Hispanic Heritage Month cookbooks and food centered stories

This list has a modest amount of books for a medium sized display. I've included cookbooks that focus on Latin American cuisine (this ranges from North to South America and includes the Caribbean). I also included cookbooks authored by Latinx authors/cooks and added some fun adult fic that has a backdrop of cooking and food.

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Book cover for "Trejo's tacos"
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4 stars
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The actor and L.A. restaurateur shares his favorite--and badass--recipes for bold, fun, and versatile Mexican dishes along with stories about his lifelong love of food in a cookbook that's symbolic of L.A.'s vibrant Latino culture.
Book cover for "Provecho"
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4.3 stars
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"100 plant-based Mexican recipes to transform normally meat-heavy dishes into vegan celebrations of family and home"--
Book cover for "The food of Oaxaca"
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"In The Food of Oaxaca, chef Alejandro Ruiz introduces home cooks to the vibrant foods of his home state--"the culinary capital of Mexico" (CNN)--with more than 50 recipes both ancestral and original. Divided into three parts, the book covers the traditional dishes of the region, where Ruiz grew up; the cuisine of the Oaxacan coast, where he spent many years; and the food he serves today at his acclaimed restaurant, Casa Oaxaca. Here are rustic recipes...
Book cover for "The food lab"
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4.3 stars
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"As Serious Eats's culinary nerd-in-residence, J. Kenji López-Alt has pondered [how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it] and more. In [this book], Kenji focuses on the science behind beloved American dishes, delving into the interactions between heat, energy, and molecules that create great food. Kenji shows that often, conventional methods don't work that well,...
Book cover for "Islas"
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"In this deliciously groundbreaking cookbook, Von Diaz travels across oceans and nations to honor island cooking in over 125 recipes organized by their ancestral cooking techniques. These techniques, among the oldest known to humanity, enable people to make delicious food with limited ingredients, often without modern tools or electricity"--
Book cover for "With the fire on high"
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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef.