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| View Larger Image | The Everything Mexican Cookbook: 300 Flavorful Recipes from South of the Border (Everything Series)
by Margaret Kaeter
| | List Price: | $14.95 | | Price: | $11.21 | | You Save: | $3.74 (25%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 29389 | | Studio: | Adams Media | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 304 | | Publication Date: | November 01, 2003 | | Publisher: | Adams Media |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 5 reviews)
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Yum 
This book was exactly what I wanted. It's basic, easy to follow, and the pictures were good.
January 18, 2008 | |
OKAY 
This really wasn't what I expected. After buying "The Everything Chinese Cookbook", I was really disappointed in "The Everything Mexican Cookbook." I guess I was looking for some real authentic south of the border food and instead it appeared that some white woman was coming up with what she thought was great mexican food. Being a white woman who loves the real deal, this is definitely not it!
May 25, 2007 | |
Authentic Mexican Cooking at its best 
I enjoyed this cookbook with its 300 Flavorful Recipes from South of the Border. I found many of the recipes that my abuelita prepares for the family. What I like best about this book is that Margaret Kaeter gives plenty of alternatives that you can find in your local supermarket without compromising the authenticity of the dishes.
March 11, 2007 | |
Nice Recipe Collection 
I appreciated this otherwise hard-to-find collection of recipes, but felt that the quality of the book could have been better.
The introductory information presented the basics of Mexican cooking, including descriptions of a few types of chili peppers and a list of American substitutes for Mexican cheeses. Unfortunately, the selection of chili peppers mentioned in the list was not as practical as it could have been. Several of the types mentioned did not seem to appear in a single recipe anywhere in the book. Other types, which are common enough that I was able to find them at my local supermarket, did not even make the list. I was disappointed that the more authentic Mexican cheeses were not listed in the recipes at all, having simply been replaced by American substitutions. (I would have liked to see both listed as options, since I am able to get certain Mexican cheeses at the supermarket.)
The instructions for the recipes were rather inconsistent, as well, and someone who is not already a fairly experienced cook probably would have trouble with some of them. In the three recipes on pages 172-173, I found several problems. The first recipe calls for simmering brown rice for 20 minutes. As this seems to be all the cooking this rice really gets, this is clearly not long enough. The directions seem to have been written for white rice. The following recipe calls for fresh jalapeños, but never gives instructions for preparing them. This is a casserole-type dish and the cook is not instructed to remove them, so I would guess they were intended to be seeded and cut up (as opposed to two individuals receiving whole jalapeños in their servings!). The third recipe calls for 6 cups of water to cook 1-1/2 cups of rice, and does not offer instructions for draining off excess water. This seems to be yet another error. (Six cups is sufficient to cook twice as much rice.)
I'm glad I read this book; I was able to glean some interesting recipes from it that I would not likely have found elsewhere. However, I would have been quite disappointed in it had I paid the full retail price for it. I recommend checking it out from the library before committing to it.
August 14, 2006 | |
A friendly, easy-to-follow guide
The Everything Mexican Cookbook ably presents 300 flavorful recipes compiled by Margaret Kaeter from Mexican culinary traditions -- as well as basic facts and know-how about south-of-the-border cooking. A friendly, easy-to-follow guide, offering detailed instructions for preparing dishes such as Cold Avocado Soup, Mexican Stuffed Peppers, White Chili, and Yucatan Tamale Pie, The Everything Mexican Cookbook really lives up to its title and would make a terrific addition to any kitchen cookbook collection!
January 12, 2004 | |
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