1,000 Mexican Recipes (1,000 Recipes)
by Marge Poore
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Book Reviews of 1,000 Mexican Recipes (1,000 Recipes)
Book Review: A Great Source and a Great School in San Miguel de Allende
Summary: 5 Stars
Marge Poore has exhaustively compiled a treasury of classic Mexican recipes. This is NOT TacoHut or DelTaco style food. And REAL Mexican food in its endless variety and tastes has converted many people who have travelled south of the border.The author, Marge Poore, is a longtime friend of Mexican Cooking instructors Maria Marquez and her daughter, Patricia Merrill Marquez, in the beautiful colonial town of San Miguel de Allende. Marge picked up some preparation tips and recipes from their IMLE cooking school in Leon. Now Patricia Merril Marquez, who entertained Marge in her home last year just after this book's publication, has opened "Mexican Cooking Vacation" in San Miguel.
First, buy Marge's book right now! Then check out the MexicanCookingVacation.com website to reserve a space in 2003, if actually cooking Mexican food in a B&B setting while seeing a beautiful part of Mexico beloved to Marge Poore appeals to you. It's a chance to learn from friends of Marge Poore who are classic Mexican cooks in their own right. And it is a great adventure any time of the year in San Miguel de Allende. Plus, if you bring along Marge's book we will do our best to get it back to you with a personal inscription from the author!
Book Review: Comprehensive and Informative
Summary: 4 Stars
Very good book. Most books so comprehensive are little more than a smattering of questionable recipes. Not so with this one. It's not the Mexican Joy of Cooking or Mastering the Art of Mexican Cooking, but it wouldn't take much to put it close. It covers the basics and then gets right to the dishes, starting with salsas and moving on to entrees, each chapter using previously learned techniques and recipes. In each chapter the recipes start simple and foundational becoming more complex and sophisticated as the chapter concludes. Another nice feature not found in many cookbooks so comprehensive is that each recipe is given context, sometimes with a lengthy introduction, but always with something useful. A very nice touch. I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in Mexican cooking. Truly, I'd like to give this book 4 1/2 stars. The only thing it's missing is Joy of Cooking style in-depth discussions of technique. But it's certainly not lacking instruction in technique. btw, I've tried several of the dishes and salsas and have been very pleased so far (my favorite so far is the red pumpkin seed cooked salsa as an enchilada sauce -- was great for leftover turkey!).Book Review: Outstanding collection
Summary: 5 Stars
This was my first Mexican cookbook. My husband and I love Mexican food, and I decided to see whether I could learn how to make some of the tasty dishes myself as opposed to buying pre-packaged mixes and salsas in a jar. 1000 Mexican Recipes was a fortunate choice! I learned the basics in the first chapters, and this gave me the confidence to try the main dishes. Wow! I was amazed at the difference it made to use some fresh ingredients and cook them properly for best results.
The book has no pictures, so it's not a "coffee table book." Instead, it is a no nonsense guide to Mexican cooking that has very, very clear instructions and explanations. After trying some of these recipes I felt confident to add some creative touches of my own.
I really recommend 1000 Mexican Recipes for the cook who wants to learn the techniques and ingredients of Mexican cuisine. It may not sit on my coffee table, but it is on a bookshelf right next to my kitchen....and it's getting dog-eared!
Book Review: The Authoritatve Book on Mexican Cooking
Summary: 5 Stars
I not only own this book but have cooked several recipes from this book they have gotten rave reviews at family functions. I started wth the basics since I was a new cook when I first ourchased this book. The "fresh salsa mexicana" is a tasty, basic salsa to make thatg tastes excellent. I made the Ceviche which is located in the Appetizer section and people at work and at family functions have just went nuts over it, I could notbeleive it. I then went on to make the chicken taquitos/flautas with the fresh gauacomle salsa (pg. 23 I think) and I almost died from how tasty they were.
To make a long story short, this book does not just throw 1,000 recipes at you it ,throws 1,000 recipes that actually taste wonderful and this book covers the whole Mexican food spectru so you will not need any other mexican cook books ! The only problem I had with this book is that there were no pics !
Book Review: Muy bueno!
Summary: 4 Stars
For someone seeking a good compendium of Mexican recipes that go beyond the standards and are authentic in nature, I'm not sure a better book could be found. This is not for the "Taco Bell" fans. 1,000 does seem overwhelming and does not allow for photos (which I always like to see in cookbooks), but there would be little reason to need a second cookbook for this type of cuisine.
My only complaints are that there should be a better guide to the "hotness" of a recipes (as you might see on a menu for example) and there's little guide to variations on recipes (such as more or less pepper and how it might effect the taste of the dish). Also, I expect for many some of the ingredients may be hard to come by (although in some instances an alternative is listed), in which case many of the recipes in the book may be useless.