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Mexican Food Made Simple

26 · X · 2024

Hosted by Divya

If you love having friends and family round for dinner or simply rustling up fresh, fast food, Mexican cooking is fun, fantastic and full of flavour. One of its brightest stars, Wahaca chef and food writer Thomasina Miers shares the recipes she has gathered since she first fell in love with the country aged 18, reinventing the classics with accessible ingredients to demonstrate how exciting and delicious traditional Mexican food can be.

About the book

If you love having friends and family round for dinner or simply rustling up fresh, fast food, Mexican cooking is fun, fantastic and full of flavour. One of its brightest stars, Wahaca chef and food writer Thomasina Miers shares the recipes she has gathered since she first fell in love with the country aged 18, reinventing the classics with accessible ingredients to demonstrate how exciting and delicious traditional Mexican food can be. Whether you're looking for street snacks full of punch, rich, hearty stews, or sensational, spicy wraps, Thomasina's Mexican Food Made Simple is bursting with recipes you'll want to eat and share: soft corn tacos and tostados; little cheesy things (Quesadillas); a great Mexican chille con carne; Grilled Seabass or succulent Lamb Chops with homemade salsas and tortilla chips; and to finish churros with chocolate sauce. The book features vibrant food photography throughout, and step-by-step guides to folding the perfect burrito, eating a taco (no knives and forks allowed), making a sizzling table salsa, and much more. And with Thomasina's guide to the world's hottest Chillis, ingenious cheats, and helpful menu planner, Mexican Food Made Simple has everything you need to put together a fantastic Mexican feast at home.

To start

Chorizo, Potato, & Thyme Quesadillas Asha Das
Classic Mushroom Quesadillas Divya G
Ham and Cheese Empanadas Monisha
Salsa with Corn and Black Beans Tanya
Sopa de Lima Lydia

Mains

Chicken Adobado Divya P
One-pot Bacon, Beans and Pumpkin Pranav
Chicken and Chorizo in an Almond Mole Bikash
Spinach and Ricotta Enchiladas Yamini

On the side

Fresh Tomato Salsa Asha Das
Citrusy Chickpea Salad Kavya
Coconut Ceviche Sahil
Chilli Prawns Julie
The Tastiest Black Bean Toastadas Sneha K
Fiery Prawn and Mango Salad Varsha
A simple roast chilli salsa, sweet corn and bean salsa, Herby ricotta dip & CHIPS Yamini

Sweet

Layered Passion Fruit & Flower Jellies Tanya
Mexican Flan with Tequila Syrup Anoushka

To drink

Tamarind Margarita Divya G
Passion Fruit Margarita Sreya

20 dishes, cooked by 16 members.