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Culinary Mexico
Daniel Hoyer Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith, Publisher ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1586853759 |
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Join author and chef Daniel Hoyer on a journey of discovery through the varied geography, culture, history, and cuisine of Mexico.Customer Reviews:
Nice but not unique.......2006-04-20
Beyond, Well Beyond Tex-Mex.......2006-01-20
A Truly Definitive Work on Mexican Cuisine.......2005-12-14
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Seasons of My Heart: A Culinary Journey Through Oaxaca, Mexico
Susana Trilling Manufacturer: Ballantine Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0345425960 Release Date: 1999-11-09 |
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Right at the tip of the poblano chile that makes up the bulk of Mexico, right where the land squeezes together and pushes the Yucatán Peninsula out into the Atlantic Ocean, you'll find the state of Oaxaca. It's kind if a round state, like a grapefruit with a handle. Only Chiapas is further south, and beyond that lies Guatemala. This is to say that the Mexican cuisine Susana Trilling presents in her wonderful, informative book Seasons of My Heart has nothing to do with the generic food of the border. She follows in the tradition of Diana Kennedy, Rick Bayless, Zarela Martinez, Patricia Quintana, and Marilyn Tausend, both when setting a table and setting a standard.Part of Oaxaca butts up against the Pacific Ocean; part of it is lost in the mountains. In between are valleys and plains. Susana Trilling lives, works, and raises her family in Oaxaca. Her knowledge of her adopted land is indeed intimate--and delicious. Take a restaurant owner and caterer out of New York and drop her in Oaxaca and it's guaranteed that she's going to zero in on the food and its traditions. Some Oaxacan food has roots in Spanish cuisine, but most of it is, well, Oaxacan, and has been that way since time untold. In Seasons of My Heart, Trilling walks the interested visitor through all the different regions and foodstuffs of Oaxaca. This book is like interactive anthropology: you read about Oaxaca, then you eat the food, filling your house with the cooking aromas of another land.
Trilling divides her book into chapters that reflect the distinct regions of the state, finishing up with chapters on mole, updated recipes for the modern kitchen and palate, and essential ingredients to make the food happen. --Schuyler Ingle
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Nestled in the heart of the Mexican state of Oaxaca is Rancho Aurora, home of the Seasons of My Heart cooking school and inn. Ten years ago, chef and owner Susana Trilling left New York City and a very successful catering business to follow what turned out to be her calling--to immerse herself in the foods, culture, and traditions of this remote and exotic region of Mexico and share her knowledge with the rest of the world.Customer Reviews:
A fabulous book.......2007-03-25
NURTURES MINDS AND BODIES.......2004-02-11
A companion to the well received National Public Television Series, Seasons of My Heart is a tribute to the people, culture and cuisine of this far-off area which has remained virtually untouched. "Oaxaca invites a deep appreciation of Mexican culture," the author writes. "Here time has stood still in the small village where I went to visit my husband for the first time. I was enchanted with every burro laden with corn going to the mill, every horse-drawn cart filled with alfalfa for the cows and horses......"
A veritable armchair travelogue, this colorfully illustrated volume takes readers to a tomato lunch in the field, to harvest time by dawn, to a traditional wedding feast, and to see a primitive altar laden with dishes for religious holidays.
Trilling wisely not only shares these treasured recipes, but offers her personal alterations and advice for successfully preparing them in American kitchens. Imagine sitting down to a platter of "Tamales De Ragas" (Chile and Tomato Tamales) with its appetizing marriage of sweet tomatoes and onions or "Empanadas De Mole Amarillo (Baked Mole Amarillo Turnovers), which are often prepared to order on charcoal grills set up outside local churches.
Seasons Of My Heart nurtures not only bodies, but minds and imaginations as well.
- Gail Cooke
Great food, you'll not likely find the ingredients though..........2003-12-11
However impressive the recipes may be though, there is a huge problem with this book. Many of the recipes in the book call for ingredients that can't be found even in a speciality mexican store, and some are unique to Oaxaca itself. While this in itself is not a problem, Susan does not provide any help with suitable substitutions for those unique ingredients. For an advanced cook maybe this isn't a problem, but for a beginner or intermediate cook, this makes the book nearly unusable. In general, the recipes are quite involved and complex in comparison to other mexican cook books I have seen.
I would not recommend this book to someone who is newer to cooking or does not live in an area where an ample supply of mexican cooking ingredients can be found. Perhaps Susana will make a second addition for us newbie cooks that provides us with better alternatives.
My sampling of Oaxacan tamales was at a local Mexican booth.......2002-12-24
Be aware that this cookbook is quite vegetarian and fish oriented, for example, in chap 6 for the mountainous region of the state, there were 16 recipes with only one with meat. There were no menudo recipes or any recipes with variety meats, such as calves' foot, tongue, and tripe in the entire book.
I found her book at a local library along with Diane Kennedy and Rick Bayless. Kennedy's classic Cuisines cookbook was my first introduction in Mexican cooking many years ago.
Brilliant.......2001-08-09
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My Mexico: A Culinary Odyssey with More Than 300 Recipes
Diana Kennedy Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0609602470 Release Date: 1998-10-20 |
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Every country should have a Diana Kennedy, someone steeped in its culture and cooking who cruises around recording all the local recipes and sharing them with the world. My Mexico is Kennedy's rambling record of forays in pursuit of dishes that might be of interest. Based on the recipes she found, such as Posole de Camarone, a brothy shrimp and dried-corn stew, sweet Green Mango Roll, and tiny new potatoes cooked Shepherd style, Kennedy's travels have been quite fruitful.Anyone may enjoy the wealth of recipes in this book, but only connoisseurs of Mexican cooking familiar with the varied and regional nature of its food are likely to appreciate the unusual nature of Kennedy's finds. Concentrating on what is unique, the author refers readers to her previous five works on Mexico for fundamental techniques or other background. Even the method for making masa in My Mexico is an uncommon one, presented to Kennedy by the woman who waters her plants.
This literate work is rich in almost novelistic descriptions. Long passages describe her graphic observations. She shares her love of the country where she has lived since 1957 with equal measures of loving passion and curmudgeonly criticism.
Charts and photos help show the variety of chiles and other foods that help give Mexican cooking its constant, often subtle variety. When recipes call for pulque, a mildly fermented juice from the agave plant, sour tunas, a kind of cactus fruit, or other ingredients you can't get, move on to her more accessible dishes or, as Kennedy did, let this book be a journey of discoveries. --Dana Jacobi
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"Why my Mexico?" asks Diana Kennedy in her introduction to this long-awaited book. The answer is simple and obvious: it is a highly personal book about the Mexico she knows. And no one knows Mexico the way Diana does. When Diana Kennedy first came to Mexico more than forty years ago, she did not intend to become the country's premier gastronome. But that is what she has become, traveling endlessly, learning the culinary histories of families, hunting elusive recipes, falling under the spell of the beauty of a countryside that produces such a wealth of foods. She has published five books and is referred to variously as the Julia Child, the Escoffier, and the high priestess of Mexican cooking. Most important, she has taken as her eternal project to record not only the wealth of Mexican culinary knowledge and folklore but also the fascinating stories behind it all.Customer Reviews:
Great Book. Needs Spanish version :-).......2007-06-22
this is the best book ever!!.......2006-08-26
Fabulous Mexico.......2006-02-12
Very Personal Culinary Tour. Not for the Novice Mexican.......2005-05-19
Great Food..........2003-07-03
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Matt Martinez's Culinary Frontier
Matt Martinez , and Steve Pate Manufacturer: Broadway ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0385485069 Release Date: 1997-09-14 |
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Reading Matt Martinez's Culinary Frontier is like digging into heaps of the best food you've ever eaten while listening as a kicked-back, sleepy-eyed hombre tells you how his Mexican grandfather fled to the U.S. to escape hanging, then started the first Tex-Mex restaurant in Austin, Texas. Martinez, who spices up his volume with old family photos, talks about feeding the local politicians and famous sports figures who come through town. You want him to keep talking while you keep eating.Martinez practices true cowboy and prairie cooking. He claims that all dishes can be prepared in a cast-iron skillet. He believes in lard and homemade chorizo, but also cooks lean food. Carne Gasado, an elemental chicken stew, Matt's Jalapeno Coleslaw, and creamy King Ranch Casserole made with sirloin are evidence of his cooking style. Catch the recipes for smoky and hot Chipotle Sauce, unusual Corn Tortilla Quesadillas, and incendiary Prairie Mary Cocktail. If you get to Dallas, the Smoked Baked Potato served at Matt's No Place, one of the four restaurants Martinez has in Texas, is an experience long remembered. Thanks to Culinary Frontier, you can try to duplicate it at home.
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Matt Martinez, Jr., has his paternal grandfather to thank for his culinary success. A soldier in Pancho Villa's army, Delphino Martinez was captured by the Federales, but managed to escape across the Texas border, and eventually open, in 1925, Austin's first Tex-Mex restaurant, called El Original. The Martinez family has been in the restaurant business ever since.Customer Reviews:
Great Tex Mex.......2006-09-27
The first cook book I have read for pleasure........1999-07-05
The recepies are straight forward, Martha Stewart would hate this book.
For years I have been tring to make enchalidas for my family without them having the consistantly of tree bark. Matt has shown me how to share the recipies I enjoyed so much growing up in Texas to my family being raised in New York City.
Absolutely...the very best cookbook on authentic Tex-Mex ........1998-11-27
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Cuisines of Hidden Mexico: A Culinary Journey to Guerrero and Michoacan (Wiley Culinary Journeys)
Bruce Kraig , and Dudley Nieto Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471121290 |
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Based on the authors' PBS documentary, this riveting account of a journey to two Mexican states reveals how closely each region's tantalizing recipes are interwoven with its history, anthropology and folk art. Covers agriculture, food preparation, the social places of food and eating habits. Contains 75 delicious indigenous recipes along with line drawings by one of Mexico's best-known engravers.Customer Reviews:
More travelogue than cookbook.......1998-09-17
Some strange, many wonderful recipes with fun travel stories.......1998-08-24
As for the recipes themselves, there are several excellent ideas for just about anyone who wishes to try something different whether it's appetizers, main courses, salsas or desserts. My particular favorite is the "burnt chipotle salsa", which is out of this world. Once you try it, you'll be hooked for life.
A fun book with some good recipes you'll never get anywhere else.
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Culinary New Mexico
Sally Moore Manufacturer: Fulcrum Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1555914918 |
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Epicurean enchantment New Mexico style!New Mexican food is a guideline to the state's history, fusing the cooking of old Mexico, Spain, and indigenous peoples into a cuisine all its own. As food-conscious travelers come to the Land of Enchantment, they seek out those mercados, carnicerías, and roadside stands where they can purchase New Mexico products.
Organized by major cities, and by regions Highlights feast days, regional contacts, sources, and specialty stores Includes bakeries, tortillerías, wineries, breweries, and much more
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Outlines all food oriented destinations, from handmade chocolate makers to breweries and cafes.......2005-07-04
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Wrap & Roll: California Culinary Academy
California Culinary Academy Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0028622871 |
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One of the best cooking schools in the country offers instructions and recipes for one of the most popular kinds of foods: wraps. Wrapped foods are meals in edible packages that are loved around the world. In China there are wontons; in Italy, calzone and ravioli; in France there are crepes; in Japan, sushi; Greeks wrap foods in filo dough; Mexicans, in corn tortillas. This book clearly explains the hows and whys of wrapping foods as only a team of culinary professionals can. It offers suggestions for shopping, serving, and preparing ahead of time in addition to providing foolproof recipes and many more variations. The recipes reflect a range of tastes and influences from Asian wraps like Crispy Smoked Salmon Spring Rolls and Vegetarian Maki Sushi to bread wraps like Roast Vegetable and Goat Cheese Calzone, crepes in chocolate and raspberry flavors, filo filled with cheeses, lamb, and wild mushrooms, meat wraps like Chicken Roulade with Prosciutto, pastry wraps like Beef Empanadas, pasta wraps like ravioli, and such vegetable wraps as Herb-Stuffed Turkey Dolmas and Corned Beef and Cabbage Rolls. There are wraps for every occasion here, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.The convenience and increasing popularity of wrapped foods themselves is complemented by the usability of the book. The CCA knows teaching and is able to convey tricky information in the most accessible terms. This is the wrap book to own.Customer Reviews:
Great!.......1999-05-11
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Classic Mexican Kitchen: Mexico's Culinary Heritage : Ingredients, Techniques, and Recipes
Jane Milton Manufacturer: Southwater Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1842153846 |
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Whether you are creating an authentic Mexican feast or simply want a one-dish meal with a twist, the fiery recipes in this book will help bring a little spice into your kitchen.
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Cuisines of Hidden Mexico: A Culinary Journey to Guerrero and Michoacan
Bruce; Nieto, Dudley Kraig Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000LF7PKM |
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Digestible Delectable and somewhat Decadent New Mexican Feasts from the Land of Enchantment The Unique Cooking of New Mexico Palatable Portions of Culinary History, Dichos y Mas!
ProductGroup: Book Binding: Ring-bound ASIN: B000FFDX4K |
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