Mexican Made Easy

- Season 1

(2010)

Hostess Marcela Valladolid prepares a Mexican-style brunch in the series premiere. On the menu: chilaquiles casserole; eggs Benedict with chipotle-hollandaise sauce; and Mexican coffee, spiced with brown sugar, cinnamon and orange peel.

Veracruz-style grouper, served with lobster-and-mango salad, and mango cake.

Mexican-inspired snacks are made, including baked tortilla chips with homemade guacamole; chipotle-shrimp skewers; sweet-and-spicy drummettes; and cold beer with salt and lime juice.

The menu, for a romantic meal, includes butternut squash soup; ancho-crusted rack of lamb with mint-jelly sauce; strawberry tartlets.

Beer-battered fish tacos, served with tequila-infused salsa and lemon cream sauce. Also: chocolate cake with flan.

Marcela prepares Mexican classics with a twist, including chicken-mole enchiladas; and beef-carpaccio salad topped with chile-infused olive oil.

Prepared: beer-marinated skirt steak, served with fresh salsa and grilled green onions. Also: sautéed potatoes with chorizo; creamy poblano-pepper strips; watermelon-and-mint agua fresca.