( 12 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 3 2009
It could have a lot less history. The recipes are great once you find them mixed in with the history.
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Posted: Jul 16 2009
Cookbook is a great read as well as wonderful recipes! I love that he offers spice mixes and sauces to freeze for use in his recipes. I just bought this cookbook and the first recipe for rice is a winner in my house- it will definitely be a standby in my house for years to come.
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Posted: Dec 4 2008
In my Tex-Mex family, I am not known as a good cook. However, none of my family really know how to cook authentic Tex-Mex. Their food is usually bland. Still, it is better tasting than what I was making. We lost our great cooks in the family nearly 20 years ago, so I was too young to pick up their skilled art and none of the other family wasn't interested to learn their magic. Enter Mr. Martinez. His recipes taste as good as the food at his family's restaurant in Austin, TX. I made the burracho beans for a family get together. The pot sat next to two other Auntie's "famous" beans. Hands down, the men went for mine and started ribbing their wives how come they don't use spices like this pot of beans. I have also made the cheese and beef version of enchiladas for the family. Now, I am the sole supplier of enchiladas for family gatherings. Thanks Mr. Martinez for the recipes. I have been able to take some of the methods and branch out in "fixing" some of the other bland recipes my family cooks. My family is in total shocked with their niece. I had a great-aunt tell me they are reminded of their mother, my great grandmother, when they taste my food.
