Contemporary Mexican Cooking

Now you can prepare Mexican dishes just like your favorites from the best restaurants. Contemporary Mexican Cooking (formerly Creative Mexican Cooking) reveals the secrets of some of the best-loved recipes of famous chefs and restaurateurs from across Texas. You and your guests will delight in these great-tasting house specialties, such as Blue Mesa's spectacular Adobe Pie, Boudro's Molasses Cured Salmon Tacos, and Z-Tejas' Voodoo Tuna. Cafe Noche in Houston offers its Little Boats de la Noche and Kokopelli's in Dallas shares its recipe for Blackened Chicken Puff Taco. More than twenty innovative chefs contribute recipes to create their personal favorites. All are easily prepared at home with ingredients purchased at most grocery stores. The tantalizing tastes range from unique interpretations of authentic dishes from the interior of Mexico to new, imaginative cuisine created from classic Mexican ingredients. All reveal the special creative flair of masterful chefs.