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Mexican Everyday (Recipes Featured on Season 4 of the PBS-TV series "Mexico One Plate at a Time"): member book reviews

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This book contains recipes from season 4 of the Public TV series Mexico One Plate at a Time. I like that at the end of each recipe Rick gives what he calls a Riff on the recipe. His Riff is a way you can vary the recipe to suit your tastes or season in which you choose to cook the dish. In the riff he also gives you helpful tips and tricks to get the food on the table faster.

At the beginning of the book Bayless gives you in site into the way he eats and feeds his family. He is a health conscious individual and he tries to make his recipes better for everyone. He also gives you a glossary of items you might not be familiar with that are used in Mexican cooking. He tells you how to choose, store and find these items.

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In general, I've rarely tried cooking Mexican food at home, as my results seldom seemed to justify the time spent. Until this cookbook. Bayless offers recipes that are uncomplicated, fresh, healthy, and full of flavor. His introduction to the book is a great read and offers insights into his evolving attitudes about making Mexican food easier to prepare and healthier to consume. The section of the at-home Mexican pantry is an excellent resource for the home cook. And Chapter 4 is just great -- includes a number of recipes for rubs, marinades, and salsas that will help you have a Mexican grill at home. This chapter also includes a grilling guide that is an excellent resource.

As an added bonus, each recipe is followed by possible variations (which Bayless calls riffs) which probably double -- and possibly even triple -- the number of recipes contained in the book.

It's nice to have such a personal cookbook by such a passionate cook on my shelves. Bayless's knowledge and the pleasure he takes in cooking are clearly apparent in the pages of this book.

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