Cooking the Borderlands

The Mexican American border has been an inflamed political focal point within the US; at the same time, Mexican food has long been the most popular “ethnic” cuisine in America. A child of the border herself, Claudette Zepeda grew up in both California and Mexico and sees the border as a vibrant, vital, and unique cultural and culinary place. A gifted storyteller and chef, Claudette's recipes and ruminations humanize border culture through 100 accessible and beloved dishes such as: • Coahuila's Esquites (Street Corn) • Las Calandrias Caballitos (Chicken Sopes) • Arroz Poblano (Poblano Pepper Creamy Rice) • Camarones al Ajillo (Baja Style Garlic Shrimp) • Capirotada (Bread Pudding) This is a story of a personal and culinary identity that formed betwixt two cultures, told through recipes, anecdotes, and an irreverent sense of humor. Borderlands details the Mexican dishes Claudette grew up eating and loves, their American counterparts, and how the fluidity and flexibility between the tw

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