CONTENTS

PREFACE: THE INDEPENDENCE ROUTE

INTRODUCTION: SAN MIGUEL’S CULINARY LANDSCAPE

CHAPTER 1: FLAVOR BUILDING BLOCKS

CHAPTER 2: CORE RECIPES

CHAPTER 3: APPETIZERS SET THE STAGE: THE OPENING ACT

CHAPTER 4: FOUR BELOVED COUNTRY FOODS: TACOS, TOSTADAS, CHILES RELLENOS, AND ENCHILADAS

CHAPTER 5: SALAD SURPRISES

CHAPTER 6: COMPLEX-TASTING SOUPS

CHAPTER 7: SEAFOOD INSPIRED BY MEXICO’S COAST

CHAPTER 8: BOLD MEXICAN FLAVORS WITH POULTRY AND MEAT

CHAPTER 9: EASY SIDE DISHES WITH MEXICAN FLAVORS

CHAPTER 10: DESSERTS TO WIN FRIENDS

CHAPTER 11: DRINKS TO REFRESH AND ELEVATE THE SPIRIT

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

METRIC CONVERSIONS AND EQUIVALENTS

INDEX