Rick Bayless is chef of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo in Chicago, creator of Frontera gourmet foods, cookbook author and host of Mexico - One Plate at a Time.

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Cookbooks by Rick Bayless

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Mexican Everyday
By Rick Bayless with Deann Groen Bayless (W.W. Norton & Company, 2005)
Color photographs by Christopher Hirsheimer

Rick Bayless understands that preparing the bold flavors of Mexican food requires more time than most of us have for weeknight dinners. His latest cookbook is filled with recipes for fresh, delicious, nutritional meals that take less than 30 minutes to make.

336 pages. Color photographs throughout.

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Rick & Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures
by Rick Bayless and Lanie Bayless with Deann Groen Bayless (Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2004) Photographs by Christopher Hirsheimer

Rick Bayless and teenage daughter Lanie have created this unique book—part comfort food compendium, part travelogue—filled with stories of growing up in a food-centric home and simple, easy recipes of the dishes they love to share with family and friends.

232 pages. Color photographs throughout.

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Mexico—One Plate at a Time
by Rick Bayless, JeanMarie Brownson and Deann Groen Bayless (Scribner, Fall 2000)

The foremost authority of Mexican cooking in America delivers his most user-friendly cookbook yet. Rick Bayless offers a timely exploration of Mexican cuisine in a unique and accessible format.

Companion to the 26-part Public Television Series

32 pages of color and 120 black-and-white photographs throughout.


SRP $35.00
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Salsas That Cook: Using Classic Salsas To Enliven Our Favorite Dishes
by Rick Bayless with JeanMarie Brownson and Deann Groen Bayless (Simon & Schuster 1998)

Rick Bayless has captured the simple truths for transforming readily available produce into bowls of the complex full flavors we enjoy. The lively flavors of Mexico transcend the traditional kitchen, working their vibrant magic on dishes we know and love.

24 pages of color photography of finished dishes

SRP $18.00
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Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen
by Rick Bayless with Deann Groen Bayless and JeanMarie Brownson (Scribner 1996)

Rick Bayless provides the inspirations and guidance that home cooks have needed to translate the heart of this world-class cuisine to everyday cooking.

Winner of the Cookbook of the Year at the 1996 IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Awards.

24 pages of color photography of finished dishes

SRP $35.00
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Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico
by Rick Bayless with Deann Groen Bayless (William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1987)

The complete and easy-to-use compendium of our southern neighbor’s cooking. It’s a book that joins the fundamentals of the Mexican kitchen with the culture that discovered and created them.

SRP $30.00
OUR PRICE: $25.00

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