Dona Tomas: Discovering Authentic Mexican Cooking

Dona Tomas: Discovering Authentic Mexican Cooking

Ninety recipes for delicious Mexican food anytime of the day from the beloved Bay Area restaurantDelicious dining and simple word-of-mouth have turned Dona Tomas 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.Review"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 TimesFrom the Publisher* A signature book from the critically acclaimed and wildly popular San Francisco Bay Area restaurant that showcases Mexico?s vibrant cuisines. * Features 90 recipes for breakfast, lunch, salads, sides, dinner, desserts, and drinks and 50 full-color photographs. * Includes detailed descriptions of ingredients, including resources for locating hard-to-find ingredients.Selected Recipes:Sweet Tamale with Fresh Corn and PineappleSopa TortillaCrab, Chile, and Lime Taquitos with Avocado SalsaLong-Cooked Green Beans with ChorizoHalibut Cheeks VeracruzanoSlow-Roasted Lamb in Banana Leaves with Ancho-Guajillo Chile SauceCr