Learn to COOK - The Essential Cuisines of Mexico: Revised and updated throughout, with more than 30 new recipes.

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5972 EAN: 9780609603550 ISBN: 0609603558 Label: Clarkson Potter Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 544 Publication Date: 2000-10-17 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Release Date: 2000-10-17 Studio: Clarkson Potter
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Editorial Reviews: More than twenty-five years ago, when Diana Kennedy published The Cuisines of Mexico, knowledge and appreciation of authentic Mexican cooking were in their infancy. But change was in the air. Home cooks were turning to Julia Child for an introduction to French cuisine and to Marcella Hazan for the tastes of Italy. Through Diana Kennedy they discovered a delicious and highly developed culinary tradition they barely knew existed. The Cuisines of Mexico, Mexican Regional Cooking, and The Tortilla Book became best-sellers, and Diana Kennedy was recognized as the authority on Mexican food. Now a new generation has discovered that Mexican food is more than chimichangas, that they can find fresh hierbas de olor (pot herbs, including marjoram and Mexican bayleaf) and chilacas in their markets. The book that will become indispensable in their kitchens is The Essential Cuisines of Mexico. Diana has combined her three classic books in one volume, refining recipes when possible, bringing them up to date without losing the spirit of their generation. Old friends will be delighted to revisit these refreshed classics and to find more than thirty new recipes from different regions of Mexico. Among these discoveries are the very popular arroz a la tumbada (rice with seafood) from Veracruz, a pico de gallo with peaches from the state of Mexico, and tasty snacks from the cantinas of Mérida. Newcomers will delight in Diana's "word pictures" -- descriptions of her travels and discoveries -- and in her off-the-cuff comments. Whether they turn to this book for the final word on tamales, recipes for tasty antojitos to serve with drinks, or superb tacos, they will find there is no better teacher of Mexican food. How enviable to attempt for the first time Calzones del Diablo (yes, the Devil's Pants), and what a pleasure to succumb to Diana's passion for Mexican food.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Sara Comment: Diana Kennedy is the best in her field!! She is my cooking guru. This is another of her many excellent cookbooks. Bravo!! Customer Rating: Summary: The Essential Cuisines of Mexico Comment: I haven't tried any receipes yet since I just received it. But, this book has come highly recommended. Customer Rating: Summary: Still the best Comment: This is a re-issue of Kennedy's first two cook books, and they were getting hard to find. We bought this book for a friend who had just returned from Mexico, and wanted to try the cooking. It was an unqualified sucess. She started the first week she owned it, and by the second week, was hosting a Mexican dinner party. She found the instructions easy to follow and the ingrediants easy to come by. (San Francisco) There are other very good Mexican cookbooks and we own some, but we have ALL of Kennedys. It is hard to imagine a better book to start on. Customer Rating: Summary: Encyclopaedic but practical reference Comment: This is a very good cookbook covering the major cuisines of Mexico. It is a good cookbook to open one's eyes to the wider world of Mexican cuisine. Customer Rating: Summary: Umm....Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Comment: Not for someone that doesn't have loads of spare time to devote to this. I think I'm a pretty good cook, and I'm used to working with cook books. But I found this book very overwhelming. There are no pictures, so you better already know the cuisine very well. Most cookbooks have at least a few pictures thrown in for inspiration -- or at least scenes of the environment where the dish originated. How else am I to evoke that Mexican feeling? Not from the book. Also, I was hoping I could get away with making something that would take less than 5 hours, but out of luck on that count too. You are supposed to make your own tortillas for every recipe, yeah right! That would be like making your own pasta every time you wanted to have dinner. Perhaps if you had a house full of maids like the author to do all the hard stuff for you, but then they would probably not need this book! More Reviews