My Mexico: A Culinary Odyssey with More Than 300 Recipes by Diana Kennedy
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Book Reviews of My Mexico: A Culinary Odyssey with More Than 300 Recipes
Book Review: My husband from the state of Guerrero loves this book.
Summary: 5 Stars
I my self have stayed for months at a time in the state of Guerrero and Puebla. I know that the recipies that Diana Kennedy have shared here are exactley how food is eaten and prepared in these southern regions of the country, and I also first hand how frustrating it is to find ingredients that are similar here in the states, it is almost impossiable the further you are away from the boarder. Thank you for a book that aides me in cooking foods that are dream come true for my husband from the state of Guerrero, he loves me even more now!Book Review: Interesting for Advanced Mexican Cooks
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're already aware that Mexican food is as close to divine as food gets, you'll enjoy this book, but most likely be a little frustrated by the lack of specific ingredients available stateside. Ms Kennedy rambles a bit, but it's all enjoyable. If you're a novice, I'd suggest her Cuisines of Mexico.Book Review: Diana Kennedy's books all have long-term shelf lives.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the most intensely personal of Diana Kennedy's books about authentic Mexican cooking. Critics who are not knowledgeable about this subject often complain that her recipes are too complicated. That, I believe, is an excuse for laziness. Are books on authentic and regional French, Indian, Italian, Moroccan, etc. cooking similarly criticized. That is unfair and doesn't give ample credit to the culinary richness of the many parts of Mexico. No one is more accurate and true to her subject than Diana Kennedy. Little wonder that the cookbook awards (the IACP & The Jas. Beard awards) all too often miss the point but the real and lasting award is always a book's "shelf life" and being a perpetual reference. My Mexico is not only a fine, carefully researched and accurate cookbook of Mexico's culinary complexity but an excellent, informative and interesting read.