‘Mexican Everyday’ fresh and healthful

“Cooking with Rick Bayless’ latest book, Mexican Everyday (W.W. Norton & Co., $29.95) written with Deann Groen Bayless, feels a lot like jamming with your best buddies in the basement on a Sunday afternoon. You lay down a little melody, a little harmony, a few variations on the theme, and before you know it, you’ve got a song. Or, if you’re with jeans-clad Bayless, a humble but authentic and tasty Mexican dish.

In his sixth cookbook, Bayless — who has a show about Mexican cooking on public television — focuses on foods from the perimeter of the grocery store: fresh greens, peppers, fruit, cheese, meat and seafood. The goal, he says, is to encourage Americans to discover not just the festive dishes prepared for celebrations, but the basic yet flavor-packed ways Mexican cooks feed their families every day.”

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