Mexican Made Easy

- Season 2

(2010)

Shrimp burgers, inspired by Puerto Vallarta street food, are made. Also: grilled-avocado-and-scallop salad; corn with jalapeño butter.

Marcela prepares spicy surf-and-turf with chicken, shrimp and flank steak. Also: a three-shot cocktail inspired by the Mexican flag, featuring white tequila, green lime juice and red sangria.

Party food, including paneta cheese with chipotle cream; shrimp casserole with roasted poblano chiles; mini-chorizo-and-cheese quiches; and citrus tacos wrapped in slices of jicama.

Kid-friendly foods are made. Included: mini pizzas; fruit pops; caramel cupcakes.

Marcela makes Caprese salad with a Mexican twist. Also prepared: chilled avocado soup and tilapia seviche.

A cocktail-party menu, featuring spicy crab cakes topped with guacamole; goat-cheese tartlets; raspberry-chili chutney; and Mexican martinis with cucumbers.

Mexican street foods are re-created, including milanesa sandwiches; corn cups with a variety of toppings; and cinnamon-flavored oatmeal drinks.

Mexican-inspired meat loaf, served with poblano potato salad and Baja-style lemonade.

Prepared: picnic burritos with shredded dry beef; Mexican-style slaw with shredded jicama, beets, cucumbers and arbol chiles; and coconut bark.

Jalapeno roast chicken with broccolini is served, along with a layered rice dish featuring poblano chilies and cheese, and vanilla-pineapple water.

Mexican comfort foods are made, including tortilla soup; chile rellenos; Mexican rice pudding.

Mediterranean-inspired baked cod, served with avocado-tomatillo salsa and chicken tostadas.

White-bean-and-steak salad; Mexican bean stew; baked quesadillas with bean salsa; toasted bean-and-cheese open-face sandwiches.