Seasonal Southwest Cooking
by Barbara Pool Fenzl; Food Photography by Christopher Marchetti
Published by Northland Publishing
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Reviewed by Andrea Sisco
Since I live in Arizona half the year I decided it was time to get into the culture and incorporate Southwest cooking into my repartee of culinary dishes.
Seasonal Southwest Cooking by Barbara Pool Fenzl contains recipes for scrumptious southwestern food that combines ease of preparation with savory tastes and aromas and inviting color and textures.
The Sonoran Pasta is one of my favorite dishes because of flavor, ease of preparation and the sheer number of delectable variations that can be derived from the one recipe.
The salads are both beautiful and scrumptious. My favorite is the Jicama, Orange and Nopalitos Salad.
Gratin of the Three Sisters is a wonderful combination of corn, beans and squash layered in a vegetable casserole. If you are an informative learner, you'll also enjoy reading about the Three Sisters legend.
The Potato Casserole with Mexican Cheese satisfies my insatiable love of potatoes and the Skillet Cornbread is to die for....
But the most wonderful recipe of all is The Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding with Banana Carmel Sauce. I'm in heaven!
Armchair Interviews says: Seasonal Southwest Cooking is a great addition to your cookbook library. The only drawback is that it is a large book that can be awkward to cook from and so beautiful that you might be tempted to put it on a coffee table and leave it there to thumb through periodically. Don't. It's large and beautiful but filled with delectable recipes and is meant to be used. So use it!