Mexican Everyday
At last, a cookbook that brings Mexican food within easy reach: named to Food & Wine Magazine’s Year’s 25 Best Cookbooks as part of its annual Best of the Best cookbook.\ In his previous books, Rick Bayless transformed America's understanding of Mexican cuisine, introducing authentic dishes and cooking methods as he walked readers through Mexican markets and street stalls. As much as Rick loves the bold flavors of Mexican foods, he understands that preparing many Mexican specialties...
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At last, a cookbook that brings Mexican food within easy reach: named to Food & Wine Magazine’s Year’s 25 Best Cookbooks as part of its annual Best of the Best cookbook. Publishers Weekly Bayless, popular Chicago chef and author (Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen, etc.), jumps on the "everyday food" wagon with this lively collection of recipes designed to take no more than 30 minutes to prepare. Known for his painstaking approach to recreating the classics of Mexican cuisine, Bayless moves in a new direction here, substituting easy-to-find ingredients for exotic ones, streamlining complex sauces into a few steps and emphasizing nutrition. Purists may balk when they encounter more boneless chicken breasts than lard-not to mention a cheerful reliance on canned beans and peppers and, in a pinch, prepared salsas-but any time-pressed home cook will welcome this pragmatic approach to the complexities of Mexican food. Bayless's confident, step-by-step recipes lead even the novice through a variety of twists on tacos and enchiladas, staples like tortilla soup and guacamole, and more ambitious dishes such as Grilled Red Chile Steak with Sweet Plantains, Red Onion and Chipotle Salsa. Even the notoriously complex mole tradition is reinvented with the foolproof Chicken in Oaxacan Yellow Mole. This companion volume to the fourth season of Bayless's PBS series Mexican One Plate at a Time will rescue any Mexican food fan who's ever been daunted by the prospect of serving more than chips and salsa. Photos. (Nov. 7) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
\ From Barnes & NobleAuthentic Mexican cuisine can be an indescribable treat, but nobody wants to spend all day in a hot kitchen to create it. Rick Bayless, the popular host of PBS's Mexico One Plate at a Time, knows that preparing many wonderful Mexican specialties requires more time than most of us have. In Mexican Everyday, he answers our kitchen prayers with 90 recipes, most of which can be prepared in less than 30 minutes. The offerings include Green Chile Chicken Tacos, Shrimp Ceviche Sal, and Chipotle Steak with Black Beans.\ \ \ \ \ Publishers WeeklyBayless, popular Chicago chef and author (Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen, etc.), jumps on the "everyday food" wagon with this lively collection of recipes designed to take no more than 30 minutes to prepare. Known for his painstaking approach to recreating the classics of Mexican cuisine, Bayless moves in a new direction here, substituting easy-to-find ingredients for exotic ones, streamlining complex sauces into a few steps and emphasizing nutrition. Purists may balk when they encounter more boneless chicken breasts than lard-not to mention a cheerful reliance on canned beans and peppers and, in a pinch, prepared salsas-but any time-pressed home cook will welcome this pragmatic approach to the complexities of Mexican food. Bayless's confident, step-by-step recipes lead even the novice through a variety of twists on tacos and enchiladas, staples like tortilla soup and guacamole, and more ambitious dishes such as Grilled Red Chile Steak with Sweet Plantains, Red Onion and Chipotle Salsa. Even the notoriously complex mole tradition is reinvented with the foolproof Chicken in Oaxacan Yellow Mole. This companion volume to the fourth season of Bayless's PBS series Mexican One Plate at a Time will rescue any Mexican food fan who's ever been daunted by the prospect of serving more than chips and salsa. Photos. (Nov. 7) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.\ \ \ Library JournalWorld cuisine is fast becoming everyday cuisine. An award-winning chef and specialist in Mexican food for more than 25 years, Bayless (Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen) has contributed to that movement. His latest book features 90 delicious recipes, including traditional and contemporary Mexican dishes like Chipotle Steak with Black Beans, Green Chile Chicken Tacos, Shrimp Ceviche Salad, and variations on classic salsa. These are easy to follow and complemented with sections on salads, marinades, and grilling techniques, among other useful advice; and anecdotal bits about Bayless's life. Readers will find the introduction particularly engaging. Bayless recommends that everyday food should take less than 30 minutes to prepare, be nutritious and balanced, and have the fresh, simple taste of authentic dishes. This savvy, beautifully designed book demonstrates how to accomplish all three objectives with the right tools and ingredients in record time. Highly recommended wherever Mexican cuisine is part of the scene. [This is the companion volume to the fourth season of Bayless's PBS series, Mexico One Plate at a Time.-Ed.]-Steven G. Fullwood, Schomburg Ctr. Lib., NY Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.\ \
