Cooking the Mexican Way (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) [Library Binding]

Rosa Coronado (Author), Robert L. Wolfe (Illustrator), Diane Wolfe (Illustrator), Jeanette Swofford (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks

Introduces fundamentals of Mexican cooking, including special ingredients and cooking utensils. Also provides recipes for suggested dishes.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8-These three titles are, for the most part, worthy successors to the originals. (Cooking the East African Way was originally called Cooking the African Way [Lerner, 1988].) Each well-organized and well-written book now has a greater emphasis on low-fat and vegetarian recipes. An introductory section contains information on the culture, geography, food, holidays, and festivals of the country or region. This is followed by safety tips; glossaries of cooking utensils, terms, and special ingredients; healthy and low-fat cooking tips; and a metric conversion chart. A short discussion on eating customs is followed by sample menus complete with shopping lists. The clearly written recipes that follow are organized by type of meal. Brief introductory notes, suggestions for substitute ingredients, and cooking tips are included in many of the recipes. Preparation time and serving size are indicated. The books are visually appealing with many full-page, full-color photographs (frequently adjacent to the recipes they refer to). A couple of minor quibbles are the lack of pronunciation guides (present in the previous editions) and the lack of a nutritional breakdown for each recipe. Carole L. Albyn and Lois S. Webb's The Multicultural Cookbook for Students (Oryx, 1993) would be a good companion to any of these volumes. Fran Osseo-Asare's A Good Soup Attracts Chairs (Pelican, 1993; o.p.) introduces West African cuisine. These new titles will be useful for cultural and heritage school projects as well as fun reads for intermediate cooks.
Janice Greenberg, formerly at Brooklyn Public Library, NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 47 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group (L) (October 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822509075
• ISBN-13: 978-0822509073
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,419,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars she could cook, baby., June 14, 2010

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Charles W. Clifford "Chaz" (Mpls, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooking the Mexican Way (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) (Paperback)

I worked at their restaurant and ate many of her hotdishes that she cooked for the employees. Her cooking was awesome!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed in the book for the price., June 1, 2009

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Anne Heatherly - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooking the Mexican Way (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) (Hardcover)

I think the book is over priced. I expected more recipes. I am returning it.

3 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Cook Book, August 15, 2000

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This review is from: Cooking the Mexican Way (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) (Paperback)

Very explanitory. Highly recomended for Mexican cooking.