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An inspiring guide to the fiery and flavorful cuisine that has become a world favorite. Includes piquant salsas, snacks, soups, sizzling beef and fragrant dishes. A must-have for the cook at heart. ... Read more

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it's an amazing book!!
I love the way it explains the ingredients, the step by step details and all the practical recipes!

A decent, but somewhat mediocre, offering
I love Mexican cuisine, but this book is a decidedly mediocre offering in the genre.

Strengths:
* Lavishly stocked with full color photos (typical for Hermes House books, which seem to emphasize photos over substance)
* Most recipes have helpful head notes.
* Easy to read instructions and lists of ingredients.
* Decent, if unspectacular, overview of ingredients.

Complaints:
* POORLY ORGANIZED:Aside from a very top-level chapter grouping (by course/subject), recipes appear within any given section without any discernable order whatsoever - alphabetical or otherwise.Whoever was SUPPOSED to edit this book for the publisher should have their gender organs removed, cross-scored with a sharp knife, lightly dredged in generously salted flour, deep fried, and then served back to them, garnished with a freshly made spicy tomatillo sauce.

* ANEMIC HEAD NOTES:While present for most recipes, they're too anemic for my preference.

Overall, this is an adequate introductory book on ingredients and basic recipes typical in Mexican cuisine.However, more serious readers are referred to more substantial, in-depth, competent and inspired works by say, people like Rick Bayless.

Mexican Healthy Ways With A Favorite Cuisine
Excellent cook book!Very informative and easy to understand.The best book yet on mexican cuisine re: history, preparation of dishes, detailed info regarding ingredients and their uses.This is just a wonderful cook book.I particularly enjoy the beautiful pictures and detailed preparation procedures.I use this book 3-4 times a week.

Delicious excellence!
This is a super cookbook -- it lies nicely when you lay it out to cook, the photos are large and in color, the instruction is detailed and simple and, most importantly, the recipes are first-class. I do a lot of Mexican cooking and I learned a lot from this volume -- it definitely improved the dishes that I now make. I have this one cited on my listmania list of cookbooks. This book would also make a very nice gift, which is exactly how I got mine. ... Read more

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Mexican food is America's number-one ethnic culinary choice. Now you'll be delighted to find that all of your old favorites--tamales, nachos, enchiladas, burritos, and chili (to name a few) taste just as wonderful stripped of excessive fat, calories, and sodium. Good taste and good health are synonymous in these 100-plus quick, easy-to-make, economical recipes that run the gamut from family meals to party snacks. ... Read more

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Dear Friends,

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Delicious dining and simple word-of-mouth have turned Doña Tomás into a destination where happy patrons line up nightly to sample chef Thomas Schnetz’s authentic Mexican cooking. Schnetz along with his partner, Dona Savitsky, have studied the regional cooking of Mexico, including dishes from Oaxaca, Veracruz, and the Yucatan, to craft a menu that is a mouth-watering tribute to the diversity of Mexican cuisines. ... Read more

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Dona Tomas
I have "Discover" it is one of the worst Mexican Cooking books I have ever seen. It is in the waste basket!

Dona Tomas
It is an excellent book. Great stories related to the excellent dishes. A rare treat.

Finest Authentic Mexican Cooking Book written
I have never written a review of a cookbook, but I just received a copy of this excellent book. I get many cookbooks as gifts- primarily from my kids. This is the best cookbook I have ever received.I have been fortunate to have eaten at Dona Tomas in Oakland which is one of the many reasons I was interested in this book. Another aspect is the excellent review the book received in the LA TImes.

This is not the typical burrito and taco cookbook. The book covers the finer types of good tasting Mexican food for all meals of the day. There are no greasy or bland recipes in this book. This book brings tasty flavorful Mexican cooking to a really high level. This is the book to get if you like flavors!

The first thing that stood out for me is that, while lots of other cookbooks cover extremely complicated recipes that require a great deal of time to prepare, the vast majority of the recipes are quite simple to prepare, because they capitalize on the texture, and the balance of flavors in the ingrediants.

I finally found out the key to a simple item - "Toasted Pumpkin Seeds" and the different types of sauces, such as "Poblano Cream", to add to main dishes.Each recipe really is a piece unto itself.

Next one up for me this weekend is "Callos Con Calabaza"(sea scallops with butternut squash,chilies, and onions).

This is an excellent book! ... Read more

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Mouthwatering User Friendly Recipes
This is a perfect cookbook!Not only are the recipes mouthwateringlydelicious, they are simple and easy to prepare.The ingredient lists arefairly short and readily available at the neighborhood market.Many of thedishes take under 20 minutes to prepare.

Beyond the recipes themselves,the book contains some great reference information.There's a terrificillustrated guide to peppers, a glossary of mexican spices, and helpfulhints for general cooking are scattered throughout the book.

This is anamazing value!If you're interested in low fat / high flavor cooking snapthis one up!

Tasty, easy to follow recipes. Readily available ingredients
I have several low-fat mexican cookbooks and find myself using this one the most.Their recipes for corn bread, beans and soup are great. ... Read more

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Authentic national dishes of Mexico, including vegetarian adaptations of Tacos, Enchiladas, and Guacamole, are included in this colleciton of recipes. Here are the exciting flavors of Mexico in an easy-to-use cookbook that features wholefood ingredients at their best. 

• While we think of Mexican cuisine as primarily meat-based, in actual practice, most Mexican dishes are vegetarian.

• Includes recipes for beverages, soups, salads, casseroles, and desserts.

• Provides a glossary of frequently-used utensils and ingredients, with an entire reference section devoted to chilis.

Customer Reviews (3)

Spice up your vegetarian dishes
A nice way to add Mexican flavor to your vegeterian dishes. Good recipes that are easy to understand.

Not what I was hoping for from a Mexican Cookbook!
I purchased this book along with the Italian and Indian versions. I have to reserve the Italian and Indian versions, but if they are anything like this then I am not going to be very well-pleased. Most of the recipes this book contains are not very authentic or Mexican at all. The only thing that struck my attention were the homemade salad dressings, macaroni and cheese, and broiled cheese sandwiches. I probably will not be using this book in the kitchen much as it does not appeal to me. I would not bother purchasing this book if I were you, search for something fullo f moreauthentic Mexican cuisine! If you find one then please tell me! :-)

Not Great
First, this isn't vegan at all for anyone preferring that.Nor is this a healthy cookbook instead using lots of butter, sour cream, mayo, canned mushroom soup... in many of the recipes. No suggestions of light cooking or fresh inspired ingredients. There are much better books out there if you love mexican food. ... Read more

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A collection of more than two hundred treasured family recipes and the stories behind them, Cocina de la Familia is a celebration of Mexican-American home cooking, culture, and family values.

For three years, Marilyn Tausend traveled across the United States and Mexico, talking to hundreds of Mexican and Mexican-American cooks. With the help of chef Miguel Ravago, Tausend tells the tale of these cooks, all of whom have adapted the family dishes and traditions they remember to accommodate a life considerably different from the lives of their parents and grandparents.

In these pages you will find the real food eaten every day by Mexican-American families, whether they live in cities such as Los Angeles, the border towns of Texas, the farming communities of the Pacific Northwest, or the isolated villages of New Mexico. An Oregonian from Morelos, Mexico, balances sweet, earthy chiles with tart tomatillos for a tangy green salsa that is a perfect topping for Chipotle Crab Enchiladas or Huevos Rancheros. A Chicago woman from Guanajuato pairs light, spicy Chicken and Garbanzo Soup with quesadillas for a simple supper. A Los Angeles cook serves a dish of Chicken with Spicy Prune Sauce, the fire of the chiles tamed by Coca-Cola, and in Illinois a woman adds chocolate to the classic Mexican rice pudding.

Now you can re-create the vibrant flavors and rustic textures of this remarkable cuisine in your own kitchen. Most of the recipes are quite simple, and the more complex dishes, like moles and tamales, can be made in stages. So take a savory expedition across borders and generations, and celebrate the spirit and flavor of the Mexican-American table with your own family.Amazon.com Review
Forget about the food you eat in what pass for Mexican restaurants in America; cleanse your palate, then come to this book. For Marilyn Tausend reveals the truth, the whole truth: within these pages are the foods eaten in Mexican American households throughout the United States. After years of traveling all over Mexico (she coauthored Mexico the Beautiful Cookbook), meeting the best Mexican cooks and cooking teachers, and years of leading cooking tours to Mexico to share all that she had discovered, Marilyn Tausend came home, back to the U.S.--back to her roots, which include a childhood spent shoulder-to-shoulder with Mexican fieldworkers on farmlands throughout the West, sharing their food.

Of the 13 million Americans who think of themselves as Mexican Americans, what, Tausend wondered, are they cooking at home today? And what she discovered as she crisscrossed the U.S. was that their roots run deep; these families stick together and trace their heritage back to the regions of Mexico from which they sprang, and the food tells the story. Mind you, a little Coca-Cola might get mixed in with a dish today, and canola oil might well be used instead of lard; after all, times change, and people change with them. But some elements, Tausend discovered, stay basically the same: a strong sense of family and a delight in bringing a big family together to eat. Crack open this book, use the recipes, and fill your house full of the love that comes from serving--and eating--real food. Let Marilyn Tausend show you how; you couldn't be in better hands. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (16)

Great cookbook with many delicious recipes
Not exactly a Mexican cookbook but many of the recipes are authentic and/or adapted to American tastes. We have a lot of experience eating and cooking authentic Mexican and thoroughly enjoyed the style of recipe in this book. Very creative and hearty recipes from Mexican-American communities all over the U.S. that represent Mexican communities all over Mexico. There are recipes for Pork Chile Verde and Chiles Con Queso plus a lot of novel things that use Mexican and American ingredients to create an undoubtedly Mexican flavor.

True Mexican American Cooking
It is a true, authentic Mexican-AMERICAN cookbook. This is what is really happening in the kitchens of Mexican immigrants all across the United States. If you are looking for an authentic Mexican cookbook you have come to the wrong place...this is a Mexican-American cookbook. (try anything by Diana Kennedy for Mexican) But I love it because it really captures the dance of two cultures that occurs in an immigrant's kitchen.

lots of great recipes my mexican husband loved
the book was filled with excellent recipes that he says is the real deal from mexico.he has tried a few of them and loved them so much.reminds him of home again.thanks for the book

Not traditional mexican food
If you're looking for traditional mexican food, this is not the recipe book for you.I couldn't find a recipe to make refried beans, carne asada, or posole.All the recipes are too complicated and use strange ingredients that I've never seen my mom or grandmother use in their recipes.

Comments re Cookbook "Cocina de la Familia"
I'm sure the recipes are great - looking forward to trying them.However, I was disappointed this book was without photos.I love to see the finished product.Nevermind. ... Read more

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Scott Linquist offers "a pinata full of flavors. . . . Tacos are jazzed, salsa got snazzed, ceviches have heat, moles ain't sweet, [and the] chili has meat." --New York Magazine

* Award-winning chef Scott Linquist transports Mexican flavors (and secrets) from the successful Dos Caminos restaurants to your kitchen table in Mod Mex: Cooking Vibrant Fiesta Flavors at Home.

Highlighting regions from the Yucatan to Oaxaca, chef Scott Linquist and cookbook maven Joanna Pruess present more than 125 fresh, inviting, and easy-to-prepare Mexican dishes ranging from Quinoa-Watermelon Salad with Arugula and Baja-Style Mahi-Mahi Tacos to Tuna Ceviche with Mango-Serrano Chile Salsa and Chocolate Layer Cake with Morita Chile-Scented Chocolate Mousse.

* In addition to a diverse array of recipes and vibrant four-color photography, informative head notes and sidebars throughout the book offer tips on day-before preparation, recipe variations, cultural insights, cooking techniques, and more.

* From the kitchens at Dos Caminos on Park Avenue, SoHo, and Midtown, Linquist satisfies more than 1,000 palates each day. Beyond the three Dos Caminos restaurants in New York City, an 18,000-square-foot location is set to open in Las Vegas in the Venetian Resort, and there are plans for future locations in other major cities. ... Read more

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COOLEST Mexican Cookbook EVER!
I bought this after seeing Scott on the "Today Show", where he cooked his Mexican twist on French Toast.The cookbook does NOT disappoint!The recipes are interesting variations on classics.There are detailed instructions will lots of photographs.I am in LOVE with this cookbook!

mod Mex
I bought this book for my husband.He likes it very much that he is trying several recipes. This book is pretty much well done.Congratulatios to everyone who colaborated in this awesome mexican culinary book.Thanks to the chef and author of this book Scott Linquist who traveled to my country to learn and taste the real mexican food.

User friendly cook book
A very user friendly cookbook ideally suited for cooking good things at home.A perfect gift for your friends who love to cook.Scott's restaurant is a "must do" when you travel to New York City.

Mod Mex Delights!
Mod Mex: Cooking Vibrant Fiesta Flavors at Home

This is a great cookbook for Mexican food lovers.It is simple to follow and has great illustrations. Of course, I am a little predjudiced!Be careful with the chiles, though.I'm a little wimpy soI had to cut down the amount on some recipes!

Best guacamole I have ever tasted
I had the pleasure of attending a Scott Linquist cooking demo and one of the things made was guacamole. Now guacamole is how I judge a Mexican restaurant. The quality of the guacamole, usually reflects the quality of the rest of the menu. Needless to say I have tasted a lot of guacamole and was prepared to be unimpressed but I have to tell you it was the best guacamole I have ever tasted. On the strength of this alone I bought a copy of his cookbook Mod Mex half expecting the recipes to be intricate and complicated. I was pleasantly surprised to find not only clear easy to follow recipes but also loads of step by step pictures showing the techniques key to making each dish such as how to wrap a tamale properly.

If you love Mexican food this is a great addition to your collection both for it's fresh modern take on classic recipes but also it's detailed pictures of the proper way to prepare them. ... Read more

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Over 300 recipes explore the common elements and regional differences of border cooking. ... Read more

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An Unexpected Southwestern Wonder
I found this cookbook at the airport in Phoenix and bought it on a whim, the recipes looked good, but no pictures!It is as great for the recipes as it is for the "side bar" stories and historical information.I worked as a hostess at a Mexican restaurant in Phoenix while I was in college.This food is the real thing- carnitas, red sauce, beans, sonora enchiladas, fish veracruz.If you like to "read" cookbooks as well as cook with them, you will love this book.

Southwest Food?
It's okay, but missing a couple huge areas--hominy (both white and yellow)and black beans. I can't imagine chile without either or both. Much less Mexican soups. Sort of why I bought the book in the first place. Also needs expansion in prickly pear cleaning and uses, and pretty thin in chili pepper ID. So I was disappointed. There are some goodies, and could help people in other parts of the country learn a bit about what goes on here in the Southwest.

Fantastic resource of recipes and background information for the region!
I absolutely love this cookbook.Everything we've made from it has just been delicious!We've had it for going on three years now and I don't even think twice about making my own chile powder or enchilada sauces now.I love the regional variations that allow you to take one dish and make it New Mexican or Texan or however you want to make it!Everything is well researched, it's almost like a story book with recipes inserted.Definitely recommended to anyone who enjoys Mexican and Southwestern cooking!

foodie1
An excellent cookbook.Well researched and the recipes all work.I especially enjoyed that there were recipes that are usually hard to find such as Horchata and Diablo Shrimp.I would have given it 5 stars but I think that some pictures of the food would have helped.I guess we get spoiled in today's world by various cookbooks and magazines that inspire us to try a recipe because it looks so delicious in a photo.I would recommend it based on the quality of the recipes though.

Authentic, expansive and informative
For the last 15 years, I had been looking to recreate several of the wonderful Mexican dishes I ate while living in Tucson, Arizona for 6 years.It was not until I found The Border Cookbook that I was able to accomplish this task!The authors have made it very easy to cook the wonderful flavors that I have been missing all of these years.The descriptions of the history of the dishes and the detailed explanations of how to cook each recipe make this cookbook one of my favorites! ... Read more

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Explore the real taste of Mexico with this fabulous new cookbook, featuring 150 delicious, authentic recipes for every kind of occasion. ... Read more

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Cooking Mexican meals can be intimidating, but with this cookbook, readers get 300 recipes that are impossible to mess up, like Pineapple, Mango, and Cucumber Salsa, Barbequed Ribs, Mexican Wedding Cake, and more! Whether cooks want to perfect their favorites, prepare a feast for one, or plan a fiesta for friends, this unique cookbook will have readers shouting ?vayamos? in no time! ... Read more

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Very helpful.
This cook book is plain and direct.It's like having a chef right there, in your home, explaining the recipe to you.

Mexican Cookbook
This was a gift for my daughter and she seems to like it.She has made a couple of items from the cookbook

not worth the time or money
This book would be suitable for a 9 year old, but anyone who can hard boil an egg won't get much out of it.There are many more, better recipes on the internet.I have an extensive library of cook books, but this one is not destined for my collection. ... Read more

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From the tropical coast of Quintana Roo to the rugged countryside of northern Mexico, the grill, la parilla, defines the essence of Mexican cooking. Acclaimed chef Reed Hearon's exciting new cookbook explores the limitless possibilities for grilling Mexican style, with more than 80 sensational recipes for everything from snacks to a full-fledged fiesta. 24 color photos. ... Read more

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I love this book!!!
This is a great source of information and recipes on Mexican grilling. It offers a wide range of ricados and salsas using generally available ingredients to keep you grillng for months. Enjoy!

Misspelling
I hesitate to order this cookbook because the main word in the title ismisspelled: it should be "parrilla".

An inspiring book for serious cooksof Mexicancuisine
Learn the spice rubs-"recados," a panoply of salsas and the artof simple grilling for sumptuous results.

Gorgeous pictures, big format,inspiring recipes -- you'll want to dive in immediately.

This is the realdeal. If you're already an experienced cook and you know that most of theMexican food served in the US is bogus, then you'll really appreciate thisbook.

My only caveat is that I wish Mr. Hearon got a little moretechnical in terms of the cooking techniques. I also wish that he wouldhave illustrated the many varieties of peppers and herbs he cites for easyidentification.

If you love to cook with spices and herbs, and are intogrilling artistry, this is a must-have!

Mexican cooking way beyond Taco Bell !!
Sombrero's off to Reed Hearon! The contents of this book can not even describe the wonderful flavors that are produced when you taste some of the recipes that are presented in this handy little cookbook. Some of the styles of marinading and blending of different spices and chiles have to be tasted to be believed! One of my favorites turned out to be the Chipotle Rub,which I have been using on everything. On the down side I wish Mr. Hearon would have labeled all of his wonderful pictures.Many times I looked at the photos and wondered if thats what I was making.I could say that the author was a little vague on the equipment and instructions on some things. I know I have cursed Reed for wasting a bunch of my Chipotle peppers because I didnt understand how to fry them. If Mr. Hearon writes another cookbook on mexican with the same style and content as La Parilla I will be first in line for it!!Thanks for the experience! ... Read more

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Using a few basic and inexpensive ingredients, the author of "Neither Fish Nor Fowl" and "Meatfree Eating for Pleasure" has created a collection of more than 100 quick and easy vegetarian recipes with a distinctive Mexican flair. ... Read more

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Yummy, quick recipes
I use recipes as guides more than following them to the letter. However, there are some really delicious dishes in here (with or without modification).I first got this cookbook from the library and liked it so much I bought my own copy!

new wave vegetarian food
This book has a great cover, it's a good shape (square) and even more important, it's written by one of Britain's best new-wave vegetarian food writers and cooks, Sarah Beattie. She definitely stands in the vanguard ofmodern vegetarian food-not worthy, dull and difficult, notold-fashioned or clichéd but helping the reader create food that isbeautiful, fun, delicious and life-affirming. This book zips through notjust the basics of Mexican food but more unusual stuff too-cactus soup,for instance. It uses inexpensive, easily-obtainable ingredients and yetalways inspires you with the author's passion for, and interest in, themagic of food. ... Read more

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Give in to your passion for Mexican food.The recipes in this book are so incredibly delicious you won't believe they are low in fat. ... Read more

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The list of ing.
The list of ingredents goes on for a while. If you want a everyday cookbook keep looking. I will not make to many of these dishes. A lot of work to prepare them. Nothing that gets me inspired. A waste of my money. To bad.

Low-fat but not low-flavor
The market is getting crowded with cookbooks featuring light or low-fat Mexican recipes; I love Mexican food and have been trying to eat more healthfully, so I'm very happy with this turn of events."The Ultimate Low-Fat Mexican Cookbook" was one of the first of this genre, published in 1995.Some of these cookbooks in this area simply exchange low-fat ingredients (e.g., non-fat cheese) for the original high fat ingredient, which usually sacrifices a great deal of flavor and leads to bland Mexican food.This book focuses instead on some of the more naturally light Mexican-style foods, such as those using chicken or vegetables.A wide variety of recipes are covered, including appetizers, salsas and dips, salads, soups, chili, main dishes, and desserts.

Although the cookbook is in the Mexican food genre, the focus truly is on Southwestern cooking.For example, the "Corn & Green Chili Spoonbread," although delicious, is hardly something typically prepared in Mexico.However, serve it alongside some grilled chicken, and you have a terrific, light Southwestern meal.I've thoroughly enjoyed the recipes I've made from this cookbook.They strike me as very refreshing, often incorporating lime juice and fresh vegetables.The "Chicken Lime Soup" is a great example - one of the brightest tasting recipes I've made in awhile, and with only 8 grams of fat.

The recipes include nutritional information, but only fat grams and calories.Some call for canned ingredients (e.g., chicken broth, diced green chilies), so it would have been helpful to have sodium content listed in particular.However, this weakness is small compared to the overall quality of the cookbook."The Ultimate Low-Fat Mexican Cookbook" was deservedly a nominee for the prestigious James Beard Awards - the cookbook equivalent of the Oscars.Although time has dulled the novelty of a low-fat Mexican cookbook, this one is still a winner.

Outstanding! Every recipe is great.
I've used this cookbook for years and have never gone wrong with one of the recipes. Aptly titled, it's a good way to get all of the taste with out the gooey fat. ... Read more

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Authentic Mexican cooking is nothing like the poor quality, Tex-mex offerings of the fast food outlets in this country. It is an ancient cuisine, full of vibrant flavours, textures and colours with its tastes of chilli, coriander and peppers which suit the modern palate very well. With more than 300 recipes Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz- the expert on Latin American cooking - brings the true flavour of Mexican cooking into your kitchen. The familiar items of avocados, tomatoes, corn, pork and beans are transformed into unexpected combinations that evoke the rich heritage of Mexico. In the lively headnotes to each recipe she explores the fascinating history of this cuisine, from original Aztec and Mayan cooking of pre-colonial civilizations to the cooking that developed after the Spanish conquest. ... Read more

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A reader
E. Ortiz produced her classic of Mexican cooking as a labor of love at a time when most people's concept of Mexican cuisine was fritos and tamales.International culinary tastes have come a long way since then, but her work still stands as a standard--a collection of authentic recipes gathered before other cultural influences began to change (or fuse) the traditional to cosmopolitan trends.

Easy To Read, Authentic
Excellent book.It is easy to read with just enough narrative from the author.A must-have to add to your Mexican cookbook collection.It makes for great reading; I just received it so haven't tried any recipes yet, but have many bookmarked to try. ... Read more

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Love this cookbook
I've been using this cookbook for 20 years and it is one of my favorites!The cookbook is comprehensive and it uses ingredients that I can find.A friend of mine had us over for dinner recently; she cooks this cuisine a lot since her husband is Mexican, and lo and behold, she pulled out the same cookbook.We are both big fans.

Authentic recipes!!
My american would invite my hispanic family over for dinner and her food was delicious!! Some food better than ours. She later told me about this book and I've given it as gifts to other gringo friends.

The Best!
In my humble opinion the best Mexican cookbook I have found over the past 20 years.Pictures and explanation of basic techniques not to mention the great recipes.

Tattered, greasy and oh-so loved
I've used and abused this book so much that it's falling to pieces. I purchased it in the mid-80's while living overseas on a military base, and I think I've made at least one item from every page many times. During a recent trip to Mexico, my husband and I were delighted (and a tad disappointed, really) that my tamales were better than the ones in the upscale hotel we stayed in (as if I can actually take any credit for the recipe - ha!).

If you get this book for no other reason than to make your own chorizo (to add to chorizo, potato and eggs, of course), then it's well worth the small investment. Best. Mexican. Cookbook. Ever.

Best Mexican cookbook
Very authentic! The Enchiladas de Pollo and the Enchiladas Queso are both amazing. Try to find a copy if you can. ... Read more

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Spicy, authentic vegetarian recipes. Tasty tacos, bountiful burritos, tantalizing tostadas and much more! Great Mexican foods for vegans and lacto-ovo vegetarians. ... Read more

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Good news for adventursome vegetarians
A very well thought out and intriguing set of options for vegetarians who are tired of steamed vegetables and tofu. My only criticism is that the book is too short!

Great vegetarian mexican recipes--easy to follow and afforda
This is an attractive, comb-bound book featuring vegetarian Mexican recipes.Favorites include salsa verde, black bean dip, veggie quesadillas, huevos rancheros, tortilla soup, tofu taco salad, frijoles,chile hominy, mexican pizza, mushroom enchiladas, bean tacos, green corntamales, flan sangria and Mexican mocha. At $6.95 this book makes a greatgift. ... Read more

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"Gourmet Gringo" introduces "Gringo-Mex", traditional Mexican cooking for the American kitchen. "Gourmet Gringo" runs a wide gamut: fast-food favorites, tempting appetizers, festive dips and salads, one-dish meals and dinner casseroles, spicy entrees, and some thoroughly "gringoized" foods, as well as the trendy and sweet innovations, too. Includes generous insider information on Mexico including culture, fiestas, foods, and more. ... Read more

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Hard-to-find recipes of my favorite Mexican restaurant food
I looked for a long time for a Mexican cookbook with the recipes for my favorite foods - cheese enchiladas, chile rellenos, tamales, burritos, tacos, etc.Most Mexican cookbooks have a bunch of weird recipes for stuffI never heard of, but this cookbook has the really good recipes that I waslooking for.They turn out wonderful, plus the author has little Mexicansayings and extra tidbits at the bottoms of some of the pages.I recommendthis book!

Greatest recipes ever!!
Mexican recipes are just what we needed for our dinner tonight.

Thanks James H. Kraft ... Read more