La cocina casera mexicana / The Mexican Home Kitchen (Spanish Edition): Recetas tradicionales al estilo casero que capturan los sabores y recuerdos de México / Traditional Home-Style Recipes That Capture the Flavors and Memories of Mexico
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Summary
El tan anticipado libro de cocina de Mely Martínez， La Cocina Casera Mexicana， compila recetas tradicionales y caseras que se disfrutan cada día en los hogares Mexicanos。 Ilustrado con una impresionante fotografía， este libro incluye recetas para guisados， sopas， y guarniciones， con platillos reconocidos como mole， enchiladas， picadillo， y milanesa， complementados con deliciosas salsas， bebidas， y postres。
Para Mely Martínez， la cocina mexicana siempre se ha tratado de familia， comunidad， y tradición。 Nacida y criada en Tampico， Mely empezó a ayudar en la cocina a una temprana edad， siendo la hija mayor de una familia de ocho hijos。 Desde pequeña， Mely solía pasar los veranos en el rancho de su abuela en el Estado de Veracruz， donde sus tareas cotidianas incluían ayudar a moler el maíz para hacer masa de nixtamal。 Mely empezó su blog， México en Mi Cocina， para compartir las recetas y recuerdos de su hogar y de su cultura， para que en un futuro su hijo pudiera compartir estos platillos con su propia familia。 A través de los años， su blog se ha convertido en la fuente de información preferida para aquellos que buscan la cocina casera mexicana。
Recrea estos platillos favoritos:
Carnitas
Albóndigas
Nopales
Pozole （rojo y verde）
Camarones en Chipotle
Buñuelos
Aguas Frescas （de Horchata， Jamaica， y Tamarindo）
y mucho más！
Completo con instrucciones fáciles-de-seguir， y relatos de México y consejos para abastecer tu despensa， La Cocina Casera Mexicana te tendrá disfrutando de esta deliciosa cocina en tu propio hogar。
The long-awaited， best-selling cookbook from Mely Martínez， The Mexican Home Kitchen， compiles the traditional home-style dishes enjoyed every day in Mexican households。 Illustrated with stunning photography， this book includes recipes for stews， soups， and side dishes， along with famous dishes like mole， enchiladas， picadillo， and milanesa， and is rounded out with delicious salsas， drinks， and desserts。
For Mely Martínez， Mexican cooking has always been about family， community， and tradition。 Born and raised in Tampico， Mely started helping in the kitchen at a very young age， since she was the oldest daughter of eight children， and spent summers at her grandmother’s farm in the state of Veracruz， where part of the daily activities included helping grind the corn to make masa。 Mely started her popular blog， Mexico in My Kitchen， to share the recipes and memories of her home so that her son can someday recreate and share these dishes with his own family。 It has become the go-to source for those looking for home-style Mexican cooking。
Recreate these favorite comfort foods:
Carnitas （tender， crispy pork）
Albondigas （Mexican meatballs）
Nopales （recipes made with cactus paddles）
Pozole （both red and green versions）
Camarones en Chipotle （deviled shrimp）
Buñuelos （crispy dough fritters coated in sugar）
Aguas Frescas （horchata， hibiscus， and tamarind flavors）
and much more！
Complete with easy-to-follow instructions， stories from Mexico， and tips for stocking your pantry， The Mexican Home Kitchen will have you enjoying this delicious cooking right in your own home。
Para Mely Martínez， la cocina mexicana siempre se ha tratado de familia， comunidad， y tradición。 Nacida y criada en Tampico， Mely empezó a ayudar en la cocina a una temprana edad， siendo la hija mayor de una familia de ocho hijos。 Desde pequeña， Mely solía pasar los veranos en el rancho de su abuela en el Estado de Veracruz， donde sus tareas cotidianas incluían ayudar a moler el maíz para hacer masa de nixtamal。 Mely empezó su blog， México en Mi Cocina， para compartir las recetas y recuerdos de su hogar y de su cultura， para que en un futuro su hijo pudiera compartir estos platillos con su propia familia。 A través de los años， su blog se ha convertido en la fuente de información preferida para aquellos que buscan la cocina casera mexicana。
Recrea estos platillos favoritos:
Carnitas
Albóndigas
Nopales
Pozole （rojo y verde）
Camarones en Chipotle
Buñuelos
Aguas Frescas （de Horchata， Jamaica， y Tamarindo）
y mucho más！
Completo con instrucciones fáciles-de-seguir， y relatos de México y consejos para abastecer tu despensa， La Cocina Casera Mexicana te tendrá disfrutando de esta deliciosa cocina en tu propio hogar。
The long-awaited， best-selling cookbook from Mely Martínez， The Mexican Home Kitchen， compiles the traditional home-style dishes enjoyed every day in Mexican households。 Illustrated with stunning photography， this book includes recipes for stews， soups， and side dishes， along with famous dishes like mole， enchiladas， picadillo， and milanesa， and is rounded out with delicious salsas， drinks， and desserts。
For Mely Martínez， Mexican cooking has always been about family， community， and tradition。 Born and raised in Tampico， Mely started helping in the kitchen at a very young age， since she was the oldest daughter of eight children， and spent summers at her grandmother’s farm in the state of Veracruz， where part of the daily activities included helping grind the corn to make masa。 Mely started her popular blog， Mexico in My Kitchen， to share the recipes and memories of her home so that her son can someday recreate and share these dishes with his own family。 It has become the go-to source for those looking for home-style Mexican cooking。
Recreate these favorite comfort foods:
Carnitas （tender， crispy pork）
Albondigas （Mexican meatballs）
Nopales （recipes made with cactus paddles）
Pozole （both red and green versions）
Camarones en Chipotle （deviled shrimp）
Buñuelos （crispy dough fritters coated in sugar）
Aguas Frescas （horchata， hibiscus， and tamarind flavors）
and much more！
Complete with easy-to-follow instructions， stories from Mexico， and tips for stocking your pantry， The Mexican Home Kitchen will have you enjoying this delicious cooking right in your own home。
Reviews
James
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If you don't already have a good Mexican cookbook this may nicely fill that hole in your collection。 Looking at the recipes， in addition to Mexican， there are dishes that have been adapted from other cultures。 It does look like home cooking and I'm not surprised that there's a Spanish edition。 It's tempting， but I have a couple of books about Mexican cuisine already。 If you don't already have a good Mexican cookbook this may nicely fill that hole in your collection。 Looking at the recipes， in addition to Mexican， there are dishes that have been adapted from other cultures。 It does look like home cooking and I'm not surprised that there's a Spanish edition。 It's tempting， but I have a couple of books about Mexican cuisine already。 。。。more
Ashley Hite
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Former school teacher turned food blogger Mely Martinez released her new cookbook full of traditional Mexican dishes。 This cookbook is beautifully illustrated with easy to follow recipes and notes with tips on making each dish extra special。 This covers a wide range of options from fresh salsas， main dishes， desserts and even beverages。 I loved the photography of this book each dish looks delectable。 I am from Arizona and love Mexican fare and flavors， so I am always looking to expand my reperto Former school teacher turned food blogger Mely Martinez released her new cookbook full of traditional Mexican dishes。 This cookbook is beautifully illustrated with easy to follow recipes and notes with tips on making each dish extra special。 This covers a wide range of options from fresh salsas， main dishes， desserts and even beverages。 I loved the photography of this book each dish looks delectable。 I am from Arizona and love Mexican fare and flavors， so I am always looking to expand my repertoire and was excited for this book。 However， I was disappointed that all of the recipes， while traditional， were extremely basic and things I have seen many times before。 。。。more
Jeffrey Caston
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Wonderful book。 I wish I could thank Dita for putting this one on my radar。 The recipe for horchata is worth the price of admission all by itself。 The recipes in this one look to be genuine， yet approachable and doable for the ordinary home cook。 Well， the mole poblano is probably gonna take me like a day to get done， but if it turns out。。。so worth it。 I'll write updates once I've had a chance to try a few of these。 Well。。。 maybe after I get done chugging a gallon of the horchata。 Wonderful book。 I wish I could thank Dita for putting this one on my radar。 The recipe for horchata is worth the price of admission all by itself。 The recipes in this one look to be genuine， yet approachable and doable for the ordinary home cook。 Well， the mole poblano is probably gonna take me like a day to get done， but if it turns out。。。so worth it。 I'll write updates once I've had a chance to try a few of these。 Well。。。 maybe after I get done chugging a gallon of the horchata。 。。。more
Trish Boese
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4* This cookbook is a keeper！ From sides to drinks to tortillas and all the Mexican basics - here are recipes for home cooks that look easy to follow。 This will be my go-to cookbook for anything Mexican。 Thank-you， Mely Martinez！
Amy Noe
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I think if you're looking for truly authentic yet very basic Mexican recipes， this is for you。 The simplicity of every recipe was somewhat shocking to me。 I tend to look for more complex and elaborate flavors。 I did make the green rice right away （the rice recipes were the most complicated！） and it was delicious。 There wasn't a whole lot else in the book that really grabbed me。 I think if you're looking for truly authentic yet very basic Mexican recipes， this is for you。 The simplicity of every recipe was somewhat shocking to me。 I tend to look for more complex and elaborate flavors。 I did make the green rice right away （the rice recipes were the most complicated！） and it was delicious。 There wasn't a whole lot else in the book that really grabbed me。 。。。more
Caroline
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Made these dishes: empandas de carne molida， enchiladas verdes （esp delicioso！）， arroz rojo， mole poblano， sopa de lentejas。 Want to make churros。 This bk was definitely more accessible for the home cook。 I liked how she wanted to learn how to make the dishes she had from her childhood to share with her own family。
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An array of Mexican dishes to enjoy。 From the classics like Chile Rellenos to Pastel Tres Leches， there's bound to be a recipe for your favorite Mexican dish in this book。 An array of Mexican dishes to enjoy。 From the classics like Chile Rellenos to Pastel Tres Leches， there's bound to be a recipe for your favorite Mexican dish in this book。 。。。more
Gryhndlady
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Really enjoyed the short narratives before the recipes。 And the notas with the recipes were very helpful。
Ariel
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If you are looking for a great introduction to the most general Mexican foods - this is it！ This is truly a wonderful， wonderful cookbook。 I have been in a relationship with a man from Mexico since 2017 and I have slowly but surely been introduced to the staples of Mexican food culture。 And this book has it all！ Everything that I have eaten and wanted to recreate is in here。 I know it is good because when I make it I get my partners stamp of approval。I have tried all of the drink recipes and the If you are looking for a great introduction to the most general Mexican foods - this is it！ This is truly a wonderful， wonderful cookbook。 I have been in a relationship with a man from Mexico since 2017 and I have slowly but surely been introduced to the staples of Mexican food culture。 And this book has it all！ Everything that I have eaten and wanted to recreate is in here。 I know it is good because when I make it I get my partners stamp of approval。I have tried all of the drink recipes and they are delightful。 Either it’s my eyesight or the size of the text， but I found myself misreading the fractions of the cup and spoon amounts I definitely do need to get my eyes checked again soon though。Overall， this is a great recipe book。 I checked it out from the library but I will definitely need to purchase my own as I prefer printed recipes vs online。 I wish I could this book 100 stars。 。。。more
Victoria Rodríguez
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It is a book that I enjoyed from start to finish。 Living abroad has caused a certain nostalgia in me。 Thanks to this book， I will be able to recreate the delicious foods of Mexico。 The recipes are authentic， and I am sure it will be one of my favorite cookbooks。 I loved the recipes for enchiladas， tacos， mole， soups， and many others。 It was a delighting experience to read this book。 It is for sure one of my favorites。 I thank NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point for providing me wi It is a book that I enjoyed from start to finish。 Living abroad has caused a certain nostalgia in me。 Thanks to this book， I will be able to recreate the delicious foods of Mexico。 The recipes are authentic， and I am sure it will be one of my favorite cookbooks。 I loved the recipes for enchiladas， tacos， mole， soups， and many others。 It was a delighting experience to read this book。 It is for sure one of my favorites。 I thank NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Nicole
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I’ve read a lot of Mexican cookbooks， and this is by far the most approachable and accessible I’ve seen， containing many popular Mexican dishes。 Less anthropological and detailed than Diana Kennedy， and not as restaurant-y as Rick Bayless， the title of “the Mexican Home Kitchen” is completely spot on。 There are many recipes that I grew up on as a Mexican-American， and more I’ve eaten while traveling in Mexico or eating at an authentic Mexican restaurant。 So far， I’ve read the book， but haven’t m I’ve read a lot of Mexican cookbooks， and this is by far the most approachable and accessible I’ve seen， containing many popular Mexican dishes。 Less anthropological and detailed than Diana Kennedy， and not as restaurant-y as Rick Bayless， the title of “the Mexican Home Kitchen” is completely spot on。 There are many recipes that I grew up on as a Mexican-American， and more I’ve eaten while traveling in Mexico or eating at an authentic Mexican restaurant。 So far， I’ve read the book， but haven’t made anything from it yet。 The recipes are written simply and without hard-to-find ingredients—if you live in a town with a reasonably sized Latinx population。 From what I can tell， the ingredients and recipe proportions look right for home cooking， and the book stays away from the more complicated sauces and regional specialties that you’d find in Kennedy’s books。 Stared rating to come once I’ve made at least 3 recipes from it。**Since writing the above， I've made the arroz blanco y rojo， enchiladas verdes and chile rellenos recipes。 All contain familiar processes and techniques if you have any experience with Mexican cooking。 Ms。 Martinez does a great job breaking down the steps and clearly explaining them， and I would say that a beginning intermediate cook wouldn't have any problems following her recipes。 I didn't much care for her arroz blanco recipe--I feel that the flavor is better if the onion and garlic are sauteed before adding the rice， though it does alter the appearance of the dish if they're added without being pureed。 I'm not going to dock her a star for this， however， because I feel it's a matter of preference， and I appreciated learning this new-to-me way of making arroz blanco。 。。。more
Nicky Hallam
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This is so lovely， it feels like a friend telling you about her family recipes。Everything looks very tasty。 I like Mexican food but don't often cook it u less it's from a recipe kit。 This book explains everything clearly though so it feels very easy to achieve。 This is so lovely， it feels like a friend telling you about her family recipes。Everything looks very tasty。 I like Mexican food but don't often cook it u less it's from a recipe kit。 This book explains everything clearly though so it feels very easy to achieve。 。。。more
Jo
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Mexican food always mesmerize me， because the food I grow up with are also contains multitude of spices and they are so good。 So， curious as I am， this book is my very first authentic Mexican food， of course， chosen also for the story behind each food。 Thought I can finish reading it in one go， but no！ Finished it in the next day because the book has so many recipes to offer （not only tacos， quesadillas， enchiladas， tortilla and empanada） ， and bookmarked some to try。
Natalie
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I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。The Mexican Home Kitchen is a fantastic cookbook for any lovers of Mexican food。 Full of authentic， traditional foods， this book is sure to get taste buds tingling and mouths watering。 There are many comfort food recipes within this book that I can't wait to try！ The author explains information about spices at the beginning and the book has a photo to accompany most of the rec I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。The Mexican Home Kitchen is a fantastic cookbook for any lovers of Mexican food。 Full of authentic， traditional foods， this book is sure to get taste buds tingling and mouths watering。 There are many comfort food recipes within this book that I can't wait to try！ The author explains information about spices at the beginning and the book has a photo to accompany most of the recipes throughout this book。 If your looking for authentic and traditional food and cooking， then this book is a must read！ 。。。more
Linde
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I really am inspired now to go and cook some Mexican food。 I really liked this cookbook， and I think that I will make some good food with this。 I cannot wait to try this one out， and see if it will actually work。I got this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
Elenid Hansen
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Beautiful & delicious
Alicia Bayer
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This is a gorgeous cookbook written by a Mexican American chef， especially for fellow Mexicans away from home who miss the foods they grew up with。 Martinez goes into lots of details about ingredients and provides recipes for all the standard Mexican dishes， with a special focus on dishes that are comfort foods back home。 There are photos for over half of the recipes， but not all。 No nutritional information is provided。 Most of the recipes rely heavily on meat and cheese， so it won't be a great This is a gorgeous cookbook written by a Mexican American chef， especially for fellow Mexicans away from home who miss the foods they grew up with。 Martinez goes into lots of details about ingredients and provides recipes for all the standard Mexican dishes， with a special focus on dishes that are comfort foods back home。 There are photos for over half of the recipes， but not all。 No nutritional information is provided。 Most of the recipes rely heavily on meat and cheese， so it won't be a great fit for vegetarians （and definitely not for vegans）。 There's a pretty high use of ingredients like bread crumbs， spaghetti， corn， rice， etc。 that will also make it challenging for paleo， whole-30 or other folks on special diets （forget it if you're keto or low-carb）。 For those who just want delicious， modern traditional Mexican recipes， this will be a phenomenal tool。I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review。 。。。more
Samantha
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This is an excellent book to get you started on cooking Mexican food at home for your family。With an extensive introduction to Mexican Home Cooking， this book is divided into four main chapters 。- Soups- Main Dishes- Salsas & Salads- Desserts & DrinksThe Introduction provides details of the authors background， then moves onto essentials for the food pantry， including vegetables， peppers， herbs & spices， dry ingredients， dairy， tinned foods and fats。 Next is a list of equipment and tools that wou This is an excellent book to get you started on cooking Mexican food at home for your family。With an extensive introduction to Mexican Home Cooking， this book is divided into four main chapters 。- Soups- Main Dishes- Salsas & Salads- Desserts & DrinksThe Introduction provides details of the authors background， then moves onto essentials for the food pantry， including vegetables， peppers， herbs & spices， dry ingredients， dairy， tinned foods and fats。 Next is a list of equipment and tools that would be required and how to roast some of the vegetables。 also in this section are two recipes for tortillas - flour and corn。The recipes are provided in both imperial and metric measurements but not gas marks for the oven and provides preparation times， cooking times and number of portions。 There is an introduction to each recipe and some have handy notes too on leftover or how to ensure the meat does not dry out。 The step by step instructions are easy to follow。 Most of the recipes have a colour photograph to accompany the dish。There are the Mexican staples， such as refried beans， guacamole， tacos' but there are plenty of other dishes to choose from too such as Meatball soup， pork stew with squash， Shrimp in a chipotle sauce。 Also included is the best way to cook rice， Lots of the desserts look delicious and a must if you have a sweet tooth and enjoy condensed and evaporated milk！ The drinks included are non-alcoholic。I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review。 。。。more
Leona
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I really enjoyed this cookbook。 I was able to review it for free through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review， and I wish I could keep it。There's a brief description of cooking techniques， ingredients， and equipment in the beginning， which is useful for the home cook。 It's just enough information to be helpful， but not so much that it's tedious to get through。The recipes are the star。 I wish I'd had time to try them all。 I tried 3。 Refried beans （which I made with bacon grease instead of l I really enjoyed this cookbook。 I was able to review it for free through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review， and I wish I could keep it。There's a brief description of cooking techniques， ingredients， and equipment in the beginning， which is useful for the home cook。 It's just enough information to be helpful， but not so much that it's tedious to get through。The recipes are the star。 I wish I'd had time to try them all。 I tried 3。 Refried beans （which I made with bacon grease instead of lard） were rather good。 Camerones con chipotle （chipotle shrimp） was fast and very easy to make - perfect for a weeknight dinner。I was thrilled to see a recipe for mole poblano。 Mole is a Mexican sauce that's made with small quantities of a lot of different ingredients。 It's not found in all Mexican restaurants， and so I get it whenever I see it。 So of course I needed to make it。 It's made with a variety of dried chiles， seeds， nuts， Mexican chocolate， raisins， and plantains， all fried briefly， then blended with broth。 It is time-consuming， but well worth it。 And Martinez's recipe is fantastic。 I substituted cocoa and cinnamon for Mexican hot chocolate， but even so it turned out perfect。 The instructions gave enough detail on how long to cook each item， and caution signs for each。 （Although， I do wonder if the broth was the water used to cook the chicken， or something additional。） The sauce was easy （though time-consuming） to make。 It was delicious， and made tons。I've bookmarked several recipes and wish I had time to try them all。 They're all very accessible to making at home， with minimal extra ingredients。 。。。more
Polly Krize
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I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。This book is the real thing， full of recipes you know have been passed down through generations of Mexican families。 It feels authentic， from the pozole to the arroz con leche。 Beautiful photos throughout。
Jamie
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I have been cooking from Mely Matrinez’s website for years and was happy to have a chance to buy her book and begin to compensate her for all of the recipes she has shared。 This is a great cookbook with easy to follow recipes。 If you can’t find what you want in the book， check out mexicoinmykitchen。com。 Her salsa recipes alone are a treasure to Mexican food lovers。 😁
Pamela Lamp
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The Mexican Home Kitchen byMely MartinezOctober 25， 2020Transport yourself to a Mexican home and dinner table。 In this mouth-watering cookbook， Mely Martinez has compiled typical dishes， with approachable， budget friendly ingredients， enjoyed by Mexican families。 One of eight children， young Mely collected tomatoes， peppers， and zucchini from her grandmother’s riverbank vegetable garden in Veracruz。 She helped grind corn to make masa and mash beans for the farmworkers’ lunch。 Over the years， she The Mexican Home Kitchen byMely MartinezOctober 25， 2020Transport yourself to a Mexican home and dinner table。 In this mouth-watering cookbook， Mely Martinez has compiled typical dishes， with approachable， budget friendly ingredients， enjoyed by Mexican families。 One of eight children， young Mely collected tomatoes， peppers， and zucchini from her grandmother’s riverbank vegetable garden in Veracruz。 She helped grind corn to make masa and mash beans for the farmworkers’ lunch。 Over the years， she collected recipes of the traditional homestyle meals from the 29 towns she lived in across Mexico。 Many of the entrees may be a little complicated， but the soups…。 Oh， the soups！ Lentil， Tortilla， Cream of Potato！ And scrumptious salsas， guacamole， and pico。When was the last time you tried a brand new， out of your box dish？ 。。。more
Patricia Reyes
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This is， quite simply， the perfect cookbook。 The layout is simple and intuitive and the photography is stunning。 There are dishes that I know I do not like， yet the photos make me want to try them again。 I can’t wait to try the salsas。 Highly recommended！
Sarah Burton
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At the start of The Mexican Home Kitchen there is a detailed guide to the ingredients used in mexican cooking and which is really good， especially the list of all the different types of peppers used。 The recipes are clear and easy to follow and include may dishes that were completely new to me。 The only downside to this book is that as it is so authentic a some of the ingredients may be hard to come by in a standard UK supermarket。A great gift for anyone interested in Mexican cooking as they are At the start of The Mexican Home Kitchen there is a detailed guide to the ingredients used in mexican cooking and which is really good， especially the list of all the different types of peppers used。 The recipes are clear and easy to follow and include may dishes that were completely new to me。 The only downside to this book is that as it is so authentic a some of the ingredients may be hard to come by in a standard UK supermarket。A great gift for anyone interested in Mexican cooking as they are sure to find new recipes to try。I was given a copy of The Mexican Home Kitchen by NetGalley and the publishers in return for an unbiased review。 。。。more
Jamie Jack
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Visually （and Taste） Inspiring CookbookAs I grew up in northern California， I am very familiar with Mexican cuisine， though I mostly ate it at restaurants。 I have made a few dishes on my own， like red sauce enchiladas， but I haven't delved too deeply into authentic Mexican home cooking。 So， for me， looking at this cookbook was fun and has inspired me to want to try some of its recipes。 I enjoyed seeing home versions of some dishes I had eaten at restaurants， like the red rice recipe that looked Visually （and Taste） Inspiring CookbookAs I grew up in northern California， I am very familiar with Mexican cuisine， though I mostly ate it at restaurants。 I have made a few dishes on my own， like red sauce enchiladas， but I haven't delved too deeply into authentic Mexican home cooking。 So， for me， looking at this cookbook was fun and has inspired me to want to try some of its recipes。 I enjoyed seeing home versions of some dishes I had eaten at restaurants， like the red rice recipe that looked very much like one I had enjoyed at restaurants up and down the west coast。 I was particularly pleased to see bunuelos in the dessert section， as I had enjoyed that particular sweet treat at a restaurant near my north coast town。 While some recipes are certainly complex and take ingredients not familiar to the average American cook， others are relatively simple and seemed easy to make。 I am a vegetarian， so I was a little disappointed that most main dishes seemed exclusively for carnivores。 However， the authors did include a few vegetarian-friendly dishes that piqued my interest， like flautas that are essentially stuffed with mashed potatoes。 How fun！ There were a few other potato and legume dishes that looked good。 I wish the main dish section was divided by protein or main ingredient so it would be easier to flip to what precisely might interest you。 The book has gorgeous photographs， increasing my wish to attempt some of these dishes myself。 If you're interested in Mexican home cooking， you might want to check this book out。I received a free copy of this book， but that did not affect my review。My book blog: https://www。readingfanaticreviews。com 。。。more
K
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The Mexican Home Kitchen is a well organized and well-written cookbook！ From the table of contents alone， I knew I would be hooked， and I wasn’t disappointed。 The author， Mely Martínez， did an excellent job explaining the ingredients for those unfamiliar with this style of cooking。 Also， she provided substitutes for items that may be unavailable in your location。 For novice cooks， the instructions are detailed enough for you to comprehend and adequately prepare your dish！ The cookbook is filled The Mexican Home Kitchen is a well organized and well-written cookbook！ From the table of contents alone， I knew I would be hooked， and I wasn’t disappointed。 The author， Mely Martínez， did an excellent job explaining the ingredients for those unfamiliar with this style of cooking。 Also， she provided substitutes for items that may be unavailable in your location。 For novice cooks， the instructions are detailed enough for you to comprehend and adequately prepare your dish！ The cookbook is filled with beautiful pictures of the dishes and an added touch of background information。 I love Mexican dishes and to receive this cookbook to test some of the recipes was exciting！ The Chiles Rellenos recipe， although simple， was delicious。 Thank you， Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point， for providing a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion！ 。。。more
Susan Z
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This is a must have cookbook， filled with essentials （such as tortillas）， classic dishes （like Pozole） and so much more。 It's a beautiful cookbook， loaded with colorful and appetizing pictures。 As a lover of Mexican cuisine， I will use this book often。Thank you Quarto Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 This is a must have cookbook， filled with essentials （such as tortillas）， classic dishes （like Pozole） and so much more。 It's a beautiful cookbook， loaded with colorful and appetizing pictures。 As a lover of Mexican cuisine， I will use this book often。Thank you Quarto Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Tina Izguerra
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Mely Martinez's new cookbook has long been awaited， especially for those who have closely followed her blog for years。 This book encompasses the heart of Mexican cooking beyond what people typically see。 These recipes conjure beautiful memories of my mother， tias， and abuelita in the kitchen， stirring rich caldos， atoles， menudo and pozoles， and of course， chopping meats and vegetables for asados like asado de puerco， discada nortena， and carne con papas。 Mely's recipes take you on a deep dive i Mely Martinez's new cookbook has long been awaited， especially for those who have closely followed her blog for years。 This book encompasses the heart of Mexican cooking beyond what people typically see。 These recipes conjure beautiful memories of my mother， tias， and abuelita in the kitchen， stirring rich caldos， atoles， menudo and pozoles， and of course， chopping meats and vegetables for asados like asado de puerco， discada nortena， and carne con papas。 Mely's recipes take you on a deep dive into the Mexican food made in our homes and does a fantastic job portraying what is served on our family tables。 I wholeheartedly recommend this book and her blog （link in my bio）。 。。。more
Kathee
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I love this cookbook！！ I am a HUGE fan of Mexican cuisine and I am so excited to be able to create versions of all the dishes I love so much at home！！ We have recently moved to an area where good Mexican restaurants are rare， and this cookbook is going to be a lifesaver！！ The pictures are beautiful and the recipe choices make me so happy！！ This cookbook is a gem and now I know what I'm getting my sisters for Christmas！！ I love this cookbook！！ I am a HUGE fan of Mexican cuisine and I am so excited to be able to create versions of all the dishes I love so much at home！！ We have recently moved to an area where good Mexican restaurants are rare， and this cookbook is going to be a lifesaver！！ The pictures are beautiful and the recipe choices make me so happy！！ This cookbook is a gem and now I know what I'm getting my sisters for Christmas！！ 。。。more
Jenn
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