The Art of Mexican Cooking by Diana Kennedy

The Art of Mexican Cooking by Diana Kennedy

This indispensable cookbook, an instant classic when first published in 1989, is now back in print with a brand-new introduction from the most celebrated authority on Mexican cooking, Diana Kennedy. The culmination of more than fifty years of living, traveling, and cooking in Mexico, The Art of Mexican Cooking is the ultimate guide to creating authentic Mexican food in your own kitchen, with more than 200 beloved recipes as well as evocative illustrations.

The dishes included, favorites from all the regions of Mexico, range from sophisticated to pure and simple, but they all share an intrinsic depth of taste. Aficionados will go to great lengths to duplicate the authentic dishes (and Kennedy tells them exactly how), but here too is a wealth of less complicated recipes for the casual cook in search of the unmistakable flavors of a bold cuisine.

Kennedy shares the secrets of true Mexican flavor- balancing the piquant taste of chiles with a little salt and acid, for instance, or charring them to round out their flavor; broiling tomatoes to bring out their character, or adding cumin for a light accent. By using Kennedy's kitchen wisdom and advice, and carefully selecting produce that is now readily available in most American markets, cooks with an appetite for Mexican cuisine-and Kennedy devotees old and new-can at last serve and enjoy real Mexican food.

"This is the ultimate in Mexican cooking from the world's leading authority."
-Paula Wolfert, author of The Cooking of South-West France

In 1957, Diana Kennedy traveled to Mexico to marry Paul P. Kennedy. Kennedy is a New York Times foreign correspondent. She started teaching Mexican cooking workshops there and published her first cookbook there as well. She has been awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest honor conferred by the Mexican government to foreigners. She spends the most of the year in her eco-adobe house in Michoacan, Mexico, which also serves as a Mexican food research center.

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ISBN 13	9780307383259
ISBN 10	0307383253
Title	The Art of Mexican Cooking
Author	Diana Kennedy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2008-04-08
Number of pages	512
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.