If you enjoy
Southwestern food, this is a cookbook you need to add to your
collection. The recipes include appetizers, breads, soups, salads and
main dishes. There are also desserts and rice and pasta dishes.
Before each section, the author discusses some history of the
recipes. Knowing where the recipes originated was very informative.
The book opens with
a short discussion of ingredients and preparations. The section on
chilies is excellent. I’m not a particular fan of really hot chilies,
so it was helpful to know how to choose the more mild ones. There is
also an extensive discussion of how to parch fresh chilies. It seems
quite easy when described by Jane, but I suspect it takes some
practice.
My favorite
Southwestern food is guacamole. I checked out the recipes, of which
there are several. My favorite is Perfect Guacamole. It’s delicious
and Jane has a good tip at the end. Sprinkle some ascorbic acid
mixture on the guacamole to keep it from turning brown.
I highly recommend
this book if you enjoy Southwestern food.
I received this book
from Turner Publishing for this review.
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