mexican american cooking

Danny Trejo, actor and owner of Trejo's Tacos, presents seventy-five of his favorite recipes from his Los Angeles restaurants, and details information about Mexican American cooking and the culture and social life of Los Angeles, California. Features recipes for salsas, sauces, tacos, burritos, donuts, and margaritas, and includes color photographs.

"Explore all the aspects of your favorite food: tacos! From the first known plating, to the creative and wacky flavors across cultures and history, this book traces the transformations of the tacos we have today. Also includes a recipe, so readers can create their own, unique riff on a taco"--Provided by publisher.

About the ongoing story of Mexican immigration and how sharing food and family traditions have helped ease the way.

A collection of easy-to-follow recipes that take traditional Tex-Mex dishes and spice them up with modern ingredients.

Describes Mexican American history, culture, and traditions, and features a selection of Mexican American recipes, with cooking tips.

Information about the foods, cooking, kitchens, and dining customs of the people who lived in northern New Mexico in 1824 and whose culture combined Spanish, Mexican, and Native American traditions.