Mexican Made Easy

Cinco de Mayo with a festive menu, featuring chunky guacamole with serrano peppers; steak quesadillas; yellow chiles with spicy shrimp; and piña-colada ice pops.

A Mother's Day brunch menu, featuring Mexican-style granola; chicken enchiladas; hash browns with chorizo; and caramel-pecan candies

Spice meets "Spike" when Marcela welcomes special celebrity guest chef Spike Mendelsohn into the "Mexican made easy" kitchen. There they team up to put a Mexican spin on some American classics -- from burgers "al pastor" to "drunken" strawberry shakes, cilantro-style french fries to Mexican caramel banana cream pie - watch (and taste) what happens when these two power chefs 'mexicanize some favorite American dishes.

The host cooks outdoors with her son, Fausto. On the menu: campfire hot dogs; Mexican beans; and s'mores

A meatless Mexican meal, featuring sweet-corn-and-chile lasagna; oregano oven-baked cheese; and a creamy trifle al "limon."

Grilled foods, including grilled rib-eye with buttery roasted garlic and ancho chiles; grilled tostadas with Mexican cheese, pickled jalapeños, onions and carrots; grilled zucchini-and-bean salad; and tequila-drenched barbecued peaches

A Father's Day feast, featuring steamed clams with chorizo and tequila; sweet-corn mashed potatoes; and Brussels slaw spiced with ancho chiles

Eggs served with two sauces, empanadas with poblano cream cheese and Mexican chocolate-banana cake complete a breakfast buffet.

Mexican street foods are made. Included: tequila-and-herb carne asada; adobo-rubbed chicken tacos; minty lemonade

On the menu: grilled whole fish; spicy shrimp-and-scallop cocktails; poblano rice; and watermelon-jalapeño coolers

Marcela creates a menu celebrating the diverse culinary gifts of Mexico's tastiest states - including recipes for Jalisco's famous smothered pork sandwich, Baja's beachside lobster burrito, Puebla's pippian chicken, and Mexico City's caramel popcorn balls.

Marcela combines elegant with easy when she shows viewers how to make the perfect "party pass-arounds" consisting of cilantro scallop skewers, mini brie quesadillas, mini Mexican cheesecakes with an apple compote and frozen lime-rosemary margaritas.

Calling all sweet tooths! Indulge as Marcela makes a menu of one mouthwatering Mexican dessert after another. From a decadent and delightful tres leches cake and chocolate-filled cinnamon-dusted churros to Mexican caramel pastries and marzipan, these '"dulce delights" make up a sweet menu to remember.