Oscar's 2012 - Mexican edition

This year for our Oscar feast we will be doing Mexican food!  Here is the menu, with some definitions below. 

Watch Today's the Day I Cook for the recipes over the next week or so.

Menu:
• Tomato and Black Bean Tamales
• Tostados de Carne Asada
• Turkey Mole
• Carne de Cerdo en Salsa Verde
• Mexican Rice
• Chicken Empanadas
• Fajita Salad
• Guacamole and Tortilla Chips
• Salsa and Tortilla Chips

• Tres Leche Cake
• Incan Mousse

Definitions:

• Tamales: A Mexican dish of seasoned meat wrapped in cornmeal dough and steamed or baked in corn husks. 
• Tostados: A Mexican deep-fried corn-flour pancake topped with a seasoned mixture of beans, ground meat, and vegetables. 
• Carne : ground meat 
• Asada: roasted, grilled, broiled 
• Mole: A highly spiced Mexican sauce made chiefly from chili peppers and chocolate, served with meat. 
• Cerdo: pork 
• Salsa Verde: A Mexican sauce of finely chopped onion, garlic, coriander, parsley, and hot peppers 
• Empanadas: A Spanish or Latin American pastry turnover filled with a variety of savory ingredients and baked or fried. 
• Fajita: A dish of Mexican origin consisting of strips of spiced beef or chicken, chopped vegetables, and grated cheese, wrapped in a soft tortilla. 
• Tres Leche: 3 milk