Description

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Enjoy traditional Mexican recipes from the best-selling author of The Mexican Home Kitchen in a cookbook that will remind you of home and expand your culinary repertoire.

Mely Martínez is the go-to source for those looking for authentic Mexican cooking, and in this follow-up to her best-selling cookbook, The Mexican Home Kitchen, she shares even more favorites, including breakfasts, antojitos (street food), and breads, along with soups, main dishes, sides, salsas, desserts, and drinks. Mexico in Your Kitchen compiles over 95 traditional dishes enjoyed every day in Mexico, from those beloved all over the country to regional specialties. And now you can make these popular comfort foods for your family and friends.

Specialized for the home cook, Mexico in Your Kitchen includes a varied collection of easy-to-follow recipes filled with accessible and fresh ingredients. With an unintimidating approach to authentic Mexican cuisine, Mely includes dishes such as:
 

• Chilaquiles
• Sopes
• Tacos al Pastor
• Birria de Res (beef birria) 
• Mole Poblano
• Coctel de Camarón (shrimp cocktail)
• Espagueti Verde (creamy poblano spaghetti)
• Veggie Tamales
• Ensalada de Nopales (cactus paddle salad)
• Queso Fundido
• Rollo de Fresa (strawberry cream roll)
• Conchas
• Bolillos
• Tepache
• and much more!

Complete with stunning photos and stories and memories from Mexico, Mexico in Your Kitchen will have you enjoying a taste of home.

About the Author

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Mely Martínez started her blog, Mexico in My Kitchen, in 2008 for her teenage son, hoping that someday he will use it to recreate the Mexican food his mom made for the family. Mely was born and raised in the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas, and started helping in the kitchen at a very young age, since she was the oldest daughter of eight children. She and her siblings spent summers at her grandmother’s farm in the state of Veracruz, where part of the daily activities included helping to grind corn for making masa and gathering firewood for the woodburning stove. At the age of twenty, Mely moved to southern Mexico, where she worked as a teacher. This job gave her the opportunity to travel to all the states in the Yucatán Peninsula, and enjoy their excellent and unique cuisine. Throughout the years, she lived in other states in Mexico, and has traveled to most of them. By now, she had moved more than twenty times! Mely enjoys cooking classic meals that are eaten every day in Mexico, and sharing them with her followers around the world. Her recipes are created from knowledge gained throughout her studies, travels, and life experiences. She lives in Dallas, Texas.
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Praise For…

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“I'm a longtime fan of Mely's work. I adore that her recipes are written for those new to Mexican cooking—including the younger generations of Mexicans who may not be adept at making chilaquiles or cactus salad. But her recipes are also enticing for chefs like me, because they are full of care and love, clearly crafted by a joyful cook and naturally gifted teacher. Mely Martinez is for real.”

—Roberto Santibañez, cookbook author, chef, and owner of Fonda in New York City