My Favorite Mexican Cookbook
Truly Mexican: Essential Recipes and Techniques for Authentic Mexican Cooking
The Chief Blonde Remarks: is my favorite Mexican cookbook. The recipes are obviously by a great chef but the book teaches as you cook. The pictures are phenomenal and this is a large oversized hardcover book that you can display proudly on your cookbook shelf!
- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition (April 19, 2011)
- 128 recipes
- Illustrations of every recipe
- Regional twists are included
- Recipes cover main dishes, sides, salsas, guacamoles, moles, adobos, and more.
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I like that the book emphasizes on Authentic Mexican sauces. I want to learn to make authentic salsa, I can never get mine to taste like the salsa at authentic Mexican restaurants.
I like that they are simple recipes. Mexican is my favorite but every time I try to cook it at home it just doesn’t taste as good.
I love that it features 128 authentic Mexican recipes from classic tacos and tamales to dishes like Braised Short Ribs Adobo and Red Snapper Papillotes in Green Mole. They all sound so yummy!!
I love that it’s authentic Mexican food not the American versions of Mexican recipies! And Mexican can be really hard for non-Mexicans to cook (I’ve tried and failed many times) so I like how it breaks it down and seems to make it a little easier!
I like that the book covers the main ingredients because there are undoubtedly some that will be new to me.
My favorite aspect of the book is that it Includes a useful Sources section to help readers track down authentic Mexican ingredients
I have been looking for a good recipe to finally make mole poblano without resorting to Doña Maria sauce. Having a section on sauces might inspire me to make my own.
I learned the key is the flavors not the cooking that are complex.
I like that it is simplified for novice cookers to understand and master.
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Hi! I like that the book is an introduction or beginner’s guide to Mexican cooking. It’s neat that they cover the main aspects of a Mexican menu too. Thanks!!
It focuses on sauces, and even better, has ideas for a number of different kinds of guacamole.
I like the recipes !!
I love that there are five commandments of Mexican cooking included – and that he says he’ll also list his best suggestion for a substitute first. Even in San Diego, sometimes it’s tough to find the exact right ingredients.
I love recipes with pictures!
I really liked the Introduction that lists the main ingredients and how best to prepare them. The Sources section is also a great help in finding authentic Mexican ingredients.
Love that it is hard cover so it’s durable. Also love that the recipes use authentic ingredients AND they tell you where to find them. Last, the recipes are easy to follow.
I like that the cookbook focuses on sauces.
I like that they are showing recipes with authentic ingredients! I see some recipes there that I’ve never heard of before and some that are already favorites!
I like the emphasis on simple but also authentic mexican food, my family would love this.