Tenderloins with Onions and Peppers
Fajitas with a twist.

Independence Day in Mexico
General Agustín de Iturbide, having signed the treaty of Córdoba which finally gave Mexico its freedom, made his triumphant way from Veracruz to Mexico City. His passage through Puebla resulted in the creation of one of Mexican gastronomy’s most famous concoctions, Chiles en Nogada

Meat-Lover's Mexican Stew
The Valley of Mexico is a highland area with a long rainy season. It's main feature today is the City of Mexico - but in the past, the varied climate gave the indigenous population an extensive variety of food. This enormous stew is typical of the varied ingredients found in the regional cooking.

Mexican Antojitos - Tacos
Tacos are perhaps the best known Mexican dish outside the country, and the simplest to prepare. The easiest way to describe them is as a corn tortilla wrapped around a filling – but this does not even begin to illustrate their diversity and exuberance, let alone their potential for complexity.

Mexican Barbeque Recipes
How about a Mexican-themed barbeque? Try this great beef recipe, delicious and economical because it uses skirt steaks. Or fajitas – pork, beef, chicken, or tofu!

Mexican Barbequed Skirt Steak Recipe
Arrachera is the name for Mexican Barbequed Beef. This delicious dish is composed of marinated and grilled skirt steak, thinly sliced, and served with tortillas and a variety of side dishes.

Pork Carnitas Recipe
Traditional pork carnitas are crispy, tender, and delicious. Here are two great recipes for how to make carnitas at home.

Pork Tenderloin Recipes
Here are 2 different sauces to use with pork tenderloin, showing two very different sides to Mexican cooking

Smoky Beef Tacos Recipe
These delicious and tender shredded smoky beef tacos are one of my favorite taco recipes

The spices of Mexico - Cumin
“Comino” is one of the countless gastronomic immigrants which travelled to Mexico aboard the Spanish galleons and landed on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico - more likely than not in the port of Veracruz, where it made itself very much at home and was willingly absorbed into the local cuisine.