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Cypress
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oldlady,Churchhill! Words of wisdom!
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Lee
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Now we're cookin'
Presentation: 10
Taste (I'll bet): 10
Only thing I'l change on my presentation is going horizontal (like a flag) rather than vertical.
I'll give you the credit though.
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CP
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I don't have much interest in cookbooks, I prefer to make my own way in la cocina. HOWEVER, there was something alluring to me when Paula posted a
photo of this rice dish and said it was from "Frida's Fiestas-- Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo". So last June I found the book on
Amazon and ordered it to a friend in the states who just brought it down to me this week. It is a unique and worthwhile 'cook'book particularly for
those of us who don't necessarily want a recipe but DO ENJOY reading about other peoples' culture of food. It does have classic traditional Mexican
recipes in it but more intriguing to me are the pages of writing about the life of these particular folks and what food meant to them. The photos are
wonderful. The book is an entirely nice piece of work that would fit in on the cookbook shelf or the artbook shelf or the coffee-table book shelf.
And it was more like $20 rather than coverleaf price of $35.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CP
particularly for those of us who don't necessarily want a recipe but DO ENJOY reading about other peoples' culture of food. |
I think you'll enjoy this one:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Que-Vivan-Los-Tamales/Jeffr...
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Gypsy Jan
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Frida's Fiestas
CP, I couldn't agree more.
It is much more than a cookbook; it is a loving memoir of times and cultures past and the photography and layout are works of art.
I bought my copy in 1999. I have bought many, many cookbooks since then that get shoved into the closet or stored in the garage. This one stays up
front keeping company with all the stained and yellowed workhorse recipe books in my kitchen.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
workhorse recipe books |
Arn't they a little tough to chew after all those years pulling a plow? I guess a few hours in a crock pot will tenderize almost anything.
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Gypsy Jan
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It depends
On the quality of the glue in the binding.
Some just melt in the mouth on the first bite; others require serious chewing assisted by copious amounts of fine spirits to wash them down. 
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Udo
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The spirits don't have to be that fine to wash food down. TEQUILA IS TEQUILA!
VIVA LA REVOLUCION!
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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