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Mexican Food Made Simple [Hardcover]

Thomasina Miers (Author)
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Book Description

Release Date: 27 Feb 2010 | ISBN-10: 0340994975 | ISBN-13: 978-0340994979
If you love having friends and family round for dinner or simply rustling up fresh, fast food, Mexican cooking is fun, fantastic and full of flavour. One of its brightest stars, Wahaca chef and food writer Thomasina Miers shares the recipes she has gathered since she first fell in love with the country aged 18, reinventing the classics with accessible ingredients to demonstrate how exciting and delicious traditional Mexican food can be.

Whether you're looking for street snacks full of punch, rich, hearty stews, or sensational, spicy wraps, Thomasina's Mexican Food Made Simple is bursting with recipes you'll want to eat and share: soft corn tacos and tostados; little cheesy things (Quesadillas); a great Mexican chille con carne; Grilled Seabass or succulent Lamb Chops with homemade salsas and tortilla chips; and to finish churros with chocolate sauce.

The book features vibrant food photography throughout, and step-by-step guides to folding the perfect burrito, eating a taco (no knives and forks allowed), making a sizzling table salsa, and much more. And with Thomasina's guide to the world's hottest Chillis, ingenious cheats, and helpful menu planner, Mexican Food Made Simple has everything you need to put together a fantastic Mexican feast at home.

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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (27 Feb 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340994975
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340994979
  • Product Dimensions: 19.1 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Mexican food is one of the world's great cuisines and there is no one I'd rather read on the subject than Tommi. I love her writing and the recipes in this book are wonderful too' (Tom Parker Bowles, Market Kitchen)

'When I read this book I wanted to cook from it immediately ... then jump on a plane to Oaxhaca. Colourful and inviting, full of scrummy-looking and achievable recipes, it's for anyone who likes their food vibrant, healthy and ballsy...just like the author!' (Allegra McEvedy)

'A world away from Tex-Mex sizzling fajitas with cheesy nachos, Thomasina Miers, former MasterChef champ and Wahaca restaurant founder, is bringing a large slice of genuine Mexico to the mainstream' (Delicious)

Perfect for summer, this book from the MasterChef 2005 winner is full of easy flavourful recipes. (BBC Good Food Magazine)

A great introduction to the breadth of real Mexican cooking, which goes way beyond the Tex-Mex cliches. (Delicious)

About the Author

When Thomasina Miers first arrived in Mexico aged eighteen, she fell so in love with its food that she went back to live there, opening up a cocktail bar in Mexico City and using her free time to travel the country and cook with some of Mexico's top chefs. After returning to London and winning BBC2's MasterChef in 2005, Thomasina opened the Mexican street food cantina, Wahaca, which won the Observer Food Monthly's 'best cheap eats' award, and has now opened three branches. She writes a regular recipe column in the Times and is co-editor of Soup Kitchen (2005) and the author of Cook (2006) and Wild Gourmets (2007).
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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible book, incredible recipes..... 24 May 2010
By Adam Millward
Format:Hardcover
Ordered this on a whim, and im so pleased I did.

Tommie makes everything sound incredible, but she has also made everything as anglo-friendly as she can, knowing that authenticity is useless if the ingredients cant be found. OK, so im struggling to get some of the ingredients locally, but there is a handy guide to local, national and web retailers we can use.

She has really helpful guides to how to assemble burritos, quesidillas etc, has the most mind blowingly fantastic chile con carne recipe, shows how to make simple, no-fuss salsas and guacamole, has idiot proof guides to making fantastic margaritas, and all in all has me hooked on mexican cuisine.

This book is on rotation between my living room and kitchen as I plan and cook my way through it. It makes you realise the tex-mex dinner kits and sauce sachets have left us all ignorant for how intricate and delicious this food truly is.

Practical, brilliantly written and intoxicating, this is a book that will be used, not just another shelf filler. I couldn't recommend it enough.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Mexican Food Made Simple 19 Dec 2011
By Paulette
Format:Hardcover
I got this book after watching a couple of episodes that the book is based on. It's absolutely smashing, I didn't realise Mexican food could be prepared so simply and healthy. A lot of the food is prepared in a dry pan, so none of the food is oily or greasy. I am working my way through the book steadily and the family love everything I have made to date. I haven't encountered any problems getting any of the ingredients, if there is something I can't obtain locally I can get the ingredients on line. So every recipe is possible to make. There is a list in the back of the book of suppliers.

Well illustrated and no airs or graces, an excellent set of recipes.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, yummy food! 6 Aug 2010
By Kirsty Bennett
Format:Hardcover
I've always loved Mexican food so wanted to try making some myself and this book seemed one of the most accessible out there. The recipies I've tried so far have all been delicious and loved by everyone whose eaten them, my fave is the guacomole, so much better than shop bought ones and so easy!

OK,they might not always be the most common of ingredients but there is a list in the book of suppliers where i've been able to get all the things I couldn't get at the supermarket easily and I have found that some supermarkets, for me, Tescos, are starting to stock more "exotic" ingredients such as several of the types of chilli used.

The instructions in the recipies are all easy to follow and the general information in the book is also interesting often with really nice pictures. I think the only downside is that some of the recipies do take quite a while to cook, not quick food but very tasty none the less!
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book, but watch the salt. 31 July 2011
By Ironorchid
Format:Hardcover
I would have liked to have given this book 5 stars. The recipes are really easy to follow, and the refried beans are heavenly, but whatever you do, watch the salt quantities. I made the Fresh tomato salsa and the Guacamole to go with a meal and wow... Both of them were inedible due to the amount of salt. Now I am not one of those people paranoid about my salt intake, but honestly I could feel my blood pressure going up with my first mouthful. The fresh tomato salsa has 1 tablespoon of sea salt to 8 tomatoes, the classic guacamole tasted even worse, at 1-2 teaspoons the salt completely overpowered the lovely creamy avocado. It was all consigned to the bin. Maybe the quantities are a mistake, but after going back and looking through some of the other salsa recipes I am not so sure. The searingly hot salsa has two teaspoons, the sweetcorn and black bean salsa calls for "a few teaspoons" of sea salt!!! If you are going to buy this book please, salt to taste rather than follow the recipe exactly or you'll end up wasting a lot of food and money.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 28 Dec 2011
By Sinead
Format:Hardcover
This book has been the reliable over and over again, we've done nearly all recipes. even when you dont think a recipe is going to be amazing it manages to be, she really knows how to put dishes together. Mexican food made simple 2 now please Tomisina
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42 of 48 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars accessible, delicious food 8 Mar 2010
By isabel in the kitchen
Format:Hardcover
Until now I have always felt daunted by the idea of Mexican food. I want the food I cook to be authentic and true to the original as possible and all those complicated moles needing hours of preparation and ingredients that are not available to me have rather put me off trying. So Thomasina Miers' recipes are a revelation to me - they capture the essence of Mexican cooking with accessible ingredients and none of the fuss.

There are recipes for moles but with names like An Easy-Peasy Peanut Mole the fear factor has gone! There is an excellent introductory section to help you appreciate the various flavours of Mexican food and show you what ingredients are needed to get started.

Then follow all the delicious dishes such as Sweet and Spicy Squash and Chickpea Soup, A Classic Guacamole, heaps of variations on the tortilla, burrito, taco clan, Grilled Food Soul Food(the Great Mexican Breakfast), salsas and so on.

All the dishes have a light, fresh, very- of- the- moment flavour, irresistably must make now. An enticing, timely book, destined to be well-thumbed and decorated with kitchen splashes- the sign of an excellent cookbook.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A delight
We really are enjoying this Mexican adventure. My partner and I have visited Mexico separately and this has brought our experiences together. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Martine McGilligan
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous book - yummy food.
We've made some delicious recipes from this book. Comes highly recommended. What else can I say? Start with the chipotles in adobo.
Published 1 month ago by CiaraB
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
This is a great book with lovely pictures and very good recipes; although as previously mentioned some of them are a little time consuming. Read more
Published 1 month ago by MonCheri
3.0 out of 5 stars mexican cookbook
this really is an interesting cookbook and chose to keep it although it didnt have all the recipes i was looking for. I will just have to keep searching
Published 1 month ago by Wunder Angermeier
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent reference book
this book was bought after a visit to one of the authors restaurents. thr recipies are easy to follow and one soon gets a taste for chillies
Published 2 months ago by Glynn Gray-Read
5.0 out of 5 stars full of recipes and techniques that are more than a one off
What do you want from a cookbook ? Normally if we're being honest, two maybe three recipes that become standbys - well this certainly has that, but it has more, it has some new... Read more
Published 2 months ago by darwinev0lved
3.0 out of 5 stars not for hardcore fans but great for newbies
Ok so if you've never been to Mexico, or have been but were not able to spend much time there or couldn't get out of your hotel much - then this is a great introduction to the huge... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jose_Loria
3.0 out of 5 stars Mexican food
Good book gives god explanations of Mexican cookery and particularly the chilli peppers , nice to know what their heat is rather than spoiling a meal by using something too hot .
Published 4 months ago by Pete
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice recipes but expensive and not so simple!
As I love Mexican food and love Wahaca (the author's chain of Mexican restaurants) I decided to put this book on my Christmas wish list. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mais
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift, lots of lovely recipes
I bought this for my sister for her birthday and she is very pleased with it. The recipes sound really nice and fairly simple, a definite must for anyone who likes mexican food!
Published 4 months ago by Becks36
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