Mexican Family Cooking - by Aida Gabilondo (Paperback)

About the Book

Drawing from a wide variety of readily-available ingredients, renowned chef Aida Gabilondo has created the first authentic Mexican cookbook to truly serve the needs of American cooks. From classic favorites like guacomole and quesidillas to Red Snapper Hash, this collection includes over 300 sumptious and easy-to-prepare recipes.

Book Synopsis

A well-known Mexican cook, Aida Gabilondo offers a wonderful array of dishes -- zesty red snapper baked in a sause of tomato, pimento, and jalapeno peppers, a mouth-watering version of the classic Mole Poblano (chicken in a spicy sauce subtly flavored with chocolate), a fast and easy tamale pie, festive stuffed green chiles with walnut sauce, and many, many more.
Elegantly designed and beautifully illustrated, this marvelous cookbook is a complete cooking course and more. Throughout, Aida Gabilondo relates the origins of a dish, and the local lore and custom, so that we learn not just about the food but also about the magnificent Mexican landscape, culture, and people. Here is the very best of Mexican cooking written with the needs of the American cook in mind.
"Excellent, step-by-step, well-illustrated instructions that will ease the entree of Mexican cuisine into American homes." -- Publishers Weekly