Fiestas Mexicanas Author:Eleanor Ringland and Lucy Ringland Winston With this book in hand, a gal from Maine or Oregon, or any state in between, can truthfully claim to be a cook mas Mexicana que con chile verde (more Mexican than green chile), as they say in Mexico. — Pick any one of the famous national dishes: a step-by-step recipe tells exactly how to make it - a bilingual menu tells you what to serve with it.... more » You can't go wrong.
Whether you are entertaining at dinner, with a tea or with a Tex-Mex cocktail party, FIESTAS MEXICANAS assures you the reputation of international gourmet hostess, for every dish is authentically Mexican from the first dash of pepper to the last whiff of spice.
In addition to regular and special occasion menus and failure-proof recipes, there are helpful chapters on essential ingredients and two separate indexes - English into Spanish and vice versa. And extra space at the end for making notes of things to remember which will add a personal touch.« less