Leila wrote:
> BTW the new google beta is doing weird things when I post. Excuse the
> multiple entries, please. I just have to get FreeAgent or something (if
> it's still around)
>
> _California Rancho Cooking_ The current book is so good that it
> fully deserves to be reissued after 20 years. If she did this then more
> power to her. The publisher is a smaller regional press, I believe, not
> Chronicle Books or some big New York house.
>
> I no longer buy just any old cookbook. I have enough basic cookbooks
> and quite a few in my areas of interest - I don't let myself buy any
> cute cookbook that jumps off the shelf. If I want a hot new book, I
> check the library first. I almost bought the Jacques and Julia cookbook
> based on the TV series, but after spending a few weeks with it on loan,
> I decided that it's fun to look at but I wouldn't really use it.
>
> The Higuera McMahan book is a must-have because of its cultural and
> historical content, very specific to my bioregion. The recipes are
> yummy, too, and seem extremely well put together. My Hispanic food
> collection is quite thin, so there's nothing I've got that duplicates
> anything in _Rancho Cooking_.
>
> McMahan's experience with the SF Chronicle perhaps is what makes her
> recipe writing clear and reliable. I will be cooking from this book as
> well as reading it. It could get shelved with my books on California
> history and culture, if there's no room in the kitchen shelves.
>
> Leila
>

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