Nicaraguan Cooking: My Grandmother's Recipes

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Summary: Unique Recipes
Review: I have been looking for a Nicaraguan cookbook for the past 7 years. I am so glad that someone finally took the time to write one and an excellent one at that! Very easy to follow recipes... I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoy cooking!

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Summary: Mouthwatering Nicaraguan Cooking
Review: I wish my grandmother had passed along such wonderful recipes to me. But, since she didn't, I am ever so grateful to reap the benefits of the exotic culinary tradition passed down to Trudy Espinoza-Abrams and described by her in loving detail in this remarkable new cook book.

I found Nicaraguan Cooking: My Grandmother's Recipes easy to follow, and the recipes a true delight to the palate. The book includes many simple recipes (a boon for those new to Latin American cooking, wishing to try their hand at this delicious food) as well as more complex and sophisticated recipes. All are immensely appetizing. If you love Latin American cooking and want a chance to try some truly traditional (and mouthwatering) Nicaraguan recipes, this is definitely the cook book for you.

Some of my favorite recipes in this book include: the simple yet savory breakfast of Gallo Pinto (red beans and rice), especially tasty when accented with a wonderfully tart Salsa de Tomate (fresh tomato salsa) and/or pungent Cebollas Encurtidas (pickled onions); the incredibly flavorsome appetizer of Anticuchos (marinated and fried beef heart); succulent main courses include Carne Tapada (a uniquely luscious beef stew made with achiote paste and pimento-stuffed-olives) and the heart-stoppingly tender Lengua en Salsa de Tomate (beef tongue in tomato sauce); one of my favorite side dishes is the traditional Fritura de Platanos (fried green plantains), which seem to go well with everything; and for desert, I adore the richly scrumptious Budin de Pan (bread pudding).