User Reviews
Rating: really liked it
This book is filled with recipes I imagine being passed down from abuelas all over México.
Everything I tried was delicious (the churros were extra delightful!) and easy to follow.
Nearly every recipe has a picture, and it's filled with tips on storage and longevity.
There were a few of my personal favourites missing (Dónde está la receta de galletas de boda?) but I suppose it would be hard to include everyone's favourite recipes from México without making this the biggest cookbook to ever exist.
Much love to NetGalley & Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point for my DRC.
Rating: really liked it
Wonderful book. I wish I could thank Dita for putting this one on my radar.
The recipe for horchata is worth the price of admission all by itself. The recipes in this one look to be genuine, yet approachable and doable for the ordinary home cook. Well, the mole poblano is probably gonna take me like a day to get done, but if it turns out...so worth it.
I'll write updates once I've had a chance to try a few of these.
Well... maybe after I get done chugging a gallon of the horchata.
Rating: really liked it
This is a gorgeous cookbook written by a Mexican American chef, especially for fellow Mexicans away from home who miss the foods they grew up with. Martinez goes into lots of details about ingredients and provides recipes for all the standard Mexican dishes, with a special focus on dishes that are comfort foods back home. There are photos for over half of the recipes, but not all. No nutritional information is provided. Most of the recipes rely heavily on meat and cheese, so it won't be a great fit for vegetarians (and definitely not for vegans). There's a pretty high use of ingredients like bread crumbs, spaghetti, corn, rice, etc. that will also make it challenging for paleo, whole-30 or other folks on special diets (forget it if you're keto or low-carb). For those who just want delicious, modern traditional Mexican recipes, this will be a phenomenal tool.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.
Rating: really liked it
I'm giving this one 3.5 stars because it has potential, but it's not for me.
The recipes in this gorgeously covered book are for some of the most traditional and common foods one finds all over Mexico. They're basically the 'fonda' version of what you'd find in most Mexican houses.
Now, I feel like I need to explain what a 'fonda' is because if I tell any Mexican that it's fonda food, they'd immediately understand what I mean. But there really isn't a direct translation into English so bear with me. Imagine fast food if it was made from better ingredients and the taste changed from place to place depending on who is doing the cooking. The food always has a similarity in what's on offer and how it's served, but the taste changes. It's in essence basic, classic dishes made with a few, affordable ingredients.
I made a couple of the recipes and they're well explained and pretty easy to manage. The flavor was good, but it's the kind of food that I would usually go to a good 'fonda' restaurant for and find it even better.
That's why I say that it's fundamentally good, but not for me. If I'm cooking, I'm making more complex dishes, or just using the recipes that I inherited from my mom and older relatives and that are (IMHO) better ^_^.
My one dig at it is that it uses cumin. I have family from all over Mexico. I've eaten all over Mexico. Never have any of the traditional dishes I've tasted used cumin. The most common complaint I hear from people when talking about Mexican food in the US is that there is cumin in it, and that's just not done in traditional Mexican cooking. I'm actually incredibly intrigued by Matinez' use of it.
Happy thanks to NetGalley and Rock Point for the early read.
Rating: really liked it
This is, quite simply, the perfect cookbook. The layout is simple and intuitive and the photography is stunning. There are dishes that I know I do not like, yet the photos make me want to try them again. I can’t wait to try the salsas. Highly recommended!
This unbiased review is based on a complimentary copy provided by the publisher.
Rating: really liked it
This is a must have cookbook, filled with essentials (such as tortillas), classic dishes (like Pozole) and so much more. It's a beautiful cookbook, loaded with colorful and appetizing pictures. As a lover of Mexican cuisine, I will use this book often.
Thank you Quarto Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: really liked it
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
The Mexican Home Kitchen is a fantastic cookbook for any lovers of Mexican food. Full of authentic, traditional foods, this book is sure to get taste buds tingling and mouths watering.
There are many comfort food recipes within this book that I can't wait to try!
The author explains information about spices at the beginning and the book has a photo to accompany most of the recipes throughout this book.
If your looking for authentic and traditional food and cooking, then this book is a must read!
Rating: really liked it
This book made me so hungry.Some of the recipes seem a little more complicated than I'm usually up for, but not completely out of reach, and I appreciate how traditional they are. Almost every single recipe has a picture! and measurements are both by volume and metric weight.
Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited but now I want a copy for my shelves.
3.5
Rating: really liked it
That glorious cover drew me in and the delicious recipes and photos made me long for my fave Mexican dishes. Written by the famed blogger Mely Martínez of Mexico in My Kitchen, this stunning cookbook features recipes for traditional home-style dishes from across Mexico, including salsas, mole, enchiladas, carnitas, empanadas, desserts, drinks, and more.
Also includes instructions for pantry stocking, making flour and corn tortillas, easy-to-follow recipes, and compelling stories from Mexico. A triumph!
Pub Date 15 Sep 2020
Thanks to the author, Quarto Publishing Group-Rock Point, and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.
#TheMexicanHomeKitchen #NetGalley
Rating: really liked it
The Mexican Home Kitchen by Mely Martinez is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late September.Recipes for soups, mains, sides, and desserts presented by Martinez, a roving foodie, going from place to place while tasting, learning, cooking, and gathering a huge catalog of authentically Mexican dishes. There's are lots of photos (which vary between being plated home style or restaurant style) and tips to modify the flavor of a recipe, so, in many ways, this is close to my ideal Mexican food cookbook and with some added, modern timesavers to boot.
Rating: really liked it
I haven’t cooked that much Mexican food other than the well known dishes we all love, so I was very eager to read this and oh my God, I am so flippin’ happy I did, there is so much inspiration and happiness to be found in this beautiful coook book. Mely draws on family and home cooking and you can tell, you can feel the love food food, home and the recipes in this book. Just reading and going through the book makes you hungry and drool. The few recipes I’ve tried so far have been a great success, easy to follow the recipes and hugely popular with my family. I would highly recommend this is added to anyone’s kitchen library, a wonderful addition to mine that will definitely become a go to recipe book.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
Rating: really liked it
Based on her years writing her blog, Mexico in My Kitchen, Mely Martinez has brought us The Mexican Home Kitchen. It’s a beautiful book with a nice variety of recipes. I received this as an arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I grew up in Central Texas with Tex-Mex as my home food. Tex-Mex is an anglicized variant of northern Mexican home cooking. It doesn’t take much effort to find more traditional Mexican fare in and around Austin, but it was our travels in through Mexico that opened my eyes to the differences. I bring this up because many Americans think Tex Mex is Mexican cuisine. It is not. A lot of these recipes are very familiar to me and I would recommend this to someone interested in exploring Mexican food beyond the anglicized border variations. Cheddar cheese and sour cream don’t make the list of ingredients in most of these recipes.
The vast majority of these recipes really are doable in your average home kitchen. Some of them take time and attention (no InstantPot recipes here), but she does utilize the blender in ways that cut prep time down significantly. I laughed (at myself) when I saw her carnitas recipe. It calls for 5 ingredients – pork, lard or vegetable oil, garlic (optional), salt and water. My recipe has an additional 7 ingredients. I will be calling my recipe shredded pork from now on. All of the recipes, even the tamales, feel doable.
The Mexican Home Kitchen is a cozy cookbook. It’s great for omnivores, has some vegetarian recipes and not much for the vegans in your life.
Rating: really liked it
Mexican food is so much more than burritos and tacos. This book shows how versatile, yummy and yet simple the Mexican Home Kitchen actually is.
Try the desserts! Trust me!
Rating: really liked it
I LOVE Mexican food and was exited for this new cookbook. In the beginning the author introduced many foods and spices needed to make her mexican dishes, what they are and where to get them. I think I don’t need to point out how helpful this is. The dishes sounded like something ones abuela would cook. Some of them a very popular, like Guacamole or Churros, and others were completely new to me. The pictures were great too and I’m really, really hungry now. I think it’s time for some mexican rice pudding.
Thanks to Rock Point and NetGalley for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: really liked it
Date reviewed: August 31, 2020
When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is closed and you are continuing to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation, superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. And it is way too hot to go outside, so why not sit in from of the blasting a/c and read and review books??
I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.
From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do đž.
The long-awaited, bestselling cookbook from Mely Martínez, The Mexican Home Kitchen compiles the traditional home-style dishes enjoyed every day in Mexican households, with influences from states like Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Veracruz, Puebla, Estado de México, and Yucatán.
Illustrated with stunning photography, this book includes recipes for stews, soups, and side dishes, along with famous dishes like mole, enchiladas, picadillo, and milanesa, and is rounded out with delicious salsas, drinks, and desserts.
For Mely Martínez, Mexican cooking has always been about family, community, and tradition. Born and raised in Tampico, Mely started helping in the kitchen at a very young age, since she was the oldest daughter of eight children, and spent summers at her grandmother’s farm in the state of Veracruz, where part of the daily activities included helping grind the corn to make masa.
Mely started her popular blog, Mexico in My Kitchen, to share the recipes and memories of her home so that her son can someday recreate and share these dishes with his own family. In the meantime, it has become the go-to source for those looking for authentic home-style Mexican cooking.
Recreate these favourite comfort foods using inexpensive, easy-to-find ingredients:
***Caldo de Pollo (Mexican chicken soup)
***Tacos de Bistec (steak tacos)
***Carnitas (tender, crispy pork)Albondigas (Mexican meatballs)
***Tamales (both savoury and sweet)
***Enchiladas (both red and green sauces)Mole Poblano (one of the most classic and popular moles)
***Nopales (recipes made with cactus paddles)Empanadas (beef and cheese-filled)
***Chiles Rellenos (stuffed and fried poblano peppers)
***Pozole (both red and green versions)Camarones en Chipotle (deviled shrimp)
***Salsa Taquera (salsa for tacos)
***Pastel de Tres Leches (a luscious and moist cake that’s a Mexican favourite)
***Buñuelos (crispy dough fritters coated in sugar)
***Aguas Frescas (horchata, hibiscus, and tamarind flavors)and much more!
Complete with easy-to-follow instructions, beautiful images, and stories from Mexico, along with recipes for making corn and flour tortillas and tips for stocking your pantry, The Mexican Home Kitchen will have you enjoying this delicious cooking right in your own home.
Yes, there is amazing Mexican food that you do get at Taco Bell!! I am lucky to live in a city where I can get all the Mexican foods that I can eat (even a completely organic meal.). There are some seriously yummy recipes in here and the photos are stunning - the recipes range from basic cooking to experienced but they are well written and will be understandable to anyone who reads them.
I did not know that there were so many regionalities to explore and cook but this will be a fun book to cook my way through.
As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis (outside of their incessant use by "đ-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube Millionaires/etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it đź đŻđź đŻđź
