This cookbook has not once made it to my bookshelf, but has been right on my countertop within easy reach ever since I received it! I love that I finally have actual recipes now for so many of the very authentic but lesser-known homestyle Mexican dishes that we could previously only get when visiting relatives. My Mexican hubby was especially pleased with the Puntos de Fillete and the Puerco y Verdolagas en Salsa Verde (I cheated a bit and combined cookbook and website recipes here to recreate something we ate while on vacation). What makes this cookbook even more valuable is that, should you have any questions about the recipes, ingredients, techniques, etc., the author herself is highly accessible and very open to sharing her knowledge. Now seriously, how many other cookbooks out there offer that? It's kind of like having your very own Mexican Mama right in your kitchen (even if you're only "Mexican-by-default", like me) lol. ....Melissa
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