When I set myself upon a Mexican menu, I knew that all of those cornbread stuffing recipes I’d seen over the years would finally have their day in my Cornbread Stuffing with Cotija, Figs and Sage. I started with a favorite cornbread recipe and subbed sage for rosemary to make it a little more Thanksgiving […]
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This Tequila Cranberry Relish is a variation on the cranberry relish my mom always makes. People often ask about her secret recipe, but it’s really just the recipe on the back of the ocean spray cranberry bags. 1 bag of cranberries, 1 orange, 1 cup sugar. I use less sugar, and mix a tequila sauce […]
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This Brussels Sprouts and Apple Slaw is a great example of traditional Thanksgiving ingredients and flavors used to update the wonderful cabbage salads that are often served with tacos. Since Brussels are in the cabbage family, they substitute in for cabbage easily, but because of their size, shape and color they create a more dramatic […]
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This Poblano Potato Gratin has become a holiday favorite. I made it originally for Mexican Thanksgiving 2012 and it was so good (and popular) that it resurfaced this year for Easter Brunch 2014. I did tone down the fat quite a bit from the original, because hey, every little bit helps, right? I also tweaked […]
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We’re finally onto the main course: Drumstick Mole. For Mexican Thanksgiving 2012, I served this drumstick mole from Fine Cooking. Drumstick Mole is admittedly an ambitious project. But it’s an amazing mole sauce. Trust me, I tested a lot of recipes and this was a favorite. The upside of all the hard work is that you […]
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Sadly, Susan’s Mexican Pickled Vegetables is one of the Thanksgiving 2012 menu items that just didn’t get photographed, so bear with the shoddy picture and the lack of step by steps. Next time I make it, I’ll add them. Like most of my Thanksgiving Menu, the recipe is closely based on another recipe: Elvia’s Mexican Pickled […]
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My mother made sugar cookies three times a year: on Halloween, Valentine’s Day, and at Christmas. My favorites were always the pumpkin shaped Halloween Sugar Cookies. We would spend hours decorating each pumpkin to look like an elaborately carved jack-o-lantern. This year, I didn’t have a crew to decorate with, so I embellished them simply, […]
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