About this item
Just like great Mexican food, this Mexican cookbook begins at the source: classic recipes, bold flavors, and fresh ingredients. Unless you live in a city known for its Mexican food, finding good Mexican cuisine can be challenging -- and finding the right Mexican cookbook might be even more difficult.For food writer and cookbook author Jennifer Olvera, cooking traditional Mexican meals began as a labor of love. As a working mother of 2, she wanted to recreate the traditional recipes she saw flowing freely at family gatherings, but also knew that spending hours in the kitchen wasn't practical.In Jennifer's first Mexican cookbook, Easy Mexican Food Favorites: A Mexican Cookbook for Taqueria-Style Home Cooking, she shares the Mexican cooking secret she finally discovered -- all you need to enjoy delicious Mexican food at home is some simple techniques, time-saving tips, and a gradual, acquired instinct.Easy Mexican Food Favoritesis an all-in-one, easy-to-follow, learn-as-you-go Mexican cookbook offering:115 simple, hassle-free recipes, many of which take less than 45 minutes to prepareStep-by-step instructions that teach a variety of simple, effective, and fast Mexican cooking techniques Helpful cooking tips for what to prep, what to make ahead, and what to swap if you're missing an ingredientEasy Mexican Food Favorites: A Mexican Cookbook for Taqueria-Style Home Cooking brings you all the Mexican food you love without all the fuss. Whether you're in the mood for salsas and tamales or enchiladas and horchatas, this Mexican cookbook has everything you need to get started.
About the Author
Jennifer Olvera--a graduate of DePaul University--has been covering Chicago food and dining for internationally recognized print publications and websites for over a decade. A contributor to the Zagat Chicago Restaurants Survey, she regularly pens stories (and tests recipes) for the Food section of Chicago Sun-Times and writes about far-flung destinations--often with an eye toward edibles--for Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Orbitz.com and Frommers.com. Jennifer also served as a dining critic for Chicago magazine. In addition to developing a longstanding recipe column for the James Beard Award-winning website, Serious Eats, she authored eight books, including the first and second edition "Food Lovers' Guide to Chicago" and "The Meat Lover's Slow Cooker Cookbook. She has also appeared on national and local news and radio as an authority on Chicago's culinary scene. When she's not searching out great eats, you'll find Jennifer tending to her garden, canning and cooking up a storm.
