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Mamacita

Recipes Celebrating Life as a Mexican Immigrant in America

by Andrea Pons
Matt Ogle
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In this inspiring and creative Mexican cookbook, Andrea Pons takes you on a journey through flavor, family, and her immigration story. With 78 easy and delicious recipes from three generations of women in her family, this cookbook offers you a taste of authentic Mexican cuisine.

Mamacita began as a celebration of the authentic Mexican recipes Andrea Pons loved growing up, but it quickly became a way for her to return to her roots and reconnect with her Mexican heritage. In her journey through food, she shares not only her experiences with cooking but also her family's immigration story.

When Pons was faced with the possibility of deportation, and she and her family struggled to navigate the US immigration system—in the country that had been their home for 16 years— she looked to these recipes for help. To fund her family's significant legal fees, she sold self-published copies of Mamacita, and the cookbook became both a symbol of their journey and a rallying cry.

This new edition of Mamacita offers 30 more photos and 11 additional recipes, allowing you to taste even more of the love in Pons's dishes.

Foreword by James Beard Award nominee Hetty Lui McKinnon

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  • Release date

    October 18, 2022

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781648961960

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781648961960
      • File size: 189850 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      October 1, 2022

      In her introduction, enhanced with family photos and documents, Pons recounts her story as a Mexican immigrant in the United States and the role that food played in reconciling her identity and reconnecting with her Mexican heritage. In this debut (previously self-published and now picked up by Princeton Architectural and enhanced with 35 more photos and 10 additional recipes), Pons adapts and simplifies her mother's and grandmother's dishes, presenting them for cooks of all levels to engage with the flavors of her childhood and homeland. The recipes are divided into sections dedicated to salsas, ensaladas y verduras (salads and greens), arroz (rice), harinas (grains), carnes (meats), mariscos (fish), and postres (desserts), as well as an explanation on the absence of tacos. Each recipe comes with a story and serves 4-6 or 6-8 people. VERDICT With a solid variety of nostalgic Mexican staples, Pons offers an accessible introduction to traditional Mexican dishes that are sure to please. Most of the recipes are less than a page in length with easy-to-follow instructions and generally easy-to-find ingredients. A great choice for cookbook collections.--Gricel Dominguez

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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