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Learn to COOK - Floras Kitchen: Recipes from a New Mexico Family : LA Cocina De Flora : Recetas De Una Familia De Nuevo Mexico
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Manufacturer: Rio Nuevo Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9781887896108
ISBN: 1887896104
Label: Rio Nuevo Publishers
Manufacturer: Rio Nuevo Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 127
Publication Date: 1998-09
Publisher: Rio Nuevo Publishers
Studio: Rio Nuevo Publishers
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In this special cookbook, Regina Romero recalls the traditional Hispanic cooking in the home of her grandmother, Flora Duran Romero, famous for her cooking for six decades. Over fifty classic recipes cover a wide spectrum of delicious foods: chile verde caldo (green chile stew), fideos (a delicate noodle dish), empanaditas (little turnovers), natillas (a heavenly meringue dessert that melts in the mouth), and dozens more. All ingredients and directions have been carefully updated to include modern techniques and current sources of supply. Everyone can make these dishes--even the reduced -fat tamales! Regina Romero has combined the recipes with a heart-warming memoir of this remarkable family. The result is a unique contribution to Southwest cooking.
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Summary: Recipe is in error
Comment: The first thing I tried to make from the book was the pumkin empanaditas. The filling recipe turned out way too liquid to put into an empanada round. I think it is a pumpkin pie recipe. And, it makes way too much for the amount of dough. So just get some canned pumkin puree and mix with brown sugar and allspice to taste. It will be thick and dry enough to mound on the shell.
I plan to try another recipe but will study it more closely before cooking.
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Summary: new mexico cooking is different
Comment: This book is very educational in a family style for all who love anything that is culinary. Tex-mex and mexican foods and methods are not the same in true new mexico's food history. I love learning and unlearning. This book will do both for the home chefs that love new and exciting changes in their menus.
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Summary: Regina Romero Is Brilliant!
Comment: I'm a native New Mexican and when I lived in Albuquerque back in 1998, I found "Las Recetas de Nuestra Abuela - Our Grandmother's Recipes" in a small
resale shop. It was 23 pages thick and I thought it was a charming book! The stories about Grandma Flora reminded me so much of my own grandmother - I had to buy this recipe book! I have used her method of making red chile pod chile sauce so much so that I have abandoned my old method of using red chile powder. If this new recipe book has 127 pages, well then I know I will truly experience heaven on earth!
Muchisimas Gracias y Feliz Navidad Regina!!!
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Summary: christmas gift idea
Comment: Being from Mannhattan NY. I am unfamiliar with south western style cooking as it is really supposed to be. I was recently given this book by a friend as a CHRISTMAS GIFT. I was'nt sure if I could achieve success in the kitchen with this book as I am adept at making matzaballs and corned beef and potatoes being of New York Jewish descent and all. After trying some of the recipies like Chile Colorado and Tortillas I felt like a pro. A regular Latina Kitchen sensation. The recipies are easy to follow and well written. The south western familiy history told by the author actually makes me feel like I am part of the culture as I read the tales that Mrs. Romero weaves about her heritage. Excellent book you'll love it.
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Summary: Real New Mexican Food
Comment: I am a native of New Mexico and have loved the cooking of this region all my life. Having moved to Arizona as a young child, it was hard to find mexican food that tastes like "New Mexican" food. There is a difference and reading this book and using the recipes have allowed me to taste the original flavors in my own home. Not only are the recipes original and delicious, but the story of this family is especially interesting and in itself "flavorfull". Great book!
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