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 New Southern-Latino Table features 5 original and delightfully tasty recipes that combine the best of both culinary cultures. Gutierrez, who has taught thousands of people how to cook, highlights the surprising affinities between the foodways of the Latin and Southern regions - including a wide variety of ethnic roots in each tradition and many shared basic ingredients - while embracing their flavorful contrasts and fascinating histories. These lively dishes - including Jalapeno Deviled Eggs, Cocktail Chiles Rellenos with Latin Pimiento Cheese, Two-Corn Summer Salad, Latin Fried Chicken with Smoky Ketchup, Macaroni con Queso, and Chile Chocolate Brownies - promise to spark the imaginations and the meals of home cooks, seasoned or novice, and of food lovers everywhere. Along with delectable appetizers, salads, entrees, side dishes, and desserts, Gutierrez also provides a handy glossary, a section on how to navigate a Latin tienda, and a guide to ingredient sources. The New Southern-Latino Table brings to your home innovative, vibrant dishes that meld Latin American and Southern palates.
Sandra A. Gutierrez, who grew up in the United States and Guatemala, is a journalist, food writer, culinary instructor, and recipe developer. She lives in Cary, N.C., with her husband and their daughters.
"[Gutierrez's] approach to cooking reflects the fusion of both cultures." - Library Journal "A beautiful marriage of cultures." - USA Today Hispanic Living "Few authors are so thoroughly integrated into a cookbook. . . . Her personality is palpable throughout. Using the book is almost like having Gutierrez beside you in your kitchen." - Damon Lee Fowler, Savannah Morning News "A wonderful cookbook and a fact-filled guide to the fusion of Southern and Latino cooking. . . . This skillful foray into the cuisine of the Americas. . . . is a tremendously valuable addition to the bookshelves of both serious and casual cooks." - ForeWord "A great culinary merger proposition." - LAWeekly "The gift of this book is the introduction of flavor combinations that you may never have imagined. Unlike many Southern recipe collections that overlap somewhat, The New Southern-Latino Table fills a unique niche. This is the perfect gift for cooks who already have a large collection of cookbooks. I know of nothing else quite like it." - Moreton Neal, MetroMag "The Latino palate and the Southern palate are two distinct tastes from seemingly distinct worlds. However, chef Sandra Gutierrez has brought them together in her unique cookbook." - Latin TRENDS "The perfect author for a subject long-ignored and long-overdue. . . . A teaching book - a master class." - Jean Anderson Cooks "For the food-obsessed, snuggling up to The New Southern-Latino Table cookbook is akin to a new love affair. It comes with all the warmth of tender familiarity while simultaneously sparking an impassioned interest in what is more compatible than imagined." - Independent Weekly "[A] user-friendly book . . . . her experience as a cooking teacher shows in the clearly written recipes." - Debbie Moose
