Jim Peyton's New Cooking from Old Mexico

by James W. Peyton

Overview

In Jim Peyton's New Cooking from Old Mexico, his third cookbook, James Peyton explores the history of Mexican cooking. A former restaurateur and a scholar, Peyton has spent years traveling in Mexico and in libraries researching Mexican cuisine. New Cooking from Old Mexico introduces a contemporary and richly varied style of cooking. It includes a history of Mexican cooking ,tracing its development over the last five hundred years from Mayan and Aztec to later Arab and Spanish influences. Most recipes represent the finest in contemporary Mexican cooking. Richly illustrated color food shots and black-and-white illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781878610706
Publisher:	Museum of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	09/01/1999
Series:	Cookbook Series
Edition description:	1 ED
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

James W. Peyton has written four well-regarded books on Mexican cooking, history, and culture that cover every aspect of Mexican cooking. Peyton is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

Editorial Reviews

Jim Peyton's New Cooking from Old Mexico is well-researched and thoroughly delicious. It places the glorious and varied cuisines of Mexico in a context that should appeal to both the food historian and the home cook.

Los Angeles Times

Jim Peyton's New Cooking from Old Mexico introduces a new world of Mexican cuisine-one that combines traditional peasant and court cooking techniques to create dishes ideal for home and restaurant kitchens.

El Restaurante

New Cooking from Old Mexico, Peyton's third Mexican cookbook, is easily the most impressive effort by the San Antonio-based author and culinary expert. But this isn't simply a cookbook. It's also a meticulously researched and beautifully written account of the evolution of Mexican cooking over the centuries, showing how Indian, Spanish and Moorish influences all have contributed to Mexico's distinctive cuisine

New Mexico Magazine