Product Description
by Sandra A. Gutierrez (Author)
In this splendid cookbook, bicultural cook Sandra Gutierrez blends ingredients, traditions, and culinary techniques, creatively marrying the diverse and delicious cuisines of more than twenty Latin American countries with the beloved food of the American South. The book has beautiful illustrations and features 150 original recipes, a handy glossary, a section on how to navigate a Latin tienda, and a guide to ingredient sources.
Author Biography
Born in the US, Sandra A. Gutierrez is a bilingual, award-winning journalist, food historian, professional cooking instructor, and author of six cookbooks. She is considered one of the top national experts on Latin American Foodways and on the United States Southern Regional cuisine, and she is one of only a handful of cooks to have discovered a culinary movement in the US (the New Southern-Latino movement, 1996). In 2021, Gutierrez was honored by the Smithsonian Institute as a Woman to Know and as one of the seven Latinas Who Shaped American Culture. Her most recent book is Latinísmo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America. She lives in Cary, North Carolina.
