Ama: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen (Mexican Food Cookbooks, Tex-Mex Cooking, Mexican and Spanish Recipes)

Tex-Mex is a delicious, irreverent cuisine that combines the deep traditions of Texan and Mexican cooking. Think meaty stews, breakfast tacos, and tres leches cake. Home cooks will learn how to make them all-in addition to crunchy salads, slow-cooked meats, and fresh cocktails-in this collection of more than 100 recipes from San Antonio native and Los Angeles chef and restauranteur Josef Centeno. Organized into chapters by type of food-including breakfast, vegetables, main courses, desserts, and a super nacho party-this is down-home cooking and grilling at its most inspiring. Presented in a colorful package with more than 100 food and atmospheric photos, this cookbook is a hands-on winner for anyone who loves big flavors, casual parties, and firing up the grill.;Larder -- Tex-Mex breakfast -- Amá's Table -- Verduras -- La Reunión -- Super nacho hour -- Dulces & desserts. The chef behind LA’s beloved Tex-Mex restaurant shares 100+ creative recipes inspired by regional Mexican cuisine and global flavors. Hailing from San Antonio, chef Josef Centeno drew on traditional family recipes for his acclaimed restaurant Bar Ama. Starting with a foundation of regional Mexican cuisine, he ventured far and wide, with influences from the American South, Germany, Poland, and Morocco. Now, with this irresistible collection of recipes, he helps you bring the same diverse and delicious flavors into your kitchen. With more than 100 recipes, Ama is divided into chapters on breakfast, vegetables, and main courses as well as desserts and even a super nacho party. Full color photos throughout capture the mouthwatering dishes as well as the incomparable atmosphere of Bar Ama. An Eating the West Award Finalist 2020 An Eating the West Award Finalist 2020 Tex-Mex is a delicious, irreverent cuisine that combines the deep traditions of Texan and Mexican cooking. Think meaty stews, breakfast tacos, and tres leches cake. Home cooks will learn how to make them all#8212;in addition to crunchy salads, slow-cooked meats, and fresh cocktails#8212;in this collection of more than 100 recipes from San Antonio native and Los Angeles chef and restauranteur Josef Centeno. Organized into chapters by type of food#8212;including breakfast, vegetables, main courses, desserts, and a super nacho party#8212;this is down-home cooking and grilling at its most inspiring. Presented in a colorful package with more than 100 food and atmospheric photos, this cookbook is a hands-on winner for anyone who loves big flavors, casual parties, and firing up the grill 100 Recipes For Tex-mex Cooking In A Stunning Package From La Chef Josef Centeno (who Is Texan). The Photography Is Light And Bright; The Food Is Elevated And Surprising But Accessible-- Larder -- Tex-mex Breakfast -- Amá's Table -- Verduras -- La Reunión -- Super Nacho Hour -- Dulces & Desserts. Josef Centeno & Betty Hallock ; Photographs By Ren Fuller. Includes Index. Tex-Mex is a delicious, irreverent cuisine that combines the deep traditions of Texan and Mexican cooking. Centeno and Hallock help you bring this big and bold flavor to the table. Their recipes represent down-home cooking and grilling at its most inspiring. -- adapted from inside front cover "100 recipes for Tex-Mex cooking in a stunning package from LA chef Josef Centeno (who is Texan). The photography is light and bright; the food is elevated and surprising but accessible"-- Provided by publisher