1737 fresca sparkling Recipes

cantaloupe or half a watermelon, seeded and diced (about 3 cups), water, sugar, limes, juiced

water, english cucumbers, peeled and coarsely sliced, limes, juiced to yeild 1/2 cup worth, sugar, or more

dried black beans, washed and picked over, water, olive oil or 4 tbsp unsalted butter, onions, diced, garlic cloves, minced or pureed, jalapeno chile, stemmed, seeded, if desired and finely chopped, salt, vegetable stock, salsa fresca for garnish, recipe to follow, crema, recipe to follow, creme fraiche or sour cream, for garnish, ground cumin, ripe tomatoes, cored, seeded, and finely diced, red onion, minced, jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded, if desired and minced, cilantro, leaves only, chopped, lime juice, salt, freshly ground pepper, heavy cream, buttermilk

water, fresh blackberries, coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves, plus 8 fresh sprigs, for garnish, rosehip and hibiscus tea bags, granulated sugar, fresh lemon juice

ground cumin, ground coriander, ground chile de arbol, ground panela or piloncillo (if not available, use brown sugar), extra-virgin olive oil , plus 1 tbsp, calabaza, peeled and diced into 1-inch pieces, white onion, cut into small dice, minced garlic, chicken stock, heavy cream, creme fraiche or sour cream, ground canela (mexican cinnamon)

lard, pork butt, trimmed and cut into 2-inch cubes, salt, freshly ground black pepper, chile de arbol salsa , recipe follows, corn tortillas , recipe follows, salsa fresca , recipe follows

recipe achiote citrus marinade, chicken legs and thighs, corn tortillas (recipe follows), or use store-bought, recipe salsa fresca, avocados, peeled and sliced, cilantro, leaves only, chopped, freshly squeezed orange juice, achiote paste, jalapeno chiles stemmed and seeded if desired, garlic cloves, peeled, black peppercorns, salt, cilantro, stems and leaves, ground deep yellow masa harina, cold water, salt, ripe tomatoes, cored, seeded, and finely diced, red onion, minced, jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded and minced, cilantro, leaves only chopped, lime juice, salt, freshly ground black pepper

fresh poblano or new mexico chiles, olive oil, corn kernels, chopped yellow onions, minced jalapeno, minced garlic, chili powder, salt, chopped cilantro leaves, grated monterey jack cheese, cream cheese, at room temperature, vegetable oil, for frying, all-purpose flour, essence , recipe follows, eggs, separated, cayenne, grated queso blanco or mozzarella, rock shrimp salsa fresca , recipe follows, fresh cilantro, for garnish, peeled and deveined rock shrimp, essence , recipe follows, olive oil, peeled, seeded, and chopped vine-ripened tomatoes, chopped red onions, fresh lime juice, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, minced jalapenos, minced garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, dried thyme

chayotes, roughly diced, spanish onion, peeled and roughly chopped, leek, white part only, sliced to about 1/2 cup, chicken stock or vegetable stock, light cream, toasted ground fennel seed, cilantro, water, crema fresca or creme fraiche, salt and pepper

granulated sugar, cider vinegar, tomato paste, sesame oil, molasses, soy sauce, chipotle peppers packed in adobe sauce, peeled and chopped tomatillos, or seeded , chopped tomatoes, fresh lime juice, red onion, minced, chopped cilantro, minced jalapeno, salt, freshly ground black pepper, oysters in their shells

plantain banana, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds, butter, eggs, corn tortillas, ham, tomato salsa , recipe follows, sour cream, green peas, cooked, grated queso fresca (fresh cheese), salt, tomatoes, chopped, onion, chopped, serrano chiles, chopped coriander seeds, chopped cilantro leaves, salt and pepper

orange, juiced, limes, juiced, canola oil, garlic cloves, minced, jalapeno, seeded and minced, fresh cilantro, finely chopped, cumin, salt, skirt or flank steak, trimmed of fat, green bell pepper, thinly sliced, red bell pepper, thinly sliced, yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced, red onion, thinly sliced, guacamole , recipe follows, salsa fresca , recipe follows, flour tortillas, warm

butter, white onion, chopped into 1/4-inch dice, good chicken broth, boiling potato (like the red-skin ones), peeled and roughly chopped, squash blossoms (these are the male blossoms with no squash attached), fresh poblano chiles, milk, zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch cubes, ear of corn, husked , kernels cut from the cob, queso fresca , creme fraiche, or sour cream loosened with some milk or cream, salt , about 1 1/2 tsp, depending on the iness of the broth, a little chopped epazote or parsley, for garnish

very ripe golden mango, peeled, strawberries, rinsed and hulled, fresh lime juice, demerara sugar syrup , recipe follows, silver rum, shaved ice, demerara sugar

beef brisket , cut into 2-inch strips across the grain, coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, paprika, ground cumin, flour for dredging, vegetable oil, shinbone and 1 piece marrow bone, white onion, roughly chopped, head garlic, dry chick peas , soaked overnight in water to cover, salt, fresh mint sprigs, cilantro sprigs, dried mexican oregano, crumbled, unsalted butter, ripe plantains, cut into diagonal slices, unpeeled, vegetable oil , for cooking the vegetables, carrots, trimmed and quartered lengthwise, chayote, peeled and cut into thick slices, red potatoes, quartered, zucchini, trimmed and sliced 1/4-inch thick lengthwise, cabbage, cut into 8 wedges and core trimmed away, green beans, trimmed and halved, salsa fresca, ripe tomatoes, cored,seeded, and finely diced, red onion, minced, jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded and minced, cilantro, leaves only chopped, lime juice, salt, freshly ground black pepper

diced ripe pineapple, granulated sugar, light rum, fresh squeezed lime juice, water, cilantro leaves, for garnish

pineapple juice, grapefruit-flavored soda (recommended : fresca), shots vodka, frozen limeade concentrate (recommended : minute maid), ice cubes, lime wheels/lime rind or pineapple wedge, for garnish

fresh raspberries , picked over and rinsed, agave nectar , or more depending on sweetness of fruit, overly ripe peaches, halved and pitted, juice of 1 lime, vanilla extract