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

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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, Chowhound, The Kitchn, Prevention, and Taste of Home Illustrated with stunning photography, this book includes recipes for stews, soups, and side dishes, along with famous dishes like mole, enchiladas, picadillo, and milanesa, and is rounded out with delicious salsas, drinks, and desserts. For Mely Martínez, Mexican cooking has always been about family, community, and tradition. Born and raised in Tampico, Mely started helping in the kitchen at a very young age, since she was the oldest daughter of eight children, and spent summers at her grandmother’s farm in the state of Veracruz, where part of the daily activities included helping grind the corn to make masa. Mely started her popular blog, Mexico in My Kitchen, to share the recipes and memories of her home so that her son can someday recreate and share these dishes with his own family. In the meantime, it has become the go-to source for those looking for authentic home-style Mexican cooking. Recreate these favorite comfort foods using inexpensive, easy-to-find ingredients: Caldo de Pollo (Mexican chicken soup)Tacos de Bistec (steak tacos)Carnitas (tender, crispy pork)Albondigas (Mexican meatballs)Tamales (both savory and sweet)Enchiladas (both red and green sauces)Mole Poblano (one of the most classic and popular moles)Nopales (recipes made with cactus paddles)Empanadas (beef and cheese filled)Chiles Rellenos (stuffed and fried poblano peppers)Pozole (both red and green versions)Camarones en Chipotle (deviled shrimp)Salsa Taquera (salsa for tacos)Pastel de Tres Leches (a luscious and moist cake that’s a Mexican favorite)Buñuelos (crispy dough fritters coated in sugar)Aguas Frescas (horchata, hibiscus, and tamarind flavors)and much more! Complete with easy-to-follow instructions, beautiful images, and stories from Mexico, along with recipes for making corn and flour tortillas and tips for stocking your pantry, The Mexican Home Kitchen will have you enjoying this delicious cooking right in your own home. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rock Point


Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2020


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1631066935


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 31


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.95 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.3 x 0.8 x 10.3 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #11,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Mexican Cooking, Food & Wine #16 in Budget Cooking #41 in Comfort Food Cooking (Books)


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    • Delicious recipes, beautiful pictures, and colorful artwork!
I discovered Mely's blog about 5 years ago while attempting to replicate my grandma's traditional Mexican recipes. I was frustrated that so many "authentic" recipes online didn't quite taste right or weren't written by a Mexican person. I found exactly what I was looking for with her blog Mexico in my Kitchen, so of course when I found out she was writing a cookbook I immediately bought it. Tonight I made my first recipe from her book (Pozole Rojo) and it was delicious, as expected. :) The recipes cover a wide range of dishes and are clear and concise, the cover art is beautiful and rich, and the pictures look absolutely mouthwatering! As I flipped through the pages, I got a little emotional seeing recipes my grandma would make but I wasn't sure what they were called. This cookbook is for a home cook interested in traditional Mexican dishes using simple and inexpensive ingredients like beans, rice, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, avocado, and affordable cuts of meat. The more obscure ingredients like dried peppers and specific Mexican cheeses and dairy are very easy to find at a Latin market. For an adventurous cook this cookbook may not be for you, but this is exactly what I was seeking: a delicious collection of authentic homestyle Mexican recipes to keep on hand for everything from weeknight recipes to special occasions. Being Chicana, Mexican dishes have always been my comfort food but I haven't always had the skills to cook those meals myself. Being half Mexican, I have always felt like I was in a halfway place between being white and Latina, never feeling like I quite fit in either group. (Gringos aren't super keen on lengua, menudo or barbacoa once you explain what it is haha) Your recipes have taught me so much about my Mexican heritage and have brought me closer to my culture in a way I never could have done otherwise. I will cherish this cookbook and savor every tasty meal I make. Thank you Mely for writing such a lovely cookbook!! <3 ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2020 by Norma
    • I remembered my mother so much.
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If you want to make a meal and taste like your mother and grandmother look no further. This book is the bomb. Not only does Mely achieves transporting you to your roots but she also does it with simple directions. I’m buying a copy of each of my children so they can have the taste of home after I’m gone. Great job 👏👏👏😊 ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020 by Margaret Zambrano Margaret Zambrano
    • Not impressed
Book was in perfect condition. I read reviews where others were disappointed with the condition of the book but that was not the issue in my case. The reason that I had to rate it so low was because the recipes were sooooo basic. The salsa recipes were so basic like a stay-at-home mom in Alaska created them. The recipes were not at all “special”. I sat in bed flipping through the pages and I’m like there is not even one recipe that I would be interested in cooking. The Spanish red rice was laughable. Way too many desserts and drink recipes (boring). No thanks. I returned it right away. I trusted all the high ratings. Not anymore. I’ll stick to YouTube. The authentic Mexican cooks on there throw down. I just hate having to pause and start to try to cook something. But it’s way worth it to get the true authentic with amazing seasoning. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021 by MR
    • Recipes work as written - excellent dishes!
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I've had this book for maybe 2 months by this point and I'll upload photos of the dishes that I've made so far and have taken a photo of. What's great about this book is that the recipes are clearly explained, the items are fairly accessible if you're in proximity to a latin / Mexican neighborhood market for some -- not all -- of the items, and find enjoyment in cooking. For example, as many times as I've had corn on the cob, I've never actually taken corn from a cob to then make a creamy soup. So, there's some learning there, albeit not difficult, but it's the experience of going through that start-to-finish process and eating the end result that really brings a level of satisfaction and fulfillment that I can only get from cooking new dishes. Although the book also has recipes for tamales and tacos, I've taken the approach to make those dishes in the book that I had not already eaten in a Mexican restaurant. I've enjoyed each of the dishes so far. I think the title of the book is aptly named since I would agree: these are home cooked meals. We're not trying to be the next Iron Chef here or Beat Bobby Flay. But don't let that fool you, though: these are great recipes and I really give praise to Mely Martinez on putting this book together and making it so approachable for those of us who did not grow up in a Mexican household where perhaps most of these dishes are so familiar that someone doesn't think twice about it in terms of what makes it so tasty and unique. Thanks Ms. Martinez. I am your newest fan! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2021 by Michael D. Michael D.
    • If you love Mexican cuisine buy this book
Just received the book today and absolutely love it. Have been following the author for quite some time on her blog and love the fact that now I have all my favorite recipes at my disposal in this handy book. The pictures look amazing and the tips are highly appreciated. And best of all all the dishes can be done with easily accessible ingredients. Can't wait to try some this week. Hubby is already licking his lips since I have made some kf these dishes already previously by following Mely's blog. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2020 by Martina P.
    • Authentic Mexican recipes
I am a long-time reader of Mely Martinez's blog and couldn't wait to purchase her cookbook the week it was released. It is all that I was hoping for and more, a true bible of authentic Mexican cooking. It has everything you need to master the classic home cooking of Mexico. My husband is from Mexico and says that this book has all of the recipes he remembers eating with his family, from childhood comfort-foods like entomatadas and sopa de fideo to celebratory dishes made when the whole family gathers, such as pozole, tamales, pastel de tres leches, and more. Almost every recipe is accompanied by a mouth-watering photo and the directions are explained very clearly, including substitutions if you cannot find certain ingredients. I have already bought two more copies to give as gifts to Mexican friends and family living in the U.S. and cannot wait to try every one of the recipes in this book! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2020 by JCM

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