Regions of Mexican Cuisine

'Authentic Mexican' by Rick Bayless

He covers the six different regions & cuisines

Thank you!

Got to love Mr. Bayless' take on Mexican cuisine. There have been others (Kennedy and Trilling come to mind) who have tried to incorporate it's cuisine into the American vernacular but Rick has the "Julia Child" touch for my way of thinking. He makes the "mysterious" knowable and delineates the differences between Tex-Mex and Mexican cuisines in easy
steps.
I liked his 'Mexico One Plate at a Time' to start learning about Mexican cuisine and ingredients, then moved on to 'Authentic Mexico', which truly travels through the various regions of Mexican cookery.

I'd say take your pick based on where DW is in her interest. Or get her both books;).

Check your local library or Amazon for Diana Kennedy's cookbooks on regional Mexican foods.

NYCgrrl wrote:
Got to love Mr. Bayless' take on Mexican cuisine. There have been others (Kennedy and Trilling come to mind) who have tried to incorporate it's cuisine into the American vernacular but Rick has the "Julia Child" touch for my way of thinking. He makes the "mysterious" knowable and delineates the differences between Tex-Mex and Mexican cuisines in easy
steps.
I liked his 'Mexico One Plate at a Time' to start learning about Mexican cuisine and ingredients, then moved on to 'Authentic Mexico', which truly travels through the various regions of Mexican cookery.

I'd say take your pick based on where DW is in her interest. Or get her both books;).

Well, I ordered the Authentic Mexico for her. She's pretty familiar with most of the ingredients and there's plenty of Mexican groceries around for the rest. We've seen more and more ingredients appearing in Walmart too.

She's trying to get away from the processed canned stuff, though she still "lets" me buy Ro-Tel.:B

JT wrote:
Check your local library or Amazon for Diana Kennedy's cookbooks on regional Mexican foods.

Thank you!

magnusfide wrote:

Well, I ordered the Authentic Mexico for her. She's pretty familiar with most of the ingredients and there's plenty of Mexican groceries around for the rest. We've seen more and more ingredients appearing in Walmart too.

She's trying to get away from the processed canned stuff, though she still "lets" me buy Ro-Tel.:B

JT wrote:
Check your local library or Amazon for Diana Kennedy's cookbooks on regional Mexican foods.

Thank you!

I do hope she enjoys her present and can't see how she would not:C.

Ahhhh overly processed foods.
They are becoming fewer and further away in my life as well. Been a perimeter supermarket shopper for over 20 years now and the man is FINALLY getting used to it;).

RoTel however is hard to get up my way but my Southern cybergrrls rave about it. One of them knowing how I cook found this link for me so maybe you'll be safe too in the unknown future:D:

Home canned Ro Tel

NYCgrrl wrote:


RoTel however is hard to get up my way but my Southern cybergrrls rave about it. One of them knowing how I cook found this link for me so maybe you'll be safe too in the unknown future:D:

Home canned Ro Tel

Thanks! All the Dutch Oven enthusiasts prefer RoTel as well. That's where I came across the product, at a Dutch Oven Gathering.:B

RoTel comes in a variety of "heat" and I use different types for different dishes. Very handy.

I see a number of packages of Rotel on Amazon Prime. Around $2 a can for a 10 pack.

Noel wrote:
I see a number of packages of Rotel on Amazon Prime. Around $2 a can for a 10 pack.

We can find it cheaper than that at local groceries:w Amazon doesn't always offer best prices. They have to pay for free shipping somehow.

My wife has been moving toward homemade instead of processed foods. I have to say that homemade does taste better.

BTW NYCGrrl: the authentic regional Mexican cookbooks came. Shhh don't tell Herself -it's her birthday and Mother's Day gift :c

magnusfide wrote:

Noel wrote:
I see a number of packages of Rotel on Amazon Prime. Around $2 a can for a 10 pack.

We can find it cheaper than that at local groceries:w Amazon doesn't always offer best prices. They have to pay for free shipping somehow.

My wife has been moving toward homemade instead of processed foods. I have to say that homemade does taste better.

BTW NYCGrrl: the authentic regional Mexican cookbooks came. Shhh don't tell Herself -it's her birthday and Mother's Day gift :c

Mums the word on my end!:D