Juntos en la cocina [Hardcover]

Carmen Valldejuli (Author), Luis Valldejuli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 1995

Carmen Aboy Valldejuli was, according to New York Times food critic Craig Claiborne, "the foremost authority on Puerto Rican cooking" whose cookbooks are "the definitive books on island cooking." Her cookbook, Juntos en la Cocina (Together in the Kitchen), is the result of fifty years of love, sharing and hard work. Carmen and her husband, Luis presented their favorite recipes in this new volume. Now these flavorful meals are available to anyone interested in learning the art of Puerto Rican cuisine from two of its finest teachers. Written in Spanish, Juntos en la Cocina provides a complete tour of the culinary arts of Puerto Rico. Adobo and sofrito, the bases of many island dishes, are despcribed in detail. To enable both novice and experienced cooks to create savory meals, each recipe gives step-by-step instructions, with special emphasis on preparation and serving. Sample Chili con Carne, Chicken Fiesta, Carne Empanada and traditional black beans and rice. Pasta is never dull with recipes for Lasagna a la San Juan and Spaghetti Florentine. And dessert temptations include chocolate and mango flan, queen's cake and other exotic pastries. Whether you are working alone in the kitchen or with someone you love, Juntos en la Cocina is a friend you won't want to be without. The late Carmen Aboy Valldejuli is also the author of Cocina Criolla, the standard reference work on Puerto Rican cooking that has more than 287,000 copies in print in Spanish. The English edition of Cocina Criolla is entitled Puerto Rican Cookery, which has more than 167,000 copies in print. Both are published by Pelican. Mrs. Valldejuli passed away in 2005.

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Text: Spanish

About the Author

Carmen Aboy Valldejuli was the foremost authority on Puerto Rican cooking, whose cookbooks are the definitive books on island cooking. Valldejuli hopes that all readers may eventually wend their way to Puerto Rico to sample the islandís delicacies in the land of their origin. In the meantime, she is certain that the recipes in her books will bring the flavor of the island to the readerís table.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing; 2 edition (May 31, 1995)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1565541553
• ISBN-13: 978-1565541559
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and necessary book for those to like good food!, April 4, 2000

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Elizabeth and Eugenio Velazquez (Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Juntos en la cocina (Hardcover)

This book contains completely new, faster and easier recipes to make without loosing any of our unique taste of Puerto-rican cooking. This book, together with the author's original book, "Cocina Criolla" belong together. Cocina Criolla has most of the basic recipes for the food eaten here in Puerto Rico, while this book"Juntos en la Cocina" has others which are easier and faster to make. The seasonings used in this book are the best we've seen and eaten and we recommend these books over other cookbooks (Puerto-rican) that we've used. We completely recommend this book to all those who love good and tasty food which is unique to our puerto-rican cooking; however we also recommend it together with the author's original book "Cocina Criolla". These two books are in our kitchen as well as in the kitchens of all our children and are considered to be like our Bible, with an Old and a New Testament. Highly recommended for all who love to prepare and eat good food.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cook book, February 8, 2010

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This review is from: Juntos en la cocina (Hardcover)

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