Cookbook giveaway - Mexican Flavors

August 27, 2014·Darcie

Mexican Flavors is the newest cookbook by prolific author and acclaimed cooking school instructor Hugh Carpenter. The book includes classic recipes such as guacamole and tortilla soup, but there are many surprises and twists on the classics as well. Chile rellenos are filled with a pine nut goat cheese herb stuffing and then smoked on the barbecue. Enchiladas have intriguing fillings of duck, shrimp, or shiitake mushrooms and are a master class on fail-safe ways to create perfection.

Hugh provided a synopsis of the chapter on chile peppers to EYB members, and we are delighted to offer five copies of Mexican Flavors in this contest. Enter soon; the contest ends on September 23.

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70 comments

kimtrevAugust 28, 2014

Carnitas

TitchAugust 28, 2014

guacamole

FuzzyChefAugust 28, 2014

Homemade enchiladas mole. With homemade tortillas. Lotta work though.

ZosiaAugust 28, 2014

Grilled fish tacos

vicksterAugust 28, 2014

Chile verde pork tacos

jymsAugust 27, 2014

guacamole <3

westerAugust 28, 2014

Guacamole.

SilverSageAugust 28, 2014

Chile rellenos - filled with cheese, not meat.

raechef1August 27, 2014

My favorite Mexican food is enchiladas, I can eat them, morning, noon and night. If they are especially good, I'll even eat them as dessert. Can you tell I like enchiladas?

hillsboroksAugust 27, 2014

I have fallen in love with fish tacos in soft tortillas these past few years. I love all the various combinations of veggies and other toppings you can add to the grilled fish.

LauraAugust 28, 2014

My favorites used to be any kind of taco. Lately, however, I can't get enough of Posole!

joanneprAugust 28, 2014

my favorites are mole and guacamole

KerreyAugust 28, 2014

I love enchiladas verdes.

TheSpicedLifeAugust 28, 2014

Chilaquiles verde. Or tacos al pastor. Or huevos con chorizo. Or.... I <3 Mexican food.

vinochicAugust 28, 2014

Fish tacos!

mosquintsAugust 28, 2014

Home made smothered beef enchiladas!

kitbluAugust 28, 2014

I love bean burritos, especially if they are spicy.

elizaAugust 28, 2014

Fave is tomatillo salsa.

percussion03August 28, 2014

Refrained beans

madamepinceAugust 28, 2014

Carnitas!

rheluneAugust 28, 2014

Guacamole

enationAugust 28, 2014

chili rejano

stockholm28August 29, 2014

salsa

CelestialsfireAugust 29, 2014

Fish Tacos and tortilla soup!

trudys_personAugust 29, 2014

Chiles rellenos!

TrendycatAugust 29, 2014

tostadas

earthnfireAugust 29, 2014

Carnitas with a side of nopales are my current favorite, but I love it all!

robmAugust 29, 2014

I like it all, because I grew up in Mexico! I make an excellent mole poblano. At restaurants I find myself gravitating to chiles rellenos because they're a bit of a mess to make at home. My biggest problem is finding restaurant food in the U.S. that reminds me of the food I grew up with in Mexico City. Much of the Mexican food and cooking here in the Midwest is basically norteño, where most of the immigrant population comes from. Some of it is excellent, but it's definitely a different region of Mexico and the ingredients and flavors differ from those I long for. But we've now gotten some more upscale Mexican restaurants here in Kansas City that serve food more reminiscent of the cooking of central Mexico. And it's now easy to buy all the ingredients you could want here, so it's possible to make almost anything I wish! ¡Viva México!

ballenAugust 29, 2014

Guacamole

decklededgesAugust 29, 2014

Guac!

DawsoncAugust 29, 2014

Tortilla Soup. Divine!

JuliaAugust 29, 2014

Fish or shrimp tacos and guacamole.

louie734August 30, 2014

Mole

SallyAugust 30, 2014

Huachinango a la Veracruzana

jupfluteAugust 30, 2014

mole!! (on anything)

OrdinarybloggerSeptember 1, 2014

Would have to be tacos of any sort.

infotropSeptember 1, 2014

Mole, with anything!

gqbraveAugust 31, 2014

This is a tough question. I love fish tacos. The best fish tacos I had was at Alexanders in Los Cabos, Mexico. It was grilled mahi mahi, that was so delicate that the fish fell apart in my mouth before I could chew it. It was shocking how such a tender piece of fish could pack so much flavor.
But my favorite mexican dish has to be guacamole. I love it when a dish could celebrate and highlight humble ingredients. And there is no ingredient more humble and simple as the avocado. Guacamole can be made many different ways; infuse countless flavors, be whipped up at the last minute but taste like it was conceived for weeks; and none of this would be possible without starting with the modest avocado.

lilyrose63September 1, 2014

chicken enchiladas

tjnelson1hotmailAugust 31, 2014

Chilaquiles, but I love many different Mexican recipes.

pgarciaSeptember 3, 2014

Enchiladas!

JulesCkSeptember 1, 2014

Tamales! and mole-

FJTSeptember 2, 2014

Pibil, huevos rancheros, tacos, ... it's a long list!

pokarekareAugust 30, 2014

Tacos

chawkinsAugust 30, 2014

Taco al pastor.

cadfaelSeptember 3, 2014

chillaquillas!

cjrossSeptember 18, 2014

Guacamole

JoyceeongSeptember 6, 2014

Guacamole!

Rosesrpink50September 11, 2014

Cheese Enchiladas with Brown Chili Gravy!

hihelen_westbrookSeptember 4, 2014

Carnitas!!

Kirstin_the_KiwiSeptember 7, 2014

I love barbacoa

stitchanSeptember 14, 2014

My favourite is chilaquiles

ae.bellSeptember 19, 2014

Mole, definitely

HeatherLynnSeptember 9, 2014

My favorite Mexican dish has to be enchiladas or maybe Quesadillas!! It's hard to pick just one! And the spicier the better!

RinshinSeptember 19, 2014

crunchy beef tacos

marry_bellowsSeptember 6, 2014

Probably a bit obvious - guacamole :)

brownjallaSeptember 8, 2014

I love everything Mexican - I just wish it was easier to get some of the ingredients here in Australia

TrishaCPSeptember 13, 2014

Really all of it! But if I have to choose, I would say tamales and horchata.

NsteinenSeptember 15, 2014

I really like any kind of mole.

marchez50September 20, 2014

chili con carne

KarincsSeptember 22, 2014

Difficult to choose but I do enjoy a great breakfast burrito or chilequilles (probably spelled wrong!)

NormaTTSeptember 19, 2014

nachos is at the very top of my list

enpsmomSeptember 22, 2014

Tacos, tacos and more tacos!

IngridOSeptember 20, 2014

Chimichangas are the current favourite in our household.

cheapbeetsSeptember 19, 2014

Chilaquiles.

CattereiaSeptember 20, 2014

Mild Salsas.

vnewtonSeptember 19, 2014

Favorite Mexican food is Tacos. So many choices and right now, I am really liking the fish tacos!

wanda72September 23, 2014

I love enchiladas.

KarinaFrancisSeptember 22, 2014

Mole verde

megganSeptember 23, 2014

I love moles of all kinds!