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 Mexico
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought all the Diane Kennedy mexico books for my library. Some were redundant but had really good info. I liked this one a lot and enjoyed the story.Book Review: Check it out at the library first or buy one of her other cookbooks
Summary: 3 Stars
Go to the library first and compare this with Mrs. Kennedy's other cookbooks before spending your hard-earned $. Diana has written much better books including The Art of Mexican Cooking and The Cuisines of Mexico, both of which have some photographs, mostly black and white. This cookbook has good assortment of recipes accompanied by rambling text. There are no photographs of the finished recipes to guide the novice cook with little experience in preparing Mexican cuisine. Colorful, festive presentation is an essential part of authentic Mexican Cuisine, which are best seen in color photographs. I recommend buying "Savoring Mexico" by Marilyn Tausend or "The Mexican Gourmet" by Maria Dolores Torres Yzabal. Both make beautiful gifts and also recommends where you can find the more unusual ingredients used in the recipies. (I own all 5 books mentioned here.)Book Review: The recipes themselves are great, but......
Summary: 3 Stars
I've always enjoyed DK's books enormously, but this one was a disappointment. It reads like a very boring travelog, so I was glad to find it in my local library instead of paying [item price]!I yawned through the first part.... and finally managed to read the entire text, but it was all so dull...and pointless. I hope she sticks to brief background notes and more great recipes in her new book due out soon. The recipes, as always, though, are really good!