Today got me thinking about one of my favorite Mexican cookbooks which is Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless. I love Mexican food and his recipes have such great flavor. One other reason I like this book is after each recipe he has a paragraph of riffs, giving you more options. Out of the list of ingredients he gives you substitutions for certain food items in case you don't like one of his ingredients or he gives you a little variation on how to cook it. It gets you thinking about his recipes in a variety of ways and makes it a lot more interesting to cook.
I have been eying these books for quite some time! Now that my birthday is almost here and they are in paperback, it will be a good time to get them. The first one Local Flavors by Deborah Madison introduces the reader to farmers markets around the country and the benefits of eating locally grown produce.The second one How To Pick A Peach by Russ Parsons takes us season to season and introduces us to each vegetable and fruit, how it is grown and how to choose, store and prepare it. Both these books should be great resources for understanding and enjoying my favorite foods better.
