1,000 Mexican Recipes

Mexican cooking is made wonderfully accessible with this comprehensie yet personal cookbook. Offering 1,000 recipes for traditional fare from all the regions of Mexico, as well as dishes inspired by the nueva cocina of today's top Mexican chefs, this cookbook covers what home cooks need and want to know about Mexican cooking. Throughout, the author shares the cultural and culinary heritage of the people and food of Mexico from her perspective as a traveler and impassioned enthusiast of the country.

Home cooks will delight in the mouthwatering recipes such as Corn with Chipotle Butter, Chicken Quesadillas, Pork Chops with Poblano Chile Sauce, and Mexican Coffee Flan. There are two dozen kinds of salsa and more than 45 delicious chicken dishes, plus much more -- enough exciting choices to fill weeknight dinner and special occasion menus for years! more

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Posted: Sep-09-2009

I bought this as a gift.

I bought this as a gift to a co-worker who was born and raised in Mexico. She said that the recipes in this book are as authentic as any she'd ever seen!

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Posted: Jul-08-2009

Awesome cook book!

I will never be without this book. I love mexican food and found this book easy to follow. I wish more books were like this one!

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Posted: Jun-05-2009

excellent gift

This book was recommended by a friend of mine that is from Mexico. I looked through it before giving it as a gift. It is definitely a book I will be adding to my collection soon! The person I gave it to loved it!!!!

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Posted: Mar-21-2009

1,000 Mexican Recipes

Tried this book while in Mexico and made a delicious pork stew. I bought it for myself and a friend that loves to cook.

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Posted: Oct-05-2008

All You Ever Needed to Know about Mexican Cooking!

This book amazed me! Recipes for everything Mexican that I had ever heard of, and many that I had not heard of at all! Just reading it puts me in the mood to start cooking. If you love Mexican.. you'll want this book!1,000 Mexican Recipes

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Posted: Sep-25-2008

The Authoritatve Book on Mexican Cooking

I not only own this book but have cooked several recipes from this book they have gotten rave reviews at family functions. I started wth the basics since I was a new cook when I first ourchased this book. The "fresh salsa mexicana" is a tasty, basic salsa to make thatg tastes excellent. I made...

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Posted: Jan-18-2008

Fantastic book

I purchased this book for my son and his new wife.She is recently graduated with a Spanish major and loves anything that has mexican/spanish culture attached to it. This book more than filled the void for them since they love mexican food but didnt have much experience in cooking it. The book is...

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Posted: Jan-14-2008

Lots of awesome recipes!

Lots of awesome recipes! So many variations! I gave the book to my roommate as a gift and she absolutely loved it. It gave her so many ideas that she didn't think about. She says she can't wait to try out the recipes at her resturant!

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Posted: Aug-25-2007

Muy bueno!

For someone seeking a good compendium of Mexican recipes that go beyond the standards and are authentic in nature, I'm not sure a better book could be found. This is not for the "Taco Bell" fans. 1,000 does seem overwhelming and does not allow for photos (which I always like to see in cookbooks),...

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Posted: Jul-25-2007

No cumin, please!!!

It's a very common misconception that cumin is a spice used a lot in Mexican food. That is not the case; only in certain recipes cumin is used, and they are a minority. Probably Americans have confused the spices from Mexican and Asian cooking. Practically every recipe in this book asks for...

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