Intriguing recipes for everyday meals from the host of the PBS series
Pati's Mexican Table
On her PBS TV series, now in its fifth season, as well as in frequent
appearances on shows like The Chew, Pati Jinich, a busy mother of
three, has shown a flair for making Mexican cooking irresistibly
accessible. In Mexican Today, she shares easy, generous dishes, both
traditional ones and her own new spins. Some are regional recipes she
has recovered from the past and updated, like Miners' Enchiladas with
fresh vegetables and cheese or Drunken Rice with Chicken and Chorizo, a
specialty of the Yucatán. "Sweaty" Tacos with ripe tomatoes and cheese
are so convenient they're sold on Mexican streets by bicyclists. Her
grandmother's Cornflake Cookies feel just as contemporary now as they
did then.
Pati has "Mexed up" other recipes in such family favorites as Mexican
Pizza with Grilled Skirt Steak and Onions. Still other dishes show the
evolution of Mexican food north and south of the border, including
Mexican Dreamboat Hotdogs and Cal-Mex Fish Tacos with Creamy Slaw. This
food will draw everyone together--a family at the end of a working day,
a book club, or a neighborhood potluck. Throughout, Pati is an
infectious cheerleader, sharing stores of the food, people, and places
behind the recipes.
