The Mexican Home Kitchen: Over 75 Traditional Home-Style Recipes That Capture the Flavors and Memories of Mexico

• Caldo de Pollo (Mexican chicken soup)
• Tacos de Bistec (steak tacos)
• Carnitas (tender, crispy pork)
• Albondigas (Mexican meatballs)
• Tamales (both savory and sweet)
• Enchiladas (both red and green sauces)
• Mole Poblano (one of the most classic and popular moles)
• Nopales (recipes made with cactus paddles)
• Empanadas (beef and cheese filled)
• Chiles Rellenos (stuffed and fried poblano peppers)
• Pozole (both red and green versions)
• Camarones en Chipotle (deviled shrimp)
• Salsa Taquera (salsa for tacos)
• Pastel de Tres Leches (a luscious and moist cake that’s a Mexican favorite)
• Buñuelos (crispy dough fritters coated in sugar)
• Aguas Frescas (horchata, hibiscus, and tamarind flavors)
• and much more!

Mely Martínez started her blog, Mexico in My Kitchen, in 2008 for her teenage son, hoping that someday he will use it to recreate the Mexican food his mom made for the family. Mely was born and raised in the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas, and started helping in the kitchen at a very young age, since she was the oldest daughter of eight children. She and her siblings spent summers at her grandmother’s farm in the state of Veracruz, where part of the daily activities included helping to grind corn for making masa and gathering firewood for the woodburning stove. At the age of twenty, Mely moved to southern Mexico, where she worked as a teacher. This job gave her the opportunity to travel to all the states in the Yucatán Peninsula, and enjoy their excellent and unique cuisine. Throughout the years, she lived in other states in Mexico, and has traveled to most of them. By now, she had moved more than twenty times! Mely enjoys cooking classic meals that are eaten every day in Mexico, and sharing them with her followers around the world. Her recipes are created from knowledge gained throughout her studies, travels, and life experiences. She lives in Dallas, Texas.