Cafe Pasqual's Cookbook: Spirited Recipes from Santa Fe (Paperback)

~ (Author), Barbara Simpson (Photographer) "This is the sauce we use to dress omelets, buevos motulenos (page 51), buevos rancheros (page 53), enchiladas, and burritos, Called chile verde, it is..." (more)
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Product Description

This first collection of recipes from Santa Fe's Cafe Pasqual includes over 60 recipes--an enticing variety of easy-to-prepare dishes, from simple breakfast quesadillas to all-out dinners. Illustrated with hand-tinted photos and bright Mexican calendar art. Mail-order source guide.

About the Author

Katharine Kagel is originally from a Northern California family that enjoyed preparing bountiful weekly feasts and is the founder, chef, and guiding spiri of Cafe Pasqual's. She moved to Santa Fe in 1978, opening her restaurant the following year. She also

Barbara Simpson is a fine-art photographer and a film location manager whose work takes her on extensive trips throughout New Mexico.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811802930
• ISBN-13: 978-0811802932
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,932 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great place, exuberant cookbook, April 6, 2003

By	Joseph F. Mcconnell "jfrancismcluggage" (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Pasqual's is kitty-corner across Water Street from the St. Francis Hotel in Santa Fe; we time our trips to get into town late at night, but before the St. Francis' bar closes, so we can check in, grab a quick drink, and then roll out of bed the next morning and hit Pasqual's for breakfast. Tamal dolce, big mug of coffee, newspaper, see if the rocking horse is still in the second floor window of the store across the street (hasn't moved in four years, so far, and counting.) We love Pasqual's, its food, its Ann-Arbor-in-the-Southwest feeling ... and the cookbook is a nice souvenir thereof. The recipes? Well, plan on mail-ordering a lot of different kinds of chile powder unless you live in New Mexico. Great stuff, though, if you have the ingredients and the patience.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it; my dog-eared copy is stained with chiles and guac, March 15, 2008

By	BD Harris - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cafe Pasqual's Cookbook: Spirited Recipes from Santa Fe (Paperback)

I learned a lot from this book and have favorite recipes I've used more than 20X. Although I was born in Southern California and raised by a family with many ties to the Southwest, I was the first in the family to cook Posole, Albondigas, and *really* good black beans. There is a good mix of easy and more complex recipes. A trip to your local latino grocery will provide everything you need - and the SMELLS of what you are cooking from this book work way better than any love potion. Enjoy this one!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can You Fall In Love With A Cookbook?, September 19, 2004

By	Anna V. Carroll - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

I saw Sandra Pinckney's review of the Sante Fe restaurant recently on her FOOD FINDS program. The restaurant was so adorable that I immediately went online to amazon.com to see if they had a cookbook. They did. I ordered it. When it arrived at my office I started reading it and couldn't put it down. From the front cover to the last page, the artwork is exceptional. Hand-tinted photographs along with photos and murals really make this a cookbook to keep and cherish and pass down to family. I can't wait to visit Cafe Pasqual in person and hopefully get the book autographed by Ms Kagel and Ms Simpson who was the photographer. The receipes are lovely, but the book is exquisite.