Dona Tomas: Discovering Authentic Mexican Cooking Review

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(More customer reviews)I have never written a review of a cookbook, but I just received a copy of this excellent book. I get many cookbooks as gifts- primarily from my kids. This is the best cookbook I have ever received. I have been fortunate to have eaten at Dona Tomas in Oakland which is one of the many reasons I was interested in this book. Another aspect is the excellent review the book received in the LA TImes.
This is not the typical burrito and taco cookbook. The book covers the finer types of good tasting Mexican food for all meals of the day. There are no greasy or bland recipes in this book. This book brings tasty flavorful Mexican cooking to a really high level. This is the book to get if you like flavors!

The first thing that stood out for me is that, while lots of other cookbooks cover extremely complicated recipes that require a great deal of time to prepare, the vast majority of the recipes are quite simple to prepare, because they capitalize on the texture, and the balance of flavors in the ingrediants.
I finally found out the key to a simple item - "Toasted Pumpkin Seeds" and the different types of sauces, such as "Poblano Cream", to add to main dishes. Each recipe really is a piece unto itself.
Next one up for me this weekend is "Callos Con Calabaza"(sea scallops with butternut squash,chilies, and onions).
This is an excellent book!

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Delicious dining and simple word-of-mouth have turned Do?±a Tom?°s into a destination where happy patrons line up nightly to sample chef Thomas Schnetz's authentic Mexican cooking. Schnetz along with his partner, Dona Savitsky, have studied the regional cooking of Mexico, including dishes from Oaxaca, Veracruz, and the Yucatan, to craft a menu that is a mouth-watering tribute to the diversity of Mexican cuisines.‚Ä¢A signature book from the critically acclaimed and wildly popular San Francisco Bay Area restaurant that showcases Mexico's vibrant cuisines.‚Ä¢ Features 90 recipes for breakfast, lunch, salads, sides,dinner, desserts, and drinks and 50 full-color photographs.‚Ä¢ Includes detailed descriptions of ingredients, including resources for locating hard-to-find ingredients.Reviews"The essence of the restaurant is captured in their handsome cookbook."-Sunset Magazine". . . [a] knockout on every level. . . one of the most appealing Mexican cookbooks ever published."-Los Angeles Times"Beloved Oakland restaurant reveals muchos secretos."-Contra Costa Times