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Diana Kennedy Reception at Pastaworks (Book and Ticket)
by Diana Kennedy

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On Tuesday, June 17, please join us for a very special evening with Diana Kennedy at Pastaworks, 3735 Hawthorne Blvd., in Portland. Tickets, $35, can be purchased via this page and include a copy of The Art of Mexican Cooking, plus food and wine tastings; books will be distributed at the event.
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There is no advocate of Mexican cooking who is more informed than Diana Kennedy. Passionate home cooks will find this classic, now back in print, an essential reference for creating authentic Mexican food. From casual to festive, these reliable, delectable recipes offer inspiration and guidance for aficionado and apprentice alike.
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The Art of Mexican Cooking is the ultimate guide to creating sensational flavors of authentic Mexican food in your own kitchen. Her classic, The Cuisines of Mexico, established Diana Kennedy as the authority on Mexican cooking, and now she brings thirty-two years of living, traveling, and researching in Mexico to a dazzling masterpiece of culinary adventure. The Art of Mexican Cooking is a brilliant exploration of one of the world's truly great cuisine, including more than 200 extraordinary recipes, many for dishes previously unknown north of the border, as well as more than 50 evocative illustrations and 150 photographs.

These dishes, favorites throughout Mexico, range from sophisticated to pure and simple; all share an amazing depth of taste. Aficionados will go to great lengths to duplicate the authentic dishes (and Kennedy tells them exactly how), but here too there is a wealth of less complicated recipes for the casual cook who longs for the unmistakable flavors of soul-warming cuisine.

Kennedy shares the secrets of true Mexican flavor: balancing chile flavors with a little salt and acid, for instance, or charring them toround out their flavor; broiling tomatoes to bring out their character, or using cumin for a light accent. By using Kennedy's kitchen wisdom and advice and carefully selecting tropical produce that is now readily available in most American markets, American cooks can at last serve truly authentic Mexican food.

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About the Author

Diana Kennedy has devoted almost all of her fifty years in Mexico to studying the nation's cuisine and culture. The author of The Art of Mexican Cooking, My Mexico, The Essential Cuisines of Mexico, and From My Mexican Kitchen, as well as Nothing Fancy in English and Spanish, she is considered the leading authority on Mexican food, and the government has awarded her its highest honor, the order of the Aztec Eagle.
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guinnevere, June 2, 2008 (view all comments by guinnevere)
I love diana kennedy's cookbooks and own almost all of them. My family gets excited when I cook a "diana" recipe because they know it will be wonderful and tasty and authentic. My guests are also familiar with the name "diana kennedy" when they come over to eat. She is extreme about fresh and homemade but the end result is so worth it. I am working on trying all her recipes so i have much work ahead of me and looking forward to it. bon appetit !
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miss.andrea, June 1, 2008 (view all comments by miss.andrea)
Diana Kennedy's recipes are authentic and memorable. They bring back memories of meals prepared by cooks in my kitchens in LA, and road trips into Mexico in my youth. Her passion for Mexico and the cuisine is amazing.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781203011468
Binding:
Hardcover & Ticket
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
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