The Buen Provecho Book Author:Patricia Juana Merrill Marquez A fun and unique Mexican Cookbook that explores the exceptional significance Mexican food and cooking has on Mexico and its people, its traditions and its history. This book is not only about recipes. The Buen Provecho Book is also about the psyche of the Mexicans, and about understanding that essential nature through their food and their cookin... more »g. What is presented comes from the voice of the people, and is offered as light reading for the purpose of amusement, as well as for learning. Over the course of 227 full color pages, this one of a kind book will immerse you deep into the Mexican customs and character. The Buen Provecho Book breaks down and explains over 470 Mexican everyday cooking and food sayings, incites your appetite and cooking skills through 239 Mexican food recipes, and captivates the eye via stunning photos of recipes, ingredientes, and culture. Mexican culture makes reference to its food, since for them its food is as colorful, delicious and spicy as life itself. The sayings presented in The Buen Provecho Book give a certain insight to Mexican culture and its playfulness, advice, warnings, jealousy, irony, criticism, joy and pain. Some of the sayings are refined, and some of them are certainly not! Yet, still, they define Mexico. To deny them would be to deny very spirit and soul of Mexicans; their strengths and their weaknesses. This book is not only about recipes. The Buen Provecho Book is also about the psyche of the Mexicans, and about understanding that psyche a bit more through their food. What is presented comes from the voice of the people, and is offered as light reading for the purpose of amusement, as well as for learning« less