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The host of the highly popular and award-winning PBS show Pati's Mexican Table shares everyday Mexican dishes, from the traditional to creative twists.

Pati Jinich has a mission. She’s out to prove that Mexican home cooking is quicker and far easier than most Americans think.

Surprising in their simplicity and freshness, Pati's recipes incorporate produce and grains. Most important, they fit perfectly into an everyday family cooking schedule and use just a handful of ingredients, most of which are already in your pantry. Many are homey specialties that Pati learned from her mother and grandmother, some are creative spins on classics, while others are not well known outside of Mexico.

Dishes like Chicken à la Trash (it’s delicious!), a one-pot meal that Pati gleaned from a Mexican restaurant cook; Mexican Meatballs with Mint and Chipotle; Sweet and Salty Salmon; and Mexican-Style Pasta can revitalize your daily repertoire. You’ll find plenty of vegetarian fare, from Classic Avocado Soup, to Divorced Eggs (with red and green salsa), to Oaxaca-Style Mushroom and Cheese Quesadillas.

Your friends and family will enjoy Tomato and Mozzarella Salad with Pickled Ancho Chile Vinaigrette; Crab Cakes with Jalapeño Aioli; and Chicken Tinga—(you can use rotisserie chicken), which makes a tasty filling for tortas and tostadas. Pati also shares exciting dishes for the holidays and other special occasions, including Mexican Thanksgiving Turkey with Chorizo, Pecan, Apple, and Corn Bread Stuffing; Spiral-Cut Beef Tenderloin; and Red Pozole (“a Mexican party in a bowl”), which she served on her wedding day. Desserts like Triple Orange Mexican Wedding Cookies, Scribble Cookies (sandwich cookies filled with chocolate), and little Apricot-Lime Glazed Mini Pound Cakes are sophisticated yet simple to make.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvest; Illustrated edition (March 5, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0547636474
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0547636474
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.38 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 1.04 x 10 inches
Reviewer: Terry K
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautiful, useful book
Review: I've watched Pati Jinich's Mexican Table on TV and got tired of trying to scribble down the recipes as I watched, so I ordered the cook book. Very happy to have it, as many of my favorite recipes are there. I did not expect so many tips -- the book is very readable and Pati has included a lot of background information on Mexican cooking techniques, shortcuts, substitutes for difficult-to-find ingredients, how to stage preparation (what portions can be completed ahead of time), how to use leftovers, and so on. If you love the easy conversational tone of the shows, you'll recognize Pati's voice throughout the book. Instructions are easy to follow but conversational, as if Pati is guiding you through. If you like precise cooking times, it's not there -- rather, she instructs on approx. times and how to tell when a preparation step is complete. For example, there's no temperature listed for how hot oil should be for softening a corn tortilla, but a description of what the proper temperature looks like when you touch the tortilla to the oil.

Reviewer: LKMRN
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent Cookbook
Review: We have used so many recipes in this book, and all of them have been so delicious! Am so glad I purchased this book. The recipes are easy to follow and never disappoint. Pati is an amazing cook, and her recipes definitely show her talent. If you like tex mex food, you will love this book.

Reviewer: i4abuy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Four-Part Jewel
Review: I preordered this book the day Amazon offered it, expecting a collection of recipes from Pati's PBS programs. When I started reading it, the recipes were the third thing I admired -- right after the numerous Mexican Cook's Tricks and the extensive descriptions of Mexican ingredients. This is my third Mexican cookbook (after Diana Kennedy and Roberto Santibanez), but it should be everyone's introduction to Mexican flavors, techniques, and gusto because it works so well on four levels, each of which is worth the price of the book:1. Mexican Cook's Tricks -- There is a "trick" at the end of most of the recipes. They are short and most apply more broadly than just the subject recipe: how to cook an egg, prepare enchiladas, marinate meats, prepare chiles. These are as addicting as nachos (or Margaritas): You can't eat just one. After you finish one, you poke around to find more.2. Mexican Ingredients -- What stops you from reading the "cook's tricks?" There are about 60 green-highlighted sidebars, most of which describe a Mexican ingredient and how it is prepared and enjoyed: tamarind, corn versus flour tortillas, several varieties of chiles, hibiscus flowers, cinnamon, and buying avocados. A few succinctly describe cooking processes for rice and beans. By the time you've read eight or ten of these sidebars you want to cook.3. Recipes -- The recipes are for home cooking. This is the food that Pati, a busier-than-we-are soccer mom, serves her family. They are not the traditional servant-prepared recipes that Diana Kennedy features. They are contemporary flavors that use ingredients you can find in a large supermarket with a broad selection of Latin products or, better still, one of the small stores that serve Mexican/Central American immigrants you can find even in small towns. I've made several recipes (and others on her website) and have always had good results. The recipes are flexible and you can substitute pork for beef or adjust the chiles and other flavors to taste. One tip: It's efficient to prepare meals from the book over consecutive nights so you can re-purpose the food as Pati does -- salsas, beans, meats, tortillas.4. Gusto -- What draws these three elements together is Pati herself. Her culinary philosophy and approach to cooking are lively, fresh, and magnetic. The introductions to each recipe are informative and personal and her advice and judgements are level-headed. You can benefit from adapting her style, regardless of what you cook -- Mexican, Chinese, or American.If you want to cook Mexican for your family, order this book and buy an avocado and a few chiles. But read the book first to learn how to buy the avocado and handle the chiles.

Reviewer: Missy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Another good cookbook!
Review: I bought this cookbook for my husband who is a Pati Jinich fan. He has found some different and very good recipes in it.

Reviewer: Michael W. Lamb
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good recipes, but the cookbook needs more pictures of the finished product.
Review: First off, I love Pati's PBS series and it has inspired me to be a better cook. I purchased the cookbook so that I would have all the ingredient and instructions available while cooking. The end result is delicious food! The book itself needs more pictures of the dishes so that I have an idea of what I am attempting, and to inspire me to try something that looks appealing. I'd give the book 5 stars if it satisfied my visual needs!

Reviewer: Alexa C.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy Recipes
Review: I watch Pati's Mexican Table on my local PBS station. She is such a happy and positive person and her recipes are easy to make. The only constructive feedback would be to add more photographs of the finished products.

Reviewer: Rustic Witch
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This is a AWESOME COOK BOOK !
Review: Have watch her on TV and love her program the food she makes you want to go and make it ,she travels to different parts of Mexico where it really interesting to see how they make their food different than here . Pati's book is fantastic it's a BIG YES for me !

Reviewer: Jeanne Ambagais
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Mexican cookbook
Review: This cookbook has great pictures and recipes pretty easy to follow. The book was for a gift and appreciated very much. I might have to order myself one!

Reviewer: Carlos Omar Richkarday Sarabia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Recetas muy ricas y muy bien explicadas aunque estén en inglés

Reviewer: Susie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Love this cook book. Pati's recipes are authentic and easy to follow.

Reviewer: Diana Lampe
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This is a great book with inspiring and easy to follow recipes.

Reviewer: bookweasel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: So I have read through the book and cooked two meals from it. My first impression of the book is very high. The recipes worked as anticipated. The book is a good read just as a read. The anecdotes are interesting. The tips and hints are helpful. I am going to use this book often.For the beginner this book will give you the basics. For the more experienced Mexican cook it is still a nice book to have but expect family recipes not the cuisine of Mexico's finer restaurants.

Reviewer: Liz T
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Great cookbook. Have been following Pati's daily tv shows now for 7 months and loving it. Recipes are easy and turn out great!