Cocina De LA Familia: More Than 200 Authentic Recipes from Mexican-American Home Kitchens |  | Authors: Marilyn Tausend, Miguel Ravago
Publisher: Diane Pub Co
Category: Book
Buy Used: £132.20
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 413
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0756765390
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9780756765392
ASIN: 0756765390
Publication Date: January 2001
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Fooled by the small print! July 30, 2008
I ordered this edition of this book when it was recommended by another Amazon customer as *the* book to have. Unfortunately, the way Amazon works, the reviews are the same for all editions, and I ended up ordering the Spanish language one by mistake! I just assumed with all the English reviews, the book would be in English, but no! The English edition is more than twice the price of the paperback Spanish version, so I gave up in the end. I'm sure it's a great book...
I've got food on it already and I don't even own it November 23, 1998
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We had friends over for dinner last night and I made, among other things, this book's chiles rellenos, racy red salsa, pickled vegetables, and sangria. Everything was quite tasty and really quick to make.
Mexican cooking in the USA that makes sense to what I know.. July 11, 1998
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm fascinated by this book. I cook Mexican food all the time- my inlaws are Mexican. I've taken notes of their legacy recipes along side of the actual cooking experiance with "Mom" many times and have recorded her technique and food. This book and the recipes ring true to what I know about Mexican cooking in the USA. I have many cook books about Mexican food that are "purist" in their approach and I read them for insight into technique and ingrediants. This "Cocina De La Familia" cookbook more accurately approaches what happens in my own kitchen when I modify a purist recipe. I've cooked several dishes from this book and plan to cook more... The history of lost and then regained ingrediants, over generations, in cooking Mexican food in the USA is a special treat.
 Usual and unusual recipes with interesting anecdotes. June 18, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw this book at the library, and after checking it out for a month, decided I had to have it. It does have recipes for Mexican foods commonly served in US restaurants, but there are also many unusual dishes from obscure places. The short anecdotes with some of the recipes make it all the more interesting to read. For these reasons, several of my friends and I have ordered copies, both for ourselves and for gifts. Buen apetito!
A wondeful metamorphosis of mexican cuisine. October 21, 1997
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was fascinating reading how certain recipes have evolved between their native land and into the mainsteam US. Inspite of changes, the foods remain basically true to their roots -- the book shows the passion and the pride of Mexicans to their homeland no matter where they end up living.
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