100 Best Mexican Cooking Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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Best Mexican Recipes

America's Test Kitchen

5.0

Kitchen-tested recipes that bring the real flavors of Mexico home.

Let America’s Test Kitchen be your guide to making deeply flavored Mexican dishes at home. Our first Mexican cookbook features foolproof appetizers, soups and stews, authentic egg dishes, tacos and tamales, burritos and enchiladas, and all manner of meat and seafood dishes. The Best Mexican Recipes includes a primer on Mexican hom

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The Essential Cuisines of Mexico

Diana Kennedy

4.9

More than twenty-five years ago, when Diana Kennedy published The Cuisines of Mexico, knowledge and appreciation of authentic Mexican cooking were in their infancy. But change was in the air. Home cooks were turning to Julia Child for an introduction to French cuisine and to Marcella Hazan for the tastes of Italy. Through Diana Kennedy they discovered a delicious and highly developed culinary trad

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The Art of Mexican Cooking

Diana Kennedy

4.8

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

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Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico

Rick Bayless

4.7

Americans have at last discovered Mexico's passion for exciting food. We've fallen in love with the great Mexican combination of rich, earthy flavors and casual, festive dining. But we don't begin to imagine how sumptuous and varied the cooking of Mexico really is.

After ten years of loving exploration, Rick Bayless, together with his wife, Deann, gave us Authentic Mexican, this now classic, easy-t

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Truly Mexican

Roberto Santibanez, JJ Goode, Romulo Yanes

4.6

Santibaez shows how Mexican home cooking can be simple and simply delicious. He shares 128 recipes from main dishes, sides, salsas, guacamoles, moles, to adobos. Included are straightforward instructions on essential techniques like roasting chiles, making fresh tortillas, and filling enchiladas.

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Mexico: The Cookbook

Margarita Carrillo Arronte

4.6

A New York Times Best Seller

A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Cookbook (Fall 2014)

"All my life I have wanted to travel through Mexico to learn authentic recipes from each region and now I don’t have to – Margarita has done it for me!" – Eva Longoria

The first truly comprehensive bible of authentic Mexican home cooking, written by a living culinary legend, Mexico: The Cookbook features an unprecedented 70

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Mexican Everyday

Rick Bayless

4.6

As much as Rick Bayless loves the bold flavors of Mexican food, he understands that preparing many Mexican specialties requires more time than most of us have for weeknight dinners. Mexican Everyday is written with an understanding of how busy we all are. It is a collection of 90 full-flavored recipes—like Green Chile Chicken Tacos, Shrimp Ceviche Salad, Chipotle Steak with Black Beans—that meet t

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The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos

Robb Walsh

4.5

Join Texas food writer Robb Walsh on a grand tour complete with larger-than-life characters, colorful yarns, rare archival photographs, and a savory assortment of crispy, crunchy Tex-Mex foods.

From the Mexican pioneers of the sixteenth century, who first brought horses and cattle to Texas, to the Spanish mission era when cumin and garlic were introduced, to the 1890s when the Chile Queens of San A

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Oaxaca Al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy

Diana Kennedy

4.5

No one has done more to introduce the world to the authentic, flavorful cuisines of Mexico than Diana Kennedy. Acclaimed as the Julia Child of Mexican cooking, Kennedy has been an intrepid, indefatigable student of Mexican foodways for more than fifty years and has published several classic books on the subject, including The Cuisines of Mexico (now available in The Essential Cuisines of Mexico, a

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Mexico One Plate At A Time

Rick Bayless

4.5

Rick Bayless has been acclaimed widely as America's foremost proponent of Mexico's thrillingly diverse cuisine. In this companion book to his 26-part Public Television series, he takes us, with boyish enthusiasm, through Mexican markets, street stalls and home kitchens to bring us the great dishes of Mexico, one “plate” at a time.

Rick Bayless has been acclaimed widely as America's foremost propone

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ArnieTex: Over 100 Recipes for Mexican-American Cooking and Texas-Style BBQ

Arnie Segovia

4.5

Instant New York Times BestsellerCooking authentic Mexican-American comfort food is simple with YouTube sensation Arnie “ArnieTex” SegoviaArnie Segovia is a Texas guy with Mexican roots, and his cooking is a blend of Texas and Mexican cuisines in the comdia casera (comfort food) and carne asada (Mexican grilling) styles. His creations are a traditional blend of Southwest, Texas, and Norteño cookin

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Nopalito: A Mexican Kitchen

Gonzalo Guzmán

4.5

A collection of 100 recipes for regional Mexican food from the popular San Francisco restaurant.

The true spirit, roots, and flavors of regional Mexican cooking--from Puebla, Mexico City, Michoacan, the Yucatan, and beyond--come alive in this cookbook from Gonzalo Guzman, head chef at San Francisco restaurant Nopalito. Inspired by food straight from the sea and the land, Guzman transforms simple i

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Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America

Maricel E. Presilla

4.5

Gran Cocina Latina unifies the vast culinary landscape of the Latin world, from Mexico to Argentina and all the Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean. In one volume it gives home cooks, armchair travelers, and curious chefs the first comprehensive collection of recipes from this region. An inquisitive historian and a successful restaurateur, Maricel E. Presilla has spent more than thirty yea

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My Sweet Mexico: Recipes for Authentic Pastries, Breads, Candies, Beverages, and Frozen Treats

Fany Gerson

4.5

After years spent traveling and sampling sweets throughout her native Mexico, celebrated pastry chef Fany Gerson shares the secrets behind her beloved homeland’s signature desserts in this highly personal and authoritative cookbook. Skillfully weaving together the rich histories that inform the country’s diverse culinary traditions, My Sweet Mexico is a delicious journey into the soul of the cuisi

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Pati Jinich Foods of La Frontera: Recipes and New Taste Frontiers from Both Sides of the Border – 125 Recipes from the Vibrant US-Mexico Borderlands

Pati Jinich

4.5

From Pati Jinich, acclaimed chef, New York Times bestselling author, and star of James Beard Award–winning PBS series La Frontera with Pati Jinich and Pati’s Mexican Table, a cookbook of 125 recipes celebrating the rich cultures and foods from where the U.S. and Mexico meet.To Pati Jinich, the word “border” sounds forbidding. She much prefers the Spanish name, “La Frontera,” or “frontier,” suggest

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The Mexican Home Kitchen: Traditional Home-Style Recipes That Capture the Flavors and Memories of Mexico

Mely Martínez

4.5

The long-awaited, best-selling cookbook from Mely Martínez, The Mexican Home Kitchen, compiles the traditional home-style dishes enjoyed every day in Mexican households, with influences from states like Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Veracruz, Puebla, Estado de México, and Yucatán.*As featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, People Magazine, The Smithsonian Magazine, Eater, Epicurious, Chowhoun

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Paletas: Authentic Recipes for Mexican Ice Pops, Shaved Ice & Aguas Frescas

Fany Gerson

4.5

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Yucatan: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition

David Sterling

4.5

Winner, James Beard Foundation Best Cookbook of the Year Award, 2015James Beard Foundation Best International Cookbook Award, 2015The Art of Eating Prize for Best Food Book of the Year, 2015

The Yucatan Peninsula is home to one of the world's great regional cuisines. With a foundation of native Maya dishes made from fresh local ingredients, it shares much of the same pantry of ingredients and many

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The Homesick Texan Cookbook

Lisa Fain

4.5

When Lisa Fain, a seventh-generation Texan, moved to New York City, she missed the big sky, the bluebonnets in spring, Friday night football, and her family's farm. But most of all, she missed the foods she'd grown up with. After a fruitless search for tastes of Texas in New York City, Fain took matters into her own hands. She headed into the kitchen to cook for her friends the Tex-Mex, the chili,

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Cooking con Claudia: 100 Authentic, Family-Style Mexican Recipes

Claudia Regalado

4.4

Learn how to cook 100 deliciously authentic Mexican recipes with YouTube's Claudia Regalado (a.k.a Cooking Con Claudia)Join YouTube’s Claudia Regalado as she presents 100 Mexican recipes she and her family have enjoyed for years. Family favorites, new classics, delectable desserts, and so much more from Claudia’s kitchen are present in the pages of this book.Whether you’re looking to prepare the p

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Easy Mexican Food Favorites: A Mexican Cookbook for Taqueria-Style Home Cooking

Jennifer Olvera

4.4

Just like great Mexican food, this Mexican cookbook begins at the source: classic recipes, bold flavors, and fresh ingredients.

Unless you live in a city known for its Mexican food, finding good Mexican cuisine can be challenging--and finding the right Mexican cookbook might be even more difficult.

For food writer and cookbook author Jennifer Olvera, cooking traditional Mexican meals began as a lab

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Tu Casa Mi Casa: Mexican Recipes for the Home Cook

Enrique Olvera, Peter Meehan, Daniela Soto-Innes, Gonzalo Goût, Luis Arellano

4.4

Learn authentic Mexican cooking from the internationally celebrated chef Enrique Olvera (and featured in the Netflix docuseries Chef's Table), in his first home-cooking book

Enrique Olvera is a leading talent on the gastronomic stage, reinventing the cuisine of his native Mexico to global acclaim – yet his true passion is Mexican home cooking. Tu Casa Mi Casa is Mexico City/New York-based Olvera's

Recommended by Dan Broadbent.

Dan Broadbent

@Mk2Salamnder No joke, I got this book after hearing the author talk about it on NPR and I'm very happy with that decision (the green mole sauce in it is probably one of the best things I've ever tasted). https://t.co/M7XtoOEB6r [source]

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More Mexican Everyday: Simple, Seasonal, Celebratory

Rick Bayless

4.4

Rick Bayless transformed America's understanding of Mexican cuisine with his Mexican Everyday. Now, Rick returns with an all-new collection of uniquely flavorful recipes, each one the product of his evolution as a chef and champion of local, seasonal ingredients.

More Mexican Everyday teaches home cooks how to build tasty meals with a few ingredients in a short amount of time. Cooking Mexican could

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The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day

America's Test Kitchen

4.4

America's most trusted test kitchen tackles a topic with serious staying power: the Mediterranean diet. This thorough yet user-friendly book brings the Mediterranean into the American home kitchen, with 500 amazingly flavorful yet surprisingly approachable recipes for everyday cooking.

There's a reason why people in the Mediterranean region are among the longest lived in the world--their diet, whic

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Pati Jinich Treasures Of The Mexican Table: Classic Recipes, Local Secrets ― The PBS Host's NYT Bestselling Cookbook of Birria and Coyotas

Pati Jinich

4.4

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNow a series on Amazon FreeveeThe “buoyant and brainy Mexican cooking authority” (New York Times) and star of the three-time James Beard Award-winning PBS series Pati’s Mexican Table brings together more than 150 iconic dishes that define the country’s cuisine Although many of us can rattle off our favorite authentic Mexican dishes, we might be hard pressed to name more

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The Cuisines of Mexico

Diana Kennedy, Craig Claiborne

4.4

A classic! The world's foremost authority on Mexican cuisine provides a mouth-watering array of delicious recipes. "She's taken a piece of the culinary world and made herself its queen."-- "New York"

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Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen

Rick Bayless

4.4

Bursting with bold, complex flavors, Mexican cooking has the kind of gusto we want in food today. Until now, American home cooks have had few authorities to translate the heart of this world-class cuisine to everyday cooking. In this book of more than 150 recipes, award-winning chef, author and teacher Rick bayless provides the inspiration and guidance that home cooks have needed. With a blend of

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Hartwood: Between the Land and the Sea

Eric Werner

4.4

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Keto Restaurant Favorites: More Than 175 Tasty Classic Recipes Made Fast, Fresh, and Healthy

Maria Emmerich

4.4

The ketogenic diet has taken the world by storm, and deservedly so: its results in helping people lose weight, manage chronic health conditions, and simply feel great are unmatched. Bestselling cookbook author Maria Emmerich sits at the forefront of the keto movement and has become the go-to source for high-fat, low-carb recipes that both please the palate and nourish the body. With Keto Restauran

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Pati's Mexican Table: The Secrets of Real Mexican Home Cooking

Pati Jinich

4.4

The host of a highly popular PBS series, Pati’s Mexican Table, and a self-described “overloaded soccer mom with three kids and a powerful blender,” Pati Jinich has a mission. She’s out to prove that Mexican home cooking is quicker and far easier than most Americans think.

Her dishes are not blanketed with cheese, or heavy and fried, or based on complex sauces. Nor are they necessarily highly spicy

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Mexico from the Inside Out

Enrique Olvera

4.4

The debut book from Mexico's best chef, Enrique Olvera of Pujol, pioneer of contemporary, authentic Mexican food and global gourmet influencer.As featured on Good Morning America.

Enrique Olvera is the most famous and celebrated Mexican chef working today. Olvera's restaurant Pujol was ranked #1 in Mexico and #20 in the world at the World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards. This is his first book and the

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My Mexican Favorites: 60 Easy, From-Scratch Recipes with Authentic Flavor

Zachary Rodriguez

4.4

Bring the Taste of Mexico into Your KitchenCombining modern techniques with traditional dishes, Zachary Rodriguez breathes new life into Mexican cuisine in his debut cookbook. Pulling inspiration from meals made by his grandmother, Zachary makes authentic Mexican dishes approachable and accessible for beginner cooks looking to dive into this beloved culinary genre.With classics like Tequila Lime S

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Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen

Paul Prudhomme

4.4

Here for the first time, the famous food of Louisiana is presented in a cookbook written by a great creative chef who is himself world-famous. The extraordinary Cajun and Creole cooking of South Louisiana, a cornerstone of Southern cooking, has roots going back over two hundred years, and today it is the one really vital, growing regional cuisine in America. No one is more responsible than Paul Pr

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Cook Mexico City: Morning. Noon. Night.

Gabriela Camara

4.4

Innovative chef and culinary trend-setter Gabriela C�mara shares 150 recipes for her vibrant, simple, and sophisticated contemporary Mexican cooking.

Inspired by the flavors, ingredients, and flair of culinary and cultural hotspot Mexico City, Gabriela C�mara's style of fresh-first, vegetable-forward, legume-loving, and seafood-centric Mexican cooking is a siren call to home cooks who crave authent

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L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food

Roy Choi

4.4

Los Angeles: A patchwork megalopolis defined by its unlikely cultural collisions; the city that raised and shaped Roy Choi, the boundary-breaking chef who decided to leave behind fine dining to feed the city he loved—and, with the creation of the Korean taco, reinvented street food along the way.

Abounding with both the food and the stories that gave rise to Choi's inspired cooking, L.A. Son takes

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Tacolicious: Festive Recipes for Tacos, Snacks, Cocktails, and More

Sara Deseran

4.4

A collection of recipes for fun, accessible taqueria fare--including colorful salsas, tasty snacks, irresistible cocktails, and of course tacos galore--from the wildly popular San Francisco restaurants and acclaimed Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market food stand, Tacolicious.

Tacos may be the most universally loved, happy-making food on earth. After all, who can say no to a juicy, spicy Chile verde taco; a

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Tacopedia

Deborah Holtz, Juan Carlos Mena, René Redzepi

4.4

Tacopedia is an encyclopaedic tribute to the vibrancy of Mexican taco culture. Explore one of Mexico's most popular culinary traditions through 100 recipes accompanied by interviews, street and food photography, illustrations, graphics, and maps that bring the full story behind each taco to life.

Tacopedia's highly graphic style will appeal to hip taco lovers, food truck enthusiasts, and serious fo

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Encarnacion's Kitchen: Mexican Recipes from Nineteenth-Century California, Selections from Encarnacion Pinedo's El cocinero espanol

Encarnación Pinedo, Dan Strehl

4.4

In 1991 Ruth Reichl, then a Los Angeles Times food writer, observed that much of the style now identified with California cuisine, and with nouvelle cuisine du Mexique, was practiced by Encarnación Pinedo a century earlier. A landmark of American cuisine first published in 1898 as El cocinero español (The Spanish Cook), Encarnación's Kitchen is the first cookbook written by a Hispanic in the Unite

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Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico: A Cookbook

Rick Martínez

4.3

NEW YORK TIMES AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • IACP AWARD WINNER • A highly personal love letter to the beauty and bounty of México in more than 100 transportive recipes, from the beloved food writer and host of the Babish Culinary Universe show Pruébalo on YouTube and Food52’s Sweet Heat “This intimate look at a country’s cuisine has as much spice as it does soul.”—P

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My Mexico: A Culinary Odyssey with More Than 300 Recipes

Diana Kennedy

4.3

"Why my Mexico?" asks Diana Kennedy in her introduction to this long-awaited book. The answer is simple and obvious: it is a highly personal book about the Mexico she knows. And no one knows Mexico the way Diana does. When Diana Kennedy first came to Mexico more than forty years ago, she did not intend to become the country's premier gastronome. But that is what she has become, traveling endlessly

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Plantas: Modern Vegan Recipes for Traditional Mexican Cooking

Alexa Soto

4.3

A celebration of traditional Mexican recipes with a vibrant vegan twist for a modern audience from Alexa Soto, creator of the @alexafuelednaturally platform."With Plantas, Alexa Soto elegantly pays homage to Mexico's storied legacy of plant-based cooking while deftly adapting its soulful repertoire to modern times." —Jorge Gaviria, James Beard Award-winning author of MASA Join Alexa Soto as she hi

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The Mexican Slow Cooker: Recipes for Mole, Enchiladas, Carnitas, Chile Verde Pork, and More Favorites

Deborah Schneider

4.3

A collection of 55 fix it and forget it recipes for Mexican favorites from an award-winning Mexican cooking authority, in a stylish, engaging package.

When acclaimed chef and cookbook author Deborah Schneider discovered that using her trusty slow cooker to make authentic Mexican recipes actually enhanced their flavor while dramatically reducing active cooking time, it was a revelation. Packed with

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The Ultimate Tortilla Press Cookbook: 125 Recipes for All Kinds of Make-Your-Own Tortillas--and for Burritos, Enchiladas, Tacos, and More

Dotty Griffith

4.3

Warm, fresh homemade tortillas beat store-bought any day of the week. Dotty Griffith reveals how easy it is to make these authentic and rustic round flatbreads, with scrumptious recipes for corn and wheat tortillas, gluten-free tortillas, and tortilla spin-offs like gorditas and sopes; great ideas for exciting flavored tortillas, using spices, tomatoes, spinach, and chile peppers; and loads of exp

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Mexican Ice Cream: Beloved Recipes and Stories

Fany Gerson

4.3

A collection of 60+ flavor-packed recipes for ice creams and frozen treats rooted in Mexico's rich and revered ice cream traditions.
This new offering from the incredibly popular baker and sweets maker Fany Gerson, the powerhouse behind Brooklyn's La Newyorkina and Dough, showcases the incredibly diverse flavors of Mexican ice cream while exploring the cultural aspects of preparing and consuming ic

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Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavor

Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack, Veronica Gonzalez-Smith, Evangelina Soza

4.3

"Packed with authentic regional recipes, beautiful stories and gorgeous photographs, Muy Bueno is above all else a delicious family love story.--Matt Armendariz, MattBites.com and author of On a Stick!

Si�ntate a comer, esta muy bueno! Sit down and eat, it's very good!

This was how Jesusita Mendias-Soza always welcomed guests to her table. The same words served as inspiration for her daughter Evange

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Tacos: Recipes and Provocations

Alex Stupak

4.3

Superstar chef Alex Stupak's love of real Mexican food changed his life; it caused him to quit the world of fine-dining pastry and open the smash-hit Empellón Taqueria in New York City. Now he'll change the way you make--and think about--tacos forever.

TACOS is a deep dive into the art and craft of one of Mexico's greatest culinary exports. We start by making fresh tortillas from corn and flour, a

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Oaxaca: The Food of the Region, and of LA’s legendary restaurant Guelaguetza

Bricia Lopez

4.3

A colorful celebration of Oaxacan cuisine from the landmark Oaxacan restaurant in Los Angeles

Oaxaca is the culinary heart of Mexico, and since opening its doors in 1994, Guelaguetza has been the center of life for the Oaxacan community in Los Angeles. Founded by the Lopez family, Guelaguetza has been offering traditional Oaxacan food for 25 years. The first true introduction to Oaxacan cuisine b

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Mesa Mexicana

Mary Sue Milliken, Susan Feniger, Helene Siegel

4.3

An unerring feel for the tastes we love has made Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger's cookbooks and, restaurants havens for all who crave exciting,flavorful food. InMesa Mexicana,they offer their unique, interpretations of the tastes of coastal Mexico with a bold, colorful cuisine that excites the palate and satisfies our yen for earthy, rustic flavors, minus the heaviness of most standard fare.

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Cooking con Claudia: Celebración!: Traditional Mexican Recipes for Festive Feasts and Family Gatherings

Claudia Regalado

4.3

Step into Claudia’s kitchen and celebrate vibrant Mexican traditions with 100 new authentic recipesIn Cooking con Claudia: Celebración!, Claudia Regalado returns with deliciously tried and true Mexican recipes, each bearing the hallmark of tradition with a creative twist.Having immigrated from Mexico to the United States at the age of 5, Claudia intimately understands the challenges of retaining h

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Decolonize Your Diet: Plant-Based Mexican-American Recipes for Health and Healing

Luz Calvo

4.3

International Latino Book Award winner, Best Cookbook

More than just a cookbook, Decolonize Your Diet redefines what is meant by "traditional" Mexican food by reaching back through hundreds of years of history to reclaim heritage crops as a source of protection from modern diseases of development. Authors Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel are life partners; when Luz was diagnosed with breast ca

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Salsa Daddy: A Cookbook: Dip Your Way into Mexican Cooking

Rick Martínez

4.3

The James Beard Award–winning author of the New York Times bestsellerMi Cocina is back with a guide to the brightest dish in any Mexican meal, snack-filled afternoon, or sun-drenched beach day: salsa. From refreshing classics to rich sauces, this collection of over seventy salsas and twenty-four easy meals is a fun-loving introduction to the joy of Mexican cooking.A WASHINGTON POST BEST COOKBOOK O

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Wahaca: Mexican Food at Home

Thomasina Miers

4.3

Cook authentic Mexican food at home with top chef and food writer Thomasina Miers's simple, accessible recipes.Eat your way through the repertoire of delicious Mexican market food with this vibrant collection of mouth-watering recipes. With Banana and Pecan bread in the morning, a quick snack of Broad Bean, Mint and Feta Quesadillas, hearty mains like Pork Pibil and wicked puddings like Peanut Car

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Oaxaca Stories in Cloth

Eric Sebastian Mindling

4.3

Winner:
2017 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, Gold, Multicultural
2017 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, Silver, Art & Photography

Oaxaca Stories in Cloth includes more than 175 sensitive, intimate, full-color portraits of traditional people of the Oaxacan hinterlands who continue to wrap themselves in the clothing that expresses their ancient, living culture. Eric Mindling captures this vanishing world

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Mayan Cuisine

Daniel Hoyer and Marty Snortu

4.3

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The Food and Life of Oaxaca, Mexico

Zarela Martinez

4.3

Praise for The Food and Life of Oaxaca

"There's a whole new and surprising world of flavor and texture contrasts described in this intriguing cookbook, along with lore and history of the exotic and artistic Oaxaca. No one is better equipped than Zarela to present clear and delectable recipes for the tantalizing dishes of this little-known regional cuisine."
-- Mimi Sheraton, author of The Whole Worl

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The Taco Tuesday Cookbook: 52 Tasty Taco Recipes to Make Every Week the Best Ever

Laura Fuentes

4.3

The Taco Tuesday Cookbook is your family's dream come true, because, if there’s one thing we all can agree on, it’s that tacos are awesome. They’re customizable. They’re quick. They’re tasty. And most importantly, they make us all happy!

Inside, you’ll find taco recipes for every week of the year, all of which are made with real-food ingredients—and most of which are ready in 30 minutes or less.

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Mexican Food Made Simple

Thomasina Miers

4.3

Here, Wahaca chef and food writer Thomasina Miers shares the recipes she has gathered since she first fell in love with Mexico, reinventing the classics with accessible ingredients to demonstrate how exciting and delicious traditional Mexican food can be.

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From My Mexican Kitchen: Techniques and Ingredients

Diana Kennedy

4.2

Diana Kennedy has been called the “ultimate authority, the high priestess” of Mexican cooking, and with good reason. For more than forty years she has traveled through her beloved adoptive country, researching and recording its truly extraordinary cuisine. Now Diana turns her attention to the book she readily admits “should have been written years ago.”

Diana’s objective in From My Mexican Kitchen:

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Frida's Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo

Marie-Pierre Colle

4.2

In the tradition of the best-selling Monet's Table, Frida's Fiestas is a personal account in words and pictures of many important and happy events in the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and a scrapbook, assembled by her stepdaughter, of recipes for more than 100 dishes that Frida served to family and friends with her characteristic enthusiasm for all the pleasures of life. Full-color photograp

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Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert: Norteo Cooking of South Texas

Melissa Guerra

4.2

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Peaceful Kitchen: More than 100 Cozy Plant-Based Recipes to Comfort the Body and Nourish the Soul – A Bestselling Vegan Cookbook of Mexican and Dominican Flavors

Catherine Perez

4.2

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom nutritionist and social media star @plantbasedrd, more than one hundred, nourishing, feel-good, and easy-to-follow recipes, inspired by Mexican and Dominican flavors, for mindful, creative plant-based meals.In her debut plant-based cookbook, Catherine Perez, a food creator and registered dietitian, guides you through a delightful exploration of mouthwatering vegan r

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De mi cocina

Lucy Pereda

4.2

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Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona

Jackie Alpers

4.2

A collection of delicious recipes from local restaurant experts and the author's own original recipes, all inspired by the rich culture of Southern Arizona.

A cookbook dedicated to the foods inspired by the region's beauty and diversity, Taste of Tucson discovers through recipes and photos the unique mix of cultures that create Southern Arizona's incredible cuisine. Award-winning photographer and c

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Cocina Latina Ligera: Recetas Y Consejos Para Una Vida M�s Saludable

Johana Clavel

4.2

Cocina latina ligera, el primer libro de la chef venezolana Johana Clavel, reune m�s de 170 recetas latinoamericanas en sus versiones m�s saludables, inspiradas por su misi�n de llevar bienestar y conocimiento nutricional a nuestros hogares.

La comida latinoamericana es deliciosa, pero tambi�n puede ser excesivamente frita y alta en carbohidratos y az�car. Johana busca romper los esquemas e inspir

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El Cholo Cookbook: Recipes and Lore from California's Best-Loved Mexican Kitchen

Merrill Shindler

4.2

El Cholo has been serving its legendary green corn tamales and irresistible margaritas to the people of Los Angeles for more than 70 years. From home-style enchiladas, burritos and tacos to elegant celebration dishes such as Duck Tamales with Red Chile Sauce, this is a must-have for collectors.

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Mexican Slow Cooker Cookbook: Easy, Flavorful Mexican Dishes That Cook Themselves

Marye Audet

4.2

Ingredients Go In, the Flavors of Mexico Come Out. It's That Simple.

Just because you love eating Mexican food doesn't mean you want to spend hours in the kitchen preparing and cooking ingredients. This slow cooker cookbook brings easy slow cooker meals to your table with the flavors of Mexico--with minimal effort on your part.

Whether you crave beloved Mexican classics or less-traditional restauran

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Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration

Carla Hall, Genevieve Ko

4.2

Beloved TV chef (ABC’s Emmy Award-winning The Chew and fan favorite on Bravo’s Top Chef), Carla Hall takes us back to her own Nashville roots to offer a fresh, lip-smackin’ look at America’s favorite comfort cuisine.In Carla Hall’s Soul Food, the beloved chef and television celebrity takes us back to her own Nashville roots to offer a fresh, lip-smackin’ look at America’s favorite comfort cuisine

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Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Cookbook: 500 Everyday Recipes for Beginners and Advanced Users. Try Easy and Healthy Instant Pot Recipes.

Jennifer Smith

4.2

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Mexican Today: New and Rediscovered Recipes for Contemporary Kitchens

Pati Jinich

4.2

Intriguing recipes for everyday meals from the host of the PBS series Pati’s Mexican Table

On her PBS TV series, now in its fifth season, as well as in frequent appearances on shows like The Chew, Pati Jinich, a busy mother of three, has shown a flair for making Mexican cooking irresistibly accessible. In Mexican Today, she shares easy, generous dishes, both traditional ones and her own new spins.

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Salud! Vegan Mexican Cookbook: 150 Mouthwatering Recipes from Tamales to Churros

Eddie Garza

4.2

Mexican food has always been my go-to comfort food. And with Salud! Vegan Mexican Cookbook, Eddie shows us that we can enjoy the rich flavors of Mexico in a healthful way that not only nourishes the soul, but our entire body.
--Maria Celeste Arraras, Puerto Rican broadcast journalist, winner of the 2001 PETA Humanitarian Award

Tamales. Enchiladas. Churros. There are so many delicious reasons to lov

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Mexican Cooking At The Academy

Vicki Barrios Schley, Angelo Villa, et al.

4.2

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Peppers of the Americas: The Remarkable Capsicums That Forever Changed Flavor

Maricel E. Presilla

4.2

Winner of the 2018 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Award for "Reference & Technical"

A beautiful culinary and ethnobotanical survey of the punch-packing ingredient central to today's multi-cultural palate, with more than 40 pan-Latin recipes from a three-time James Beard Award-winning author and chef-restaurateur.From piquillos and shishitos to padrons and pobla

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Panes Mexicanos

Irving Quiroz

4.2

This second edition of Panes mexicanos includes new recipes and photographs of bread such as Coyota, Gorditas de la Villa and Pan de Zacatlán. This book includes a QR code that directs readers to videos that elaborate on techniques used throughout the book. The author, Chef Irving Quiroz, has been in the industry for more than 15 years and is widely regarded as an expert in the field. The first ed

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Zarela's Veracruz: Mexico's Simplest Cuisine

Zarela Martinez, Anne Mendelson

4.2

The state of Veracruz, a lush strip of land running the length of Mexico's eastern coast, is home to some of the easiest, lightest, and most varied food in Mexico's repertoire. To enjoy dishes like Seafood Salad in Avocado Halves, Garlicky Stir-Fried Shrimp, Orange-Flavored Chicken, and Mushroom Empanadas, you won't need to hunt down obscure chiles or master complicated techniques. Spanish influen

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Ama: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen (Mexican Food Cookbooks, Tex-Mex Cooking, Mexican and Spanish Recipes)

Josef Centeno

4.1

Tex-Mex is a delicious, irreverent cuisine that combines the deep traditions of Texan and Mexican cooking. Think meaty stews, breakfast tacos, and tres leches cake. Home cooks will learn how to make them all—in addition to crunchy salads, slow-cooked meats, and fresh cocktails—in this collection of more than 100 recipes from San Antonio native and Los Angeles chef and restauranteur Josef Centeno.

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The Complete Diabetes Cookbook: The Healthy Way to Eat the Foods You Love: 400 Re-Engineered Recipes

America's Test Kitchen

4.1

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Guerrilla Tacos: Recipes from the Streets of L.A.

Wesley Avila

4.1

The definitive word on tacos from native Angeleno Wes Avila, who draws on his Mexican heritage as well as his time in the kitchens of some of the world's best restaurants to create taco perfection.

In a town overrun with taco trucks, Wes Avila's Guerrilla Tacos has managed to win almost every accolade there is, from being crowned Best Taco Truck by LA Weekly to being called one of the best things

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My Mexican Kitchen: 100 Recipes Rich with Tradition, Flavor, and Spice: A Cookbook

Eva Longoria

4.1

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Salsas and Moles: Fresh and Authentic Recipes for Pico de Gallo, Mole Poblano, Chimichurri, Guacamole, and More

Deborah Schneider

4.1

A collection of 60 authentic salsa and mole recipes from acclaimed chef/restaurateur Deborah Schneider, adapted for US kitchens.

America has a new favorite condiment: salsa
And with good reason—a great salsa makes a big impression with just a little bite. In Salsas and Moles, award-winning chef Deborah Schneider explores a wide variety of favorites, from classic table salsas to mole and enchilada sa

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Salsas That Cook: Salsas That Cook

Rick Bayless

4.1

From America's leading authority on definitive Mexican cooking comes a brand-new collection of recipes based on six classic, versatile salsas, each featuring the flavor of a diffferent chili.

Salsas That Cook is a breakthrough in contemporary American cooking. Here, Mexico's classic salsas get put to work in our kitchens in the same way we use a variety of international condiments, from teriyaki sa

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Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands

Linda Ronstadt

4.1

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Adventures in Mexican Cooking (Ortho book series)

Angelo Villa and Vicki Barnos

4.1

180 recipes for main dishes, snacks, soups, desserts. A complete guide to chilies with gardening tips.

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Cooking the Borderlands: Spice and Smoke Between Mexico and the States

Claudette Zepeda

4.1

A culinary journey along the Mexican American border, telling the story of its intertwined cultures and communities with more than 100 vibrant, flavor-packed recipes from Top Chef star, Iron Chef Mexico finalist, and Tijuana-San Diego border kid Claudette Zepeda.The Mexican American border has been an inflamed political focal point within the US; at the same time, Mexican food has long been the mo

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The Great Chile Book

Mark Miller, John Harrisson, Lois Ellen Frank

4.1

The COYOTE CAFE cookbook was a howling success that spawned a wonderful pair of posters created by Mark Miller. This full-color handbook presents an expansion of the posters' information in book form, covering 100 chiles (50 each of fresh and dried), each with a color photograph, hotness scale, and brief description. THE GREAT CHILE BOOK also includes background information, an introduction to the

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Recipes from the Regional Cooks of Mexico

Diana Kennedy

4.1

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The Basic Keto Cookbook For Beginners On A Budget: 800 Days of Quick, Easy and Healthy Ketogenic Diet Recipes

Martha Smith

4.1

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The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book: 500 Easy Recipes for Every Machine, Both Stovetop and Electric

Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough

4.1

The ultimate in pressure cooker books--with recipes for breakfasts, soups, mains, grains, vegetables, and desserts--each adapted for stovetop or electric models.

The old-fashioned pressure cooker has been rediscovered by modern home cooks, both for its quick-cooking powers (dried beans are perfectly soft in 35 minutes; risottos are tender in 20 minutes) and for its ability to infuse foods with inte

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Made in Mexico: The Cookbook: Classic and Contemporary Recipes from Mexico City

Danny Mena

4.1

Inspired by the best restaurants, fondas, loncher�as, and taco stands in Mexico City and adapted for the home cook, Made in Mexico is a delicious blend of classic regional and contemporary Mexican cuisine from celebrated chef Danny Mena's hometown.

Made in Mexico mixes recipes inspired by Mexico City street food, local eateries, and multi-starred restaurants, combining regional traditions and globa

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Turnip Greens & Tortillas: A Mexican Chef Spices Up the Southern Kitchen

Eddie Hernandez

4.1

Southern fare with a Mexican flair, by the chef/co-owner of the restaurant empire that Bon Appétit called a “Top American Restaurant”

USA Today called Taqueria del Sol “a runaway success.” Bon Appétit wrote: “Move over, Chipotle!” The fast-casual food of Eddie Hernandez, the James Beard-nominated chef/co-owner of the restaurant, lands on the commonalities of Southern and Mexican food, with dishes l

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Latin American Paleo Cooking: 75 Delicious Recipes Inspired By Puerto Rican, Cuban, Colombian and Caribbean Cuisines

Amanda Torres and Milagros Torres

4.0

Latin Paleo Cooking combines exciting, new flavors and unique ingredients that adventurous paleos and foodies will not want to miss out on. With the help of co-author Millie, Amanda’s Puerto Rican mother-in-law, Amanda provides authentic recipes inspired by Puerto Rican, Cuban, Haitian and Caribbean flavors. Recipes include Anticuchos (Peruvian Beef Heart Kebabs), Carne Molida (Puerto Rican Season

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The New Southern Cookbook: Classic Family Recipes And Modern Twists on Old Favorites

Pam Wattenbarger

4.0

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Tex-Mex Cookbook: Traditions, Innovations, and Comfort Foods from Both Sides of the Border

Ford Fry

4.0

Tex-Mex is more than just a flavor-packed cookbook of tried and true recipes for comfort-food favorites like nachos, fajitas, and chili--it's a way of life.

"A revelatory book that will make you want to heartily wander the border."--Hugh Acheson

It was born in the 1940s when traditional Northern Mexican cuisine collided with the robust flavors of Texas ranchers' kitchens. Now, chef and restaurateur

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Vegan Mexico: Soul-Satisfying Regional Recipes from Tamales to Tostadas

Jason Wyrick

4.0

The first cookbook of vegan regional Mexican recipes.

The author of the best-selling Vegan Tacos explores the magic of Mexico's regional cooking. Enjoy the exotic flavors of these diverse cuisines without leaving your kitchen.

Jason's delicious recipes capture the essence of the moles of Oaxaca, the Mayan legacy of the Yucatan, the smoky chile flavors of Zacatecas,the fruit-centric Southern regions

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Cinco de Mayo Cookbook: A Mexican Cookbook with Delicious Mexican Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

BookSumo Press

4.0

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The Big Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker Cookbook: 175 Recipes and 3 Meal Plans for Your Favorite Do-It-All Multicooker

Kenzie Swanhart

4.0

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breddos Tacos: The Cookbook: Epic Edible Plates

Nud Dudhia

4.0

Enter the world of breddos Tacos and discover the ultimate in edible plates with this inspired, innovative taco cookbook. The book offers over 75 recipes for tacos, tostadas, and small plates, and over 70 condiments. Their awesome dishes include Barbacoa beef cheeks, Yucatan chicken with mango habanero sauce, Green chorizo and duck egg, Baja fish tacos, and Octopus 'al pastor' with roasted pineapp

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Everyday Mexican Instant Pot Cookbook: Regional Classics Made Fast and Simple

Leslie Limón

4.0

The Everyday Mexican Instant Pot Cookbook is the definitive Instant Pot cookbook for real Mexican home cooking made fast and simple.

The Instant Pot is not your abuelita’s pressure cooker. In the first official Instant Pot cookbook for Mexican cuisine, The Everyday Mexican Instant Pot Cookbook captures the classic flavor of Mexican food with the speed and simplicity of your Instant Pot for everyday

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Casa Marcela: Recipes and Food Stories of My Life in the Californias

Marcela Valladolid

4.0

California-Mexican-style recipes and menus from the beloved Food Network host

From the long-time host of Food Network's Mexican Made Easy and now co-host of The Kitchen comes Marcela's most personal collection of recipes yet, a reflection of her experience growing up in Tijuana and traveling back and forth to San Diego to see family and friends and for school. This book captures a culture centered

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Vegan Tacos: Authentic and Inspired Recipes for Mexico's Favorite Street Food

Jason Wyrick

4.0

Before The Taco Cleanse, there was Vegan Tacos. Chef and expert Jason Wyrick shows how to make meatless versions of Mexican tacos from the tortillas, to the fillings, to the sauces.

Celebrated chef Jason Wyrick showcases the excitement of Mexican flavors and textures with recipes for traditional and creative tacos you can make at home, featuring your own homemade tortillas, salsas, and condiments.

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Mexican Instant Pot Cookbook: 75 Recipes for Your Electric Pressure Cooker

Deborah Schneider

4.0

A collection of 75 original Mexican recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, sides, and staples that takes advantage of the Instant Pot's revolutionary cooking power from an award-winning Mexican cooking authority Deborah Schneider.