A warm salad of sautéed shrimp with bell peppers, mild chiles, lemongrass, cilantro and garlic, served on buckwheat crepes. An interesting, colorful and flavorful starter.

If you like it spicier, use hot chiles instead of the mild ones.

Mexican-inspired and very good: Thin slices of real beef steak served in freshly made corn tortillas together with a mix of onions, bell peppers, mild poblano ("pasilla") chiles and tomatoes.

This is one of my favorite ways to prepare lamb chops: Rubbed with lime zest and freshly ground black pepper, breaded and fried to perfection.

The lime and pepper flavors blend wonderfully with the flavor of the lamb and inside the breading, the meat stays tender and juicy.