Category Archives: Recipes
Edible Louisville Locavore Resource Guide
Edible Louisville has just put out their First Annual Locavore’s Resource Guide and Coupon Book. It includes an amazing selection of STORIES, RECIPES, and COUPONS. Look for our Mayan Cafe story and coupons plus over 80 others including: Heine Brothers 6 coupons – 50% off and Buy one Get one free ValuMarket – 5 coupons [...]
November Menu Changes
After a brief summer sabbatical, the SEAFOOD BISQUE has returned to our menu this November! We have also added some hearty new dishes for the winter. These include our : White Bean Chile : chicken, chorizo, white beans, green chilies & tortilla strips Winter Salad : pears, pomegranates, pepitas, queso fresco, greens & olive oil Shrimp [...]
Watermelon Salad Recipe
SALAD INGREDIENTS 1/4 watermelon 1 lb buffalo mozzarella 1 handful microgreens salt to taste olive oil DRESSING INGREDIENTS 1 cup plain yogurt 1 oz agave nectar 1/2 cup orange juice INSTRUCTIONS Mix dressing ingredients together and set aside Cut watermelon & mozzarella into 1/2 – 1 inch cubes Pour dressing over watermelon and mozzarella Garnish [...]
Spicy Jicama Salad recipe
Spicy Jicama Salad serves 4 INGREDIENTS 2 peaches (medium-sized and ripe) 1 jicama (small-sized) 1 orange or grapefruit 1/2 cucumber 1/4 cup of blueberries (or fresh papaya chopped, if blueberries not available) 1 pinch of cayenne pepper 1/2 oz olive oil juice of 2 limes 1/2 cup of orange juice salt to taste INSTRUCTIONS Cut [...]
Sweet Potatoes Receipe
The Courier-Journal’s Ron Mikulak has tried his hand at our roasted sweet potato recipe. Looks like they turned out pretty well! Click here to see the full recipe
Ginger Cheesecake Recipe
Ever wondered how to make that deliciously-light cheesecake from the Mayan Cafe? Well, here’s your chance! Ron Mikulak of the Courier Journal printed it in the paper on June 16, 2011. Click here to see the recipe
Cooking Class: White Mole
Chef Bruce Ucán from Mayan Café in Louisville, Kentucky guides us through how to make a white molé. The entire recipe is displayed at the end of the video.
Cooking Class: Yucatec Traditional Mole
Chef Bruce Ucán from Mayan Café in Louisville, Kentucky guides us through how to make a traditional red molé. The entire recipe is displayed at the end of the video.
Tok-Sel Lima Beans recipe
Growing up in a small village in southern Mexico, Chef Bruce Ucan roasted beans using this ancient Mayan recipe. At the Mayan Café, his tasty tok-sel lima beans surprise & delight customers.
Mayan Café Banana Churros recipe | Secrets of Louisville Chefs series
Chef Bruce Ucán’s recipe for the ever-satisfying, sometimes-addictive Banana Churros





