Looking for Mexican and Southern Cookbooks

[ktregar]

Hi,
My husband and I are hosting a combination Cinco de Mayo/Kentucky Derby party, and I want to feature foods from both Kentucky and Mexico. Can anyone suggest a good, authentic cookbook for Mexican cuisine and/or for Kentucky/Southern cuisine? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Authenticity is of major importance.

Thanks,
K.

[crazyjany]

Anything by Rick Bayless or Diana Kennedy will cover the authentic Mexican part of it.

Kathy

[andreathurm]

I think that David Rosengarten wrote about how to make a proper mint julep in The Rosengarten Report some time ago... I'll search my back issues and let you know if I find anything.

[andreathurm]

I haven't located the Rosengarten article (I'll keep looking), but I did come across the May 2003 issue of Bon Appetit on Mexico. So I'd suggest a trip to epicurious.com to see what's there.

[woody]

Rick Bayless is one of the best Mexican cookbook authors.

[vogelap]

Once you've found titles, I suggest you use AbeBooks.COM to find them inexpensively. I've been using that site for a while now to increase the number of older cookbooks I own, without breaking the bank.

Just a satisfied foodie...

[ktregar]

Thanks very much. I picked up Rick Bayless' Mexico One Plate at a Time. Looks great so far. I'll keep my eye out for the suggested mint julep recipe too. I did manage to find a Kentucky cookbook- Kentucky's Best: Fifty Years of Great Recipes by Linda Allison-Lewis. Haven't tried anything from it yet, but it looks ok so far.

I've used AbeBooks too- they're great with their shipping, and their prices are always good.

Anyway, thanks again!

[nlberry]

Here are some links that should help with the Kentucky recipes:

http://www.mountain-breeze.com/kitchen/kentucky/index.html

http://southernfood.about.com/library/weekly/aa042399.htm

http://southernfood.about.com/cs/kentuckyrecipes/a/kentucky.htm

http://www.oldlouisville.com/Recipes/

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Holidays-and-Events/Events-and-Gatherings/Kentucky-Derby/Main.aspx

http://www.epicurious.com/cooking/holiday/kentucky_derby/index

Enjoy!!

--Nancy Berry

[rcamiro]

Diana Kennedy is from my point of view an authority on the subject. One that is very highly regarded among the mexican cooks as well. Nobody else I know of has devoted him/herself to such a deep understanding of Mexican cooking.

Have a great celebration!