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In 5+ years of TasteSpotting, I have never called in sick, but today, the cold germs have taken such a strong position that my body is absolutely wiped out and I feel like I need to take the day off. Submissions are on hold for a bit, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still have some fun. We’re giving away a copy of the Muy Bueno Cookbook!
You may already know about Muy Bueno because these three women, Evangelina, Veronica and Yvette, have been blogging their stories and recipes of three generations of authentic Mexican food for a while now and are also on TasteSpotting!
This cookbook has gorgeous full-page photos of recipes of everything from the Chipotle Shredded Pork Enchiladas pictured on the book cover (see photo above) to Blood Orange Mezcal Margarita, from Menudo (after you’ve had one too many of those margaritas) to Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp and Jalapeno.
Obviously, I will be making the Chicken Tortilla Soup in the next few days.
So, let’s get started, while I take a nap, or maybe just sit in my makeshift steam sauna aka tiny bathroom with door shut and hot water running in the shower.
How to Enter the Muy Bueno Cookbook Giveaway
- Since Muy Bueno is all about Mexican flavor, answer this question in the comments section of this post: What is your favorite Mexican food? Do you crave the comfort of warm, handmade tortillas? Are you trying to unravel the complexity of mole in your own kitchen? Is your favorite food a classic margarita because, yes, since you asked a margarita is most definitely “food?” If you don’t have a favorite, firstly, you probably NEED this cookbook, and secondly, for this giveaway, just make something up (or go check out Muy Bueno’s profile on TasteSpotting for ideas!) It doesn’t matter what you say, as this is a random drawing, but it does matter that you do comment with something.
- Make sure to enter your email address in the box provided so we can contact you
- Share this giveaway post with your friends on facebook and twitter! (not required, but we’d love the help!)
Good luck!
You have until next Monday October 29, 2012 at 5 PM PST to comment. Everyone is welcome to comment to enter, but we can only ship this stuff in the U.S. (So if you’re outside the US and win, you just need to provide us with a US mailing address to send!)
(And by the way, in case anyone is wondering about us in the TasteSpotting Test Kitchen, we have an unhealthy obsession with guacamole, as long as there are neither cilantro nor tomatoes in it!)
From the Publisher
“Siéntate a comer, esta muy bueno!”
“Sit down and eat, it’s very good!”
This was how Jesusita Mendias-Soza always welcomed guests to her table. The same words served as inspiration for her daughter Evangelina and granddaughters Yvette and Veronica, who wanted to honor her memory and preserve their family’s recipes and stories for future generations. They started the Muy Bueno blog in 2010 with this idea in mind, and quickly attracted thousands of fans and followers who fell in love with Muy Bueno’s flavorful Mexican recipes, heartwarming family stories, and beautiful photography.
Now the family has opened their hearts and kitchens to an even wider audience with their first cookbook. Spanning three generations, Muy Bueno offers traditional old-world northern Mexican recipes from Jesusita’s kitchen; comforting south of the border home-style dishes from Evangelina; and innovative Latin fusion recipes from Yvette and Veronica. Each recipe will be accompanied with a full color photo by photographer Jeanine Thurston.
About the Muy Bueno Cookbook Authors
Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack (Denver, CO), Veronica Gonzalez-Smith (Germany), and their mother Evangelina Soza (El Paso, TX) were all born and raised in El Paso, Texas. They learned to cook from their grandmother and mother, Jesusita Mendias-Soza, whose hospitality and irresistible Mexican recipes were legendary among family and friends. They started the Muy Bueno food blog to celebrate and preserve their family’s special culinary heritage.
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I adore guacamole too, to the extent that I can just eat it by itself!
It would have to be posole so warm, and comforting.
Tamales ! The perfect purse snack.
Jasmin: If a “purse snack” is what I think it is, I LOVE IT! gonna have to use that term from now on…!
margarita on the rocks with salt!
love enchiladas
Enchiladas!
Hot churros with rich chocolate for dipping.
I love Mexican food so does my husband and even my 3 year old daughter! I was just telling my husband after eating at another Mexican restaurant that I need to buy a cookbook I want to learn how to make more than just taco’s, enchilada’s and burrito’s! Really really would love to win this!!!
Enchiladas. Beef enchiladas. Yum.
Tostada de Ceviche or a bowl of Guacamole with cheese and sour cream + have to have a super spicy salsa on the side to dip everything into! Hope you’ll feel better soon
Tacos!
Carnitas y frijoles negro
Favorite Mexican? The things I eat regularly are Carnitas Tacos, Shrimp Ceviche, and Torta Ahogadas. But my favorite would have to be Breakfast – There is nothing better to start the day than a good plate of Migas, Huevos Rancheros, or Chillaquillas. If it is spring, I’ll have to add Motulenos for the fresh peas!
Love making fresh guacamole and pina coladas in the summer :)
My favorite mexican food is most definitely verde enchiladas! I also love avocados and a good guacamole is the perfect accent to any mexican meal.
Tamales!
Fresh GUAC!!
I don’t have one favorite Mexican food (tequila?) but I notice I reeeeally crave Mexican food all summer long. The heat makes me want avocado, tomatoes, and cilantro almost everyday…doesn’t matter what they’re in!
I love burritos! I love the combinations you can make with different meats and veggies and sauces. Especially when it’s wrapped up in a homemade tortilla.
Elote and anything with lots of lime, for sure. Gracias!
I love a good Mole!
I’d have to say guacamole, though enchiladas might be a close second. Also, I live in the Midwest, so I’m pretty much just talking about Tex-Mex here.
I love chilaquiles! I am continually on the hunt for the perfect preparation. Although I live nearly 1000 miles away, the current top spot is held by a restaurant in Chicago called Tiztal Café. They are delicious.
I love guacamole and fajitas. Mexican food is so awesome, comforting and flavourful and exciting at the same time. <3
Chiles en nogada! A fabulous combination of savory, sweet, and creamy and the colors (red, white, and green) are gorgeous.
It’s ALL about the Carnitas… Hands down my favorite
I LOVE TAMALES!
I have a long, serious, ongoing love affair with Cochinita Pibil. Don’t forget the pickled onions!
Anything my Latin American coworkers make while we are working on the line. They make the most delicious combinations and sauces!
Margaritas!
I love it all! Enchiladas and tamales are my favorites, must have arroz y frijoles on the side.
Carne Adovada!
My bf’s amazing Guacamole Salsa Verde. It is to die for on just about everything!
Anything that has mole on it!
I am crazy about enchiladas. I could probably eat them for every meal! This book looks amazing! :D
Breakfast tacos for days! Eggs, bacon, avacado, beans, Oaxaca cheese, and something spicy!
You can’t beat a great guacamole!
I love quesadillas and guacamole!
I love it all, but I have a soft spot for sopes.
Chicken Mole
carnitas in delicious warm tortillas with avocado
Chilaquiles – it’s SO hard to find a restaurant that even knows what I want, much less makes authentic fare. But every once in a while it’s magic.
haha refried beans!
Our family is made up of Mexican-food-loving folks. While I love a high quality, freshly made margarita and entirely consider it a “food,” I could eat vegetarian burritos and tacos every single day.
Enchiladas are the most versatile and best dish in a pinch.
I love enchiladas, and of course, a margarita on the side would be great, too!
Definitely Chile Verde! But only the made-from-scratch, slow cooked kind, none of the stuff people put in burritos.
This question is impossible to answer – an excellent carne asada Baja-style street taco (or make that three) and a fresh, authentic batch of refried beans. With a cold glass of horchata. And flan for dessert.
Chorizo tacos, prepped with cilantro, red onion, and lime on corn tortillas.
I love EVERYTHING Mexican, yum! Possibly burritos are my favorite along with a delicious raspberry margarita.
Love Guacamole and Margaritas!
Tacos!!
Definitely enchiladas
Much as I’d like to say something eclectic like Nopale Salad, truth is, I’d give my right arm for a good Chimichanga. Sorry. Uh, lo siento.
I love authentic atcos with fresh onions and cilantro!
Tamales are wonderful! But so is everything else Mexican!
carnitas tacos: fresh corn tortillas, a tiny bit of cilantro, grilled onions, an avocado wedge and a squeeze of lime
ay yi yi!
My favorite food is fajitas Texas style with lots of fresh pico de gallo
Tacos!
Tamales, chili rellanoes, carne asada, chili verde, beans, rice, deep fried ice cream. I can eat Mexican food almost every day. It is so good….
Carnitas. On and in anything. And don’t be shy with smoky hot sauce.
Albondigas soup!!
Crab enchiladas in a creamy sauce. Muy bueno!!
Hands down, Chile Rellenos!!!
Enchiladas…love cookbooks.
Homemade salsas; they’re the perfect addition to any dish.
I don’t know where to start!, Love posole, menudo, tacos, etc., but those enchiladas on the cover of Muy Bueno cookbook are sooo tempting!, lol. I hope I can get this awesome book for christmas (family please read this!) :D
Pumpkin empandas!
Where to start… handmade tortillas, salsa, guacamole, mole, carne asada tacos. Too many to name!
Tamales always!
I love just about anything involving chipotle chilis in adobo sauce, but my favorite is definetly guacamole!
enchiladas!!!
burritos!
Mole…mole mole mole. Any type, any time.
a warm, freshly made tortilla sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. or with barbacoa, with guacamole. and cheese. i could eat mexican food every day!
Very difficult to choose between enchiladas, tamales and wonderful any type of tacos.
Mexican food is incredibly diverse because there are so many regional dishes. I love them all.
I like tacos, but I’s like to make them the authentic way of your ancestors!
Definitely mole sauce. Yummy!!
Enchiladas and a margarita!
I love burritos and enchiladas.
My favorite Mexican Food is the Guero’s Salad with Achiote Chicken and Chipotle Feta Dressing. With two homemade corn tortillas, of course!
Tamales for as long as I can remember
I <3 burritos!
Fresh guacamole hands down.
seafood enchilladas. YUM!
Pico de gallo, made from fresh summer tomatoes, onion, and cilantro with a dash of salt and lemon. Served with thick blue corn chips – a seasonal favorite!
i love pozole!
Empanadas!
I am making tamales for the holidays this year and I am always looking for new ideas.
Love enchilladas!
Homemade tamales for Christmas morning…yum!
hot chocolate! hot and spicy, with cayenne, cinnamon and untamed bitter cocoa…I think I can take on a Canadian winter with it piping hot in my mug!
Huevos Rancheros
taco
pico de gallo, could probably eat a bucket of that in one go. on top of some arroz with cilantro? can’t ask for anything more.
Loaded burritos! Guac, rice, beans, chicken… it’s all great in a burrito!!
Has to be my homemade chile verde: it’s killer!
GUAC ALL THE WAYYYYY!
Tamales!
Enchiladas and carnitas
Green chile-chicken enchiladas, with homemade tortillas! Delicioso!
I love tamales – but nothing makes me drool more than homemade guacamole!
Quesadillas :) MMMMmmmmmm!
I adore mexican cuisine! With so many options to choose from, it’s hard to pick a favorite but I’m going to have to go with enchiladas!
It’s a tie….Huevos Rancheros….love this warm soothing breakfast in the morning with a small glass of oj and washed down with a great cup of java aftwards….the other is Chile Rellenos….I have yet to perfect these…love the warm cheesy chile with the red sauce! I’m hoping to perfect this by using your cookbook!! Thanks ladies for such a wonderful book!
Its a toss up between guacamole and chicken mole…both I will go crazy for!
A toss-up between carnitas and pozole, or both because they’re great!
Difficult to choose…just love the flavors…chilies, cilantro, cumin, cinnamon, tomatoes, corn, queso…you can’t go wrong.
ermmm…. does chili con carne count? if not, I need this book! :D
guacamole is goooooooooooood too, if you ask me! everything full of flavor, crispy, spicy, fresh, mrrrrau!
When I traveled in Colombia I fell in love with arepas. They’re little grilled cornmeal discs of deliciousness filled with hmm, whatever you like (cheese is my favorite)! They’re a quintessential street food, and now that I told you about them I wish I had a couple in my paws right now.
MOLE NEGRO OAXAQUEÑO! Es lo mejor de todo el mundo!
When I left Malaysia to start college in the States I found myself drawn to Latino culture. Everything about the importance of family, language, and food reminded me of home. I love Mexican food as it really reminds me of food from home even though it seems very different on the surface. My favorite has to be posole rojo, I love eating it with rice (it’s the Asian in me!), even though it’s usually served with tortillas.
My grandmas stacked enchiladas w/ a fried egg on top! Oh, and a margarita on the side of course!
I love shredded chicken tacos with homemade tortillas. Yummy
Churros!
Grilled chicken quesadillas with some sour ceam on top. Mmmmm
I love enchiladas verdes.
Piping hot, homemade chiles rellenos!
Enchiladas! :)
Definitely tortillas – it’s the simple pleasures.
Tough call! I love tortillas right off the griddle with butter and salsa. I love guac, because, I mean, unless you’re allergic to avocado, who doesn’t? AND I reaaally love pollo a la crema. Oh, man. So rich, so flavorful. Mmm. I’ll go with pollo a la crema for the win. :)
Chicken Fajitas!!!
It has to be a tie between mole and adobada tacos….yum!
I love guacamole and chips or a nice chicken burrito with mole sauce.
I would have to say one of my favs is carnitas with pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole in a warm tortilla. Yummmmm
Guacamole!
I looove chicken fajitas especially if they are sizzling right in front of me.
Flan! I love desserts!
Guacamole is my absolute favorite!!
Flautas!!
Love fish tacos. My favorite are at the Bull and the Bear in Chicago.
Tacos de cachete – beef cheek tacos from a dirty stall on a Mexico City street corner.
simple grilled corn with lime and mayo dressing. with a margarita on the side ;)
mole poblano
Chilaquiles with a fried egg or two for breakfast.
Deep, dark mole over chicken or a blue corn tamale.
Chilaquiles or tamales or mole or all three!
Chilaquiles!
My favorite is definitely chicken enchiladas. Love them smothered with smokey red sauce and cheese. Yum yum yum!!!
I really love a good real mexican taco! (the small kind with queso fresco, not what you’d get at a tex mex place)
Carnitas!
Ceviche! I absolutely love the sharp citrus, warm, rounded fatty fish, and crunch of onion. It’s the most refreshing in summer but for whatever reason I can eat it year-round.
A dish I’ve only found at one restaurant in Ohio (that is now, sadly, closed, and replaced with cookie-cutter Tex-Mex): “Lomo adobado con hongos y queso.” They didn’t provide a translation, but it was spicy pork with mushrooms and cheese, served with cilantro and a half a lime. So simple, although I have a feeling the spice blend in the adobo was somewhat complex. I’ve never been able to replicate the exact flavor, or the quality of the cheese, or even the texture of the meat. And I guess I never will.
The menu contained things like tongue and tripe and whole fish, and a molcajete dish that was also sublime, but the lomo adobado was the stand-out. The last time I had it, it was made by a cook unfamiliar with the recipe and was overcooked and lacking the cheese, and then I never had it again because restaurants like that don’t last long around here.
Chile Relleno, the perfect balance of flavors, soft comforting interior contrast with the crispy light external coating.
Chille Rellenos!
Huevos Rancheros!!
Boring Bean Burritos….also Veggie Quesedilla
churros and all their sweet sugary cinnamontastic wonderment and glory
Anything thats hot and spicy and covered with cheesy goodness
Taco salad please
italian food please!
What is your favorite Mexican food? I love fajitas made with fresh veggies, quac, lettuce and homemade torts. It’s just amazing any time of the year and it’s always good. But a gold margarita with no salt does make the fajitas much tastier. It could be the lime or it could be the Grand Marnier and tequila, but it just seems to bring out the flavors of the veggies.
Salsa
Tamales tamales tamales! My family makes them every year for Christmas, but I could eat them all year long!
It’s tough to pick a favorite Mexican dish – so many are my favorites! I would have to say enchiladas! Would love a copy of this book.
I’m not much of a bean person, but refried beans, I love!
as a vegetarian it can be a challenge having mole sauce
but with taste spotting i’ve been able to make various vegetarian mole dishes
Homemade salsa! I could easily polish off a jar if left to my own devices :)
For a treat – Chile Rellenos. For daily, anything with a tomatillo sauce.
Masa and pinto beans!
Super fresh Guacamole with LOTS of onion and tomato in it! Yum!
Never tasted a margarita, but would love to. I much more like to make tortillas on my own for TACO TUESDAY or every other day ! :)
Anything with a corn tortilla. Mexican is the best gluten free food ever. Guacamole, carnitas, enchiladas. It’s all yummy!
In my part of Chicago, vendors walk up & down the streets ringing little bells & pushing carts filled with fresh, steaming elotes, doused in cheese & cayenne. They’re the best thing in the world on a summer evening!
Albondigas—especially when the weather gets cold. There’s something about it that is just like a warm blanket.
Chile Verde chicken burrito or my son’s Korean soft tacos. A little fusion.
Enchiladas, fresh, home-made-from-scratch guacamole, and margaritas, made properly, as cocktails, not long-drinks!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE empanadas and guacamole!
I’ll let this post explain it for me ;) Enjoy as much as my craving right now! <3 http://www.muybuenocookbook.com/2012/01/my-first-rosca-de-reyes/
Without a doubt, fressh scallop and shrimp ceviche is my #1 Mexican craving!
Good red rice and refried beans.
My favorite Mexican food rotates every few months but right now I am on a Tongue Burrito or “Burrito de Lengua” kick. I love how inexpensive yet delicious the cut of meat is and how versatile it is. I love Mexican flavors because of how simple and fresh they are and the fact that you can put delicious dishes together very affordably!
Hard to pick just one. I guess I’ll chile verde wins.
A good salsa. I’ll eat plain and sneak it from the fridge with a spoon if its a really good fresh one.
My favorite Mexican dish is champandongo, similar to what we call Mexican lasagna. Layers of tortilla, beef, mole sauce, and cheese. To die for!
Fish tacos on corn tortillas with fresh pico de gallo salsa and a glass of horcata. Yes, I go to my local taqueria at least once a week…
I love carnitas!
fresh fruit salsa. mango, pineapple, peach…….
mmm Chilaquiles…. mmmm
My most favorite (I adore all Mexican food!) is Shitake Mushroom cheese Quesadilla then Fajitas
I’ve always loved chile rellenos. They’re not that easy to make and ofter done poorly at many mexican restaurants but the good ones are divine. My favorites are at Tahona in Boulder, Colorado and Chile Verde in Denver, Colorado.
Cheers!
Chicken (or turkey) Mole. Love it and cannot get enough of it. I’d never try making for myself, though.
Tacos al pastor. Yum!!!
Fresh guacamole!!
If I could only have one Mexican food for the rest of my life, it would be chips and guacamole! It is so simple, so easy, and SO delicious!
Enchiladas – with a tun of beans. =)
quesadillas–I lived off them in college!
I absolutely adore Mexican food-so fresh and it just dances in your mouth! Any kind of moles,rellenos,salsa or ceviche drives me crazy, and I wouldn’t turn down tacos, tamales or fajitas, either. I’d love to have the book for my growing collection . ;)
chicken tortilla soup is my favourite :-)
Mole Mole Mole!!! Can’t get enough varieties!!
Gaucamole no tomatoes, with jicama chips. Mmmmmm!!
What is your favorite Mexican food?
MACHACA BURRRRRITOS!!!!!
I love fresh corn tortillas with chorizo, lime, and cilantro!
Veggie burritos with homemade tortillas, hands downnnn.
I love all mexican food but my favorites are Fajitas and Guacamoles!
I crave for that book!! Hope to be lucky!
Carnitas, with a extra splash of lime, wrapped in a warm corn tortilla. The flavors are like zing!, mmm, nom
Tamales!
Gorditas. The real deal, not the shameful Taco Bell version. I like mine stuffed with meat, cheese, veggies, guacamole, salsa.. basically anything I can get my hands on! ^-^
My favorite is Mexican hot chocolate or horchata, for sure!! Love the blog (want the cookbook)!
Chicken Tortilla Soup……mmmmmmm good!
Beans of any kind – black or pinto, although I grew up with pinto! Oh, and posole too. But beans are still my favorite!
I love posole.
Enchiladas
Guacamole for sure…..the best!
I love mexican refried beans!
I love plain old carne asada tacos! I load them up with cilantro, jalapeños, onions, and a squeeze of lime. Sometimes a little tomatillo sauce or diced avocado for some variety but pretty much any way makes me a happy girl :)
Tasty refried beans and handmade guacamole! Plus, toasted tortillas.
tacos con pollo
Whats not to love?! Its all muy bueno!
Tamales, chilequies, empanadas, tacos, everything!
Now im craving Mexican!
burritos!
I have so many, from chicken tinga to almost anything with chile poblanos, and mole. To select one I have to say … tortilla soup. No, it is pozole. :)
My favorite Mexican food is Ceviche!
Tacos el Pastor! Yum!
Chile Rellanos!
Chili Rellenos!
HOT & SPICY FAJITAS & EMPANADAS!!!!
Crispy carnitas tacos with ghost chile threads, mmmmmmmm.
As a Korean married to a Mexican.. my absolutely favorite Mexican food is my mil’s cooking! No one makes food like her, from her chicken pozole, her yummy abondigas soup, to her christmas tamales!! Let me wipe the drool as I say her homemade salsa is the best! I have never ventured in making Mexican food myself, but I would sure love to try! :)
My favorite at the moment is fire roasted whole poblanos stuffed with shredded chicken/queso fresco folded with a cooked down onion, garlic, tomato, cinnamon rice mixture..served on a pile of garlic refried beans
Fat Tire® Braised Carnitas Tacos with Fat Tire® Chavelas
via The Culinary Chronicles ( www.http://theculinarychronicles.com )
Amazingly awesome!!!
I love, love, love Mexican food! My favorite would be gooey, cheesy chicken enchiladas. Black beans with rice and a homemade pico de gallo.
I want one! So interested in making my own tacos.
Chunky and spicy guacamole!
Enchiladas! :)
I love cheese enchiladas with lots of lettuce and tomatoes!
Migas! Or Texan fusion brisket tacos.
I love fajitas!
Carnitas!
I love authentic Mexican, New Mexican and sometimes even Tex Mex. I think my favorite (if I have to choose) would be a good tamale.
I wouldn’t miss a chance to enjoy a good bowl of guacamole!
Steamy hot tamales!
carnitas!! mmm the right way, braised in lard slow in the oven. comes out all super tender…then broiled till it gets a little crisp then shred it and make tacos outta them. some salt, pico de gayo, and lemon wedge and im in heaven. of course, just on the rare since its sooo unhealthy for ya hah.
My Mom’s tamales, and nope we are not native but 30 years ago a neighbor taught her to make the BEST tamales! Huevos Rancheros, tacos, burritos, sopapillas!!! etc.. etc… YUMMMY
I love being able to mix up different flavours, so I have to go with tortillas!!
…and because I couldn’t live without avocados, guacamole has to be on this list as well :)
I live in Texas. Mexican food is required. :) You can’t really pick a favorite. Warm, handmade tortillas, fresh guacamole, pico de gallo, cheesy enchiladas. I do love it when hatch chiles are used to only enhance the Mexican food! Delicious!
Quesadillas
Chilaquiles! Muy deliciouso! :)
I can’t pick just one – a margarita with chips and guacamole followed by some tacos. Muy bueno indeed!
I love posole, carnitas, guacamole, and mole. Mexican food is the best!
al pastor tacos. especially from tacos leos!
I could eat guacamole every single day…on everything.
I have to pick just one favorite? Seriously? I love Mexican. there used to be this dish I ordered all the time when we lived in Missouri Pollo Cancun. It was amazing! Chicken, shrimp, mushrooms and pico de gallo….yum!
Delish:
Lemme preface this by saying I’ve NEVER won anything in my entire life!
My favorite Mexican dish is Salma Hayek, ahahaha. Just kidding. My favorite Mexican food is sesos (cow brains). Seriously.
BTW, I love to sneak in right under the wire.
Tacos de chicharron y calabacitas con queso fresco
Chilaquiles are my all the favorite!