If you are looking for an AUTHENTIC Mexican Cook Book, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU!!!! This is a mediocre, simple and flavorless cookbook. I'm Mexican, and I know it's cuisine. Look at the other 2 and 3 star ratings, and I agree with them. This is like a Taco Bell, Del Taco type of food. I hope no one gets offended by this, but this is what I call, "White Mexican Food".
Review #2
This is the real deal...
Born in Arizona I grew up eating "real" Mexican food which I sorely missed when I moved to a nearby western state. One day I found this small inexpensive cookbook in a local bookstore. I bought it. I've never been disappointed with the purchase. You will find real southwestern-style Mexican home cooking. Not your fancy "gourmet" recipes found in pricey wannabe Mexican cookbooks but the real deal.
The recipes are tasty, use normal pantry ingredients. Purchase this cookbook for some fine Mexican home cooking!
Review #3
A Bit Bland...
I was hoping to find basic recipes for carne asada, shrimp, marinated chicken, etc. - the type of food you find in Southern California taco shops - but I was disappointed that most of the recipes in this book use the same limited group of spices (salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili powder and sometimes thyme or oregano) for virtually everything. For example, "Tacos #1" call for ground beef, onion, salt, pepper, garlic powder, ready-made taco shells, lettuce, cheese, stewed tomatoes and oregano. Pretty boring for my taste. Chicken tacos call for "1 fryer chicken, stewed" without any mention of seasoning it at all. Many recipes also rely on ingredients such as evaporated milk, canned cream-style corn, margarine and shortening, canned soup and canned apple pie filling, which don't fit my ideal of "home cooking." There are a few interesting dishes using nopales, verdolagas and chilitepins, so this purchase was not a total loss, but I am definitely still looking for a good basic Mexican cookbook.
