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Los Deseos, Cabo San Lucas

Los Deseos (The Dreams) is a wonderful restaurant at the marina. It serves classic Mexican food -- not just Baja style, but dishes from throughout Mexico.

The manager, José Guadalupe Martinez Piñuelas, will make sure your dining experience is perfect. He and chef Alfredo de la Rosa have selected both traditional and innovative dishes for their menu.

When we most recently had lunch there, Coleen had beef fajitas, which were served with beans, rice, guacamole, and freshly-made flour tortillas. (Click on the small photos to see larger versions.) Recipes for these items can be found at Cooking Dude.

I asked José for his recommendation for one of the more unusual items on his menu, and he suggested the Tikin Xic Fish Fillet. This recipe is from Yucatan, and is pronounced "teekeen sheek". It consists of a fish fillet wrapped in a banana leaf and grilled with achiote sauce.

Here's the recipe for Tikin Xic Fish Fillet:

    1 firm white fish fillet (mahi-mahi or dorado, for example)
    1/4 cup achiote sauce (available in most markets)
    3 tablespoons orange juice
    1 banana leaf
    red onion slices
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
    1 teaspoon oregano

Warm the sauce and orange juice, and marinate the fish for a few minutes while you get the dressing ready. Wrap the fish, the sauce, and the seasonings in the banana leaf, fold up the packet, turn the ends underneath, and place seam side up on the grill. Grill for about ten minutes per side, until the fish flakes when you test it.

Serve the fish on the banana leaf, with the garnishes on top. Serve refried beans, chips, and orange slices on the side.

The Los Deseos management and cooking staff are particularly proud of their desserts, and they should be. We sampled all of them!

The Mexican Ice Cream (on the right) is vanilla ice cream with peanuts, and covered with caramel.

The Coconut Flan (on the left) is a secret recipe of the house, and is an excellent reason to have dessert here.

The Jericalla de Guadalajara (lower right) is just as delicious but not so secret, and Maria was happy to share the recipe with us.

Here's how you make Jericalla (for 13):

    2 liters milk
    5 egg yolks
    2 sticks of cinnamon
    1 tablespoon corn starch
    few drops yellow food coloring
    4 cups sugar
    1/4 cup raisins

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Mix the ingredients and pour into custard cups. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, and then cool for 1/2 hour. Refrigerate until serving time.

To get the custard out of the custard cup, warm the outside of the cup in warm water, cover the cup with a serving plate, and invert the cup and plate.

Serve drizzled with caramel and garnished with a cherry. This is really a delicious dessert!

Another popular dessert is Grand Nanny's Rice Pudding.

I think you'll need to eat at Los Deseos several times to sample enough meals and desserts.

Los Deseos is located at the marina, on the east side of the docks. The address is 37 and 38 Marina Centro, telephone 145-6020. Open daily from noon to midnight. Highly recommended by the Cooking Dude.