The 2013 James Beard Foundation Cookbook of the Year How to cook everything Latin American.Gran Cocina Latina unifies the vast culinary landscape of the Latin world, from Mexico to Argentina and all the Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean. In one volume it gives home cooks, armchair travelers, and curious chefs the first comprehensive collection of recipes from this region. An inquisitive historian and a successful restaurateur, Maricel E. Presilla has spent more than thirty years visiting each country personally. She’s gathered more than 500 recipes for the full range of dishes, from the foundational adobos and sofritos to empanadas and tamales to ceviches and moles to sancocho and desserts such as flan and tres leches cake. Detailed equipment notes, drink and serving suggestions, and color photographs of finished dishes are also included. This is a one-of-a-kind cookbook to be savored and read as much for the writing and information as for its introduction to heretofore unrevealed recipes. Two-color; 32 pages of color photographs; 75 line drawings

Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Presilla, Maricel E.

Regional & International

W.W.Norton&Company

Winner of the 2018 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Award for "Reference &amp; Technical" A beautiful culinary and ethnobotanical survey of the punch-packing ingredient central to today's multi-cultural palate, with more than 40 pan-Latin recipes from a three-time James Beard Award-winning author and chef-restaurateur.
From piquillos and shishitos to padrons and poblanos, the popularity of culinary peppers (and pepper-based condiments, such as Sriracha and the Korean condiment gochujang) continue to grow as more consumers try new varieties and discover the known health benefits of Capsicum, the genus to which all peppers belong. This stunning visual reference to peppers now seen on menus, in markets, and beyond, showcases nearly 200 varieties (with physical description, tasting notes, uses for cooks, and beautiful botanical portraits for each). Following the cook's gallery of varieties, more than 40 on-trend Latin recipes for spice blends, salsas, sauces, salads, vegetables, soups, and main dishes highlight the big flavors and taste-enhancing capabilities of peppers.

Peppers of the Americas: The Remarkable Capsicums That Forever Changed Flavor [A Cookbook]

Cooking by Ingredient

Lorena Jones Books

Delicious recipes, colorful history, and family stories show how Christmas has been celebrated in the Hispanic Caribbean. This collaborative effort by Maricel Presilla and her illustrator father captures the light, feel, and smells of the Christmases they celebrated in their homeland and now recreate in the U.S. Full color.

Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad: Christmas Feasts of the Hispanic Caribbean

Children's Books

Geography & Cultures

Demco Media

A chronicle of the history of Christmas meals in the Hispanic islands of the Caribbean speaks of the Arabian influence in Spain and the African influence in the New World and features delicious recipes and family stories.

Holidays & Celebrations

Henry Holt Co.

"A glimpse of life in central Mexico is offered through the embroidery of women in the area; their landscapes and portraits of daily life, past and present, are charming.... An unusual cultural record." --Kirkus Reviews

Life Around the Lake: The Feasts Of Lake Patzcuaro

Soto, Gloria

Literature & Fiction

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

My little girls, You will grow up and marry a grown boy. You will grow up.... I will look for molas, Molas for the little girls. --Cuna Lullaby The remarkable Cuna Indians live on the San Blas Islands off the northern coast of Panama. Cuna women hold much of the power enjoyed by men in other societies. They select their husbands, pass property on to their children, and make a unique form of art called molas that depict every detail of their lives. The spectacular fabric designs in vibrant tropical colors that appear on the front and back panels of molas give us a window into Cuna life. We may see a day in school, mythical birds, the story of Noah, jungle animals, or a girl's coming-of-age. Author Maricel Presilla learned how to read molas when she stayed with the Cuna. Mola is her tribute to the women she came to know and the amazing art they create. An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists" One of Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year

Mola: Cuna Life Stories and Art

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

"Presilla describes the festivities in her native Cuba and its surrounding Hispanic islands. An informative overview that is part travelogue and part family history.... Combines cultural, family, and gastronomic history." --School Library Journal

Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad: Christmas Feasts of the Hispanic Caribbean (An Owlet Book)

Cacao importer and chocolate expert Maricel Presilla takes chocoholics to new territory‚Äîto the almost primeval plantations of Latin America, where the world's first, and today's finest, cacaos are grown. Presilla, who is at the forefront of the revolution in fine chocolate making, explains that the flavor and quality of chocolate depend on the complex genetic profiles of different cacao strains and on cacao farmers carrying out careful, rigorous harvesting and fermentation practices. With 25 recipes from internationally known pastry chefs and chocolatiers like Pierre Herm?© and Elizabeth Faulkner, and directions for making chocolate at home, THE NEW TASTE OF CHOCOLATE elevates our taste for this food of the gods to a whole new level.‚Ä¢ Presilla is a cacao supplier for premier chocolate makers, such as Scharffen Berger and Guittard, and a consultant to the world's top pastry chefs.‚Ä¢ Over 100 gorgeous location, identification, and food photos.

The New Taste of Chocolate: A Cultural and Natural History of Cacao with Recipes

Desserts

Ten Speed Press+

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Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America

Peppers of the Americas: The Remarkable Capsicums That Forever Changed Flavor [A Cookbook]

Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad: Christmas Feasts of the Hispanic Caribbean

Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad: Christmas Feasts of the Hispanic Caribbean

Life Around the Lake: The Feasts Of Lake Patzcuaro

Mola: Cuna Life Stories and Art

Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad: Christmas Feasts of the Hispanic Caribbean (An Owlet Book)

The New Taste of Chocolate: A Cultural and Natural History of Cacao with Recipes