what is an easy recipe for the day of the dead?

Question

i need an easy recipe for the day of the dead, and something that would taste good...

Answer 1

Quick Carne Asada

This quick, stove-top version of carne asada is great for quick tacos or with a side dish for a main course.

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 lb flank steak
* 4 red, green or yellow peppers, stemmed and seeded
* 1 onion, peeled
* 1 tablespoon oil
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper

PREPARATION:
Slice the steak into 1/2 inch strips, cut against the grain of the meat. Slice the peppers and onions into 1/4 inch strips.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan and begin to cook meat. Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper and continue to cook over medium high heat until the meat cooks out the juices.

Add in the peppers and onions and cover for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and continue to cook until juices have reduced, meat is cooked and peppers and onions are limp and translucent.

Answer 2

Whole fruit is very common for Day of the Dead. Just stack or arrange it decoratively in a bowl, etc.

If you need something that's more of a "recipe" though, you could just cut up some of those whole fruits in large pieces and mix them together as a fruit salad (leave peels on when possible, and choose several different colors of fruit, for the most colorful fruit salad... also dip any of the white ones that would turn dark over time in lemon or orange juice to prevent that).

HTH,

Diane B.

Answer 3

making bread is very easy...just time consuming

Pan de Muerto
This bread is slightly sweet and used on the altars of loved ones during "Day of the Dead" festivities. The dough is formed into bone-like shapes to decorate the top of the loaf before baking it.
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cup water
6 cups flour
2 packets dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons whole anise seed
2 tablespoons orange zest
3/4 cup sugar
4 large eggs
Glaze (see below)
PREPARATION:
Bring all ingredients to room temperature (except for the water which should be very warm) before beginning.
In a large bowl, mix together butter, sugar, anise, salt and 1/2 cup of the flour. In a seperate bowl combine the eggs and the water. Add the egg/water mixture to the first mixture and add in another 1/2 cup of the flour. Add in the yeast and another 1/2 cup of flour. Continue to add the flour 1 cup at a time until a dough forms.

Knead on a floured surface for about 1 minute. Cover with a slightly damp dishcloth and let rise in a warm area for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Bring out dough and punch it down. Remove about 1/4 of it and use it to make bone shapes to drape across the loaf (see below.) Or divide the dough into smaller pieces to create other bone shapes. Let the shaped dough rise for 1 more hour.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes for smaller loaves and up to 45 minutes for larger loaves.

GLAZES(After glaze is applied you may decorate with additional colored sugar.)


Bring to a boil- 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup fresh orange juice. Brush on bread and then sift some additional sugar over the top.

Mix 3 tablespoons orange juice concentrate and 1/3 cup sugar with 2 egg whites. Brush on bread during the last 10 minutes of cooking.

Bring to a boil- 1/4 cup piloncillo,(is like Mexican hard brown sugar, can sub with brown sugar instead) 1/4 cup sugar, 2/3 cup cranberry juice and 2 tablespoons orange zest. Brush on bread after bread has cooled.
BONES The most common bone decorations are very simple. Sometimes it's just a matter of forming ball shapes and pressing them into the loaf in a line. You could also take a piece of dough, roll it into a long cylinder and place a ball at each end. You can get much more detailed if you like, but even a slighly "knobby" looking loaf will get the idea across.

http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/sweetsanddesserts/r/pandemuerto.htm

Answer 4

just dont make somethig buy food