The prize-winning The Complete Book of Mexican Cooking presents the rich variety of the Mexican kitchen in 340 recipes, along with explanations of basic Mexican ingredients and cooking methods as well as a list of stores where ingredients and cooking utensils can be found.

Spice up your soups and add some zest to the rest! Mexican Cooking For Dummies can inspire your cooking, improve your Spanish, and give you that south-of-the-border soul. Chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken have attempted to reign in their vast knowledge of Mexican food and present it in that familiar ...For Dummies style that you've come to appreciate. Discover their wide array of standard Mexican ingredients. From avocados to epazote, they give you the hints and friendly advice you'll need in order to select the best ingredients for your meals. Packed with more than 100 recipes, Mexican Cooking For Dummies covers a wide array of dishes, drinks, and appetizers. Master the simple dishes, such as tortas and tacos, while washing them down with horchata or sangria. Soon, you'll be hosting your own fiestas, starting your guests off with salsas and ceviches before moving on to the main dish. Will it be the cumin-and-chile-marinated skirt steak or the baked salmon in salsa verde? Either way, you're sure to impress! The authors cover the staples (such as rice, beans, tortillas, and vegetables) and then guide you on a discovery tour that includes traditional moles and menudos. Save some room for the wide selection of desert recipes. Pick up Mexican Cooking For Dummies, and in no time, you'll be swinging spicy cilantro-covered dishes out of your kitchen and making your guests shout "Ole!"

This book gives recipes for salsas, chiles, salads and vegetables, egg dishes, and more.

A cookbook featuring 180 Mexican recipes plus a guide to chilies and gardening hints is presented. There are 11 chapters plus an index, metric chart and glossary. Chapter 1 discusses history and background associated with Mexican cooking and culture, including meal patterns and snacks. Chapter 2 examines household tools and ingredients plus information about growing a Mexican garden. Chapter 3 discusses how to select, prepare and preserve chilies. Chapters 4-11 discuss main meal dishes, vegetables and salads, fruits, desserts and beverages.

Introduces Mexican-style cooking, and shares recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, salsas, fish, poultry, meat, beans, rice, tortillas, eggs, breads, a desserts.