"Beginning with the Corn Kitchen, the author takes up tortillas and follows through to tacos, tostadas and fillings for quesadillas. There's Green Chicken with Almonds, Red Stew with Mountain Chiles...Plus all of the classic desserts from Bunuelos (fritters) to Flan (caramel pudding). One chapter is devoted to Bebidas (drinks) including the Mexican grasshopper, Margarita and naturally, chocolate."

Bring the authentic cuisine of Japan to your own home with these master recipes that highlight the elegant simplicity of Japanese cuisine. Every aspect of Japanese cooking is here in an easy-to-follow format: soups, rice, sushi, tempura, noodles, sukiyaki, teriyaki, noodles, pickles, desserts, beverages and more. In addition to recipes The Complete Book of Japanese Cooking includes menu plans and a complete glossary of Japanese cooking terms and methods. An informative introduction explains the traditions of Japanese cuisine and line drawings illustrate precisely how Japanese foods are...

The Maya the Indians who inhabited part of Mexico and Central America in pre-Hispanic times left the modern world a legacy of remarkable cooking that is still practiced in cliffside huts and middle-class haciendas. Copeland Marks has traveled widely throughout Guatemala and other countries that carry the Mayan heritage, in order to introduce us to the everyday pleasures of this little-known cuisine. For anyone who loves the taste of tamales, tortillas, and pungent sauces, this book will provide a rich adventure that begins with but goes far beyond those staples of the corn kitchen. The...