Mexico: The Cookbook

"Mexican chef and food activist Margarita Carrillo is an enthusiastic and comprehensive guide to her country’s cuisine in Mexico: The Cookbook — which looks daunting at nearly 700 pages — but the purposefully simple recipes provide a stress-free introduction to Mexico’s vast culinary history. While the food has evolved through the centuries, Carrillo says, “you can eat the same tortilla that Moctezuma ate 500 years ago.”"