Tag: Mexican

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Guacamole Recipe

Posted on by Mary Ann Lesh

This traditional guacamole combination is served all over Mexico as a side dish with chips, or as a main ingredient in a taco.

  • PREP 20 min / SERVES 4
  • INGREDIENTS
    • 2 peeled ripe AVOCADOS
    • 1/2 c chopped TOMATOES
    • 1/4 c chopped ONION
    • 1/4 c chopped CILANTRO
    • 1 clove crushed GARLIC
    • 2 Tbsps LEMON JUICE
    • 1 small SERRANO CHILE, seeded and chopped
    • SALT and PEPPER to taste
  • INSTRUCTIONS
    1. Mash the avocados until creamy
    2. Add other ingredients and stir lightly until well mixed
PLANT FOOD FACTS

Avocado Facts

Avocados have become very popular in the last fifty years, but I still consider them relative newcomers to the United States. Avocados improve heart health; support eye, skin, and hair health; fight cancer cell growth; promote weight loss; enhance digestive health; protect against diabetes; and decrease arthritis symptoms.

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PLANT FOOD FACTS

Garlic Facts

Garlic has been used as a traditional medicine as well as a food flavoring. It is a healthy and delicious addition to many dishes around the world. Its medicinal benefits for both cure and prevention require larger doses, which should be taken with the supervision and advice of a knowledgeable medical practitioner.

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Camotes Enmielados Recipe

Posted on by Mary Ann Lesh

In Mexico, camote vendors (camoteros) with sweet potatoes cycle through the neighborhoods announcing their arrival with a characteristic whistle. The neighbors come out to buy chunks of sweet potato steamed in piloncillo and served with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon and sweetened condensed milk. If you don’t have a camotero in your neighborhood, you can make them at home.

  • PREP 15 min / OVEN 425° F/ ROAST 30 min
  • INGREDIENTS
    • 3 SWEET POTATOES, unpeeled and cut into large chunks
    • 1 PILONCILLO cone
    • 1 CINNAMON stick
    • 3 whole CLOVES
    • 1 strip ORANGE PEEL
    • 2 cups WATER
    • Pinch of SALT
  • INSTRUCTIONS
    1. Combine all ingredients in a generous-sized pot
    2. Cover and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes until tender
    3. Uncover and continue cooking until syrup is thick and glossy
    4. Cool before serving