Mexico in Your Kitchen: Favorite Mexican Recipes That Celebrate Family, Community, Culture, and Tradition

Starting her cooking journey from childhood, Mely Martnez has rooted her expertise in family and culture. With her acclaimed cookbook The Mexican Home Kitchen, she successfully transported her fragrant flashbacks into the homes and kitchens of fans around the world. Mely continues her journey by capturing even more of her flavorful recipes in Mexico in Your Kitchen, including authentic dishes inspired by the states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Len, Veracruz, Puebla, Estado de Mxico, Tabasco, and Yucatn. In every section, she invites you to experience the taste of Mexico, providing tips and stories that will fill your hearts just as much as your stomachs.

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:

• Birria (popular shredded beef stew in ancho pepper broth)
• Sincronizadas (flour tortilla-based quesadilla)
• Gorditas (masa and stuffed cheese)
• Tacos al Pastor (pork shoulder tacos)
• Espegueti con pobiano (spaghetti with cream and poblano peppers)
• Tamales de Hoja de Platano (tamales wrapped in banana leaves)
• Ensalada de nopales (nopales salad)
• Pan de elote (corn bread)
• Sopa de Conchitas (tomato soup with shell pasta)
• Caldo de Camern (shrimp soup)
• and many more!