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Gourmet Tortillas: Exotic and Traditional Tortilla Dishes

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Gourmet Tortillas provides recipes for exotic and traditional tortilla dishes, opening with a set of unusual tortillas recipes for making different tortillas at home - from oatmeal to cream cheese - and then pairing these tortillas with fillings. The result is a fine gathering of dishes which require some preparation but produce unusual end results. No photos.

This is a concisely written book of recipes that you'll never have thought of, but wonder why you didn't once you've tried them. Every recipe I've made so far has been delicious.

Karen Howarth's Gourmet Tortillas is a cross-cultural cookbook combining both exotic and traditional Mexican tortilla dishes with delicacies from around the world. From Lavender Tortillas with Garlic Chives, Sun-Dried Tomato Tortillas, and Chilled Asparagus on a Tortilla with Savory Raspberry Sauce, to Tortilla Stuffed Chile Peppers with Cashews & Avocado, Chipotle Chile Taco with Corn, and Tortilla Poor Boy Sandwich, Gourmet Tortillas is a unique and very welcome addition to the family cookbook shelf.

Actually I was expecting a lot more from this book, but it is a good enough book. I have been cooking for 20+ years now and making my own tortillas for 10 (my grandmother taught me). By the way, I am a native of México. So far, GrandMa's recipe is the best and gives better results than the master recipe in this book. But, still, I have to hand it to Ms. Howarth, that her innovative add -ons yield very nice new flavors to an old recipe.
It is probably worth more by the recipes for the fillings that are very interesting, with very simple instructions to make a tortilla happy.

This is a great cookbook! I loved the way the author helped me create delicious bread. The book uses tortillas as a creative bread to be used within any cuisine and within any culture. Hats off to the author, I loved it.