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120+ recipes my mother never wrote down. Measured at last.

(La Cocina de Bertha)
Every mother recipe, with the exact measures, so it comes out right the first time.
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The same link goes to your inbox, so you can open it again any night you cook.

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The honest math

Nobody adds up what "I don't know what to cook" actually costs. So here is a typical month, priced the way it really happens.

The tired-night way

  • Takeout, twice a week$25 to $40 a night
  • Boxed dinner kits$8 to $12 a box
  • Jarred salsa and sauces$5, never as good
  • Rotisserie chicken, used once$9, half thrown out
  • Groceries bought with no planwasted every week
A typical month$250 and up

Bertha's kitchen

  • Rice, beans, masa, the basea few dollars a meal
  • One chicken, plannedthree dinners
  • Salsas from scratchpennies a jar
  • A week planned on one listnothing wasted
  • The knowing of howthis book
The same monthfar less, and it tastes like Sunday

Your numbers will differ. The point does not: one skipped takeout night pays for the book.

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Real pages from the real book. This is exactly what opens on your phone while you cook. The type is set big on purpose.

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Page 201: albóndigas in chipotle broth. Ingredients, measures, method, and what to do if it went wrong.
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Page 263: chilaquiles rojos, from yesterday\u2019s stale tortillas. Nothing in this kitchen is wasted.
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Page 141: caldo de res, and the cheap cut that makes it taste like a holiday.
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Page 346: from El Recetario at the back: every recipe on its own card, made to print.

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What's Inside

Twenty-seven chapters and 120+ recipes. Every one with the exact measures, numbered steps, the reason under each step, and an honest "if it went wrong" so you know how to save it.

And that is a fraction of it. Twenty-seven chapters, 551 pages, every recipe with its exact measures.

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Bertha's Cookbook
(La Cocina de Bertha)
Bertha's Cookbook
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"I love you! You remind me of my family. I really needed this. Thank you"

Holly, SC · verified buyer
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"I have been wanting to try to make birria. I followed your instructions and it is amazing. I follow your YouTube channel and follow along with your cookbook."

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"Very good! Love your book. Certainly has its place in my library."

Ramon, TX · verified buyer
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"I am now 60 years old and I have been cooking in a different style my entire life. I am fascinated by where the ingredients come from, the history behind them, and the techniques behind each and every dish. Above all else I do not want my diners to tell me, hey, nice food there. I want my diners to say, oh my lord what have you done here, this is the most amazing thing I have ever tasted. Your books have given me even more inspiration, concepts and ideas to feed into my own cooking. I have purchased the three book series. I seriously appreciate you."

Lee, FL · verified buyer
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"Absolutely a wonderful, well done, and very proud to have a copy. Great Christmas present. Thank you Bertha."

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"My wife started reading it as soon as it arrived. She loves it. Thank you."

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"I love my book. Thank you so much."

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"Love your book! We made picadillo and tasted just like my mom's! Great memories."

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"I bought this book simply on the strength of the basic beans recipe. They were the best beans I have ever made! Can't wait to dig more deeply into this book."

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"Outstanding made the Verde salsa and wow won my family. I discovered Mexican food while in the military. I haven't had a good meal since until today."

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"I love the layout and can't decide what to make first, street tacos I think, which was the episode I was watching when I ordered the book"

Suzanne, AZ · verified buyer
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"I am from El Paso and your shows remind me of when I grew up. Everything in your cookbook is exactly how I was taught to do it by my friends parents and the amazing Lady's that would come from Juarez or Chihuahua. Thank you for reminding me of a part of my childhood that was so loving and gave me so much joy"

Robin, TX · verified buyer
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"I like the book. All things so far are spot on. Not only in the kitchen but in how we conduct ourselves in life!"

Bryan, AZ · verified buyer
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"I have been watching your videos and love them! I just had to get your cook book too. Your recipes are great for someone like me, retired, on a fixed income looking for cheaper ways to cook and not starve. Thank you for sharing your cooking knowledge."

Robert, MO · verified buyer
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"Bought Bertha's Cookbook. LOVED her writing style and her recipes and tips are awesome. Love how she explains WHY, rather than just telling what to do. Decided to go back and purchase her Cleaning and Knowing books as well. Thanks Bertha for practical, useful and entertaining information."

Kris, VA · verified buyer
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"It brings me back to learning to cook with my grandmother (different heritage but same kind and helpful advice). My husband is Hispanic and I wanted to recreate some authentic dishes from his childhood. Bertha keeps it simple and warm."

Janet, TX · verified buyer
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"I haven't even gotten to the recipes yet and I love it! Can't wait to get into it. Thank you, Bertha. You and your mom are so much appreciated."

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"Thank you for your wonderful videos and recipes. I love your down to earth authentic style and look forward to your videos each week!"

Kelly, CA · verified buyer
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"Ever since my childhood, my memories of my grandmother's cooking has been one of my fondest. Your recipes have reopened those memories and I now am undertaking the pleasure of cooking on my own some of those famous dishes that have lived in my memories. Thank you very much for your book."

Michael, WY · verified buyer
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"Amazing videos, Bertha, and an amazing collection of yummy recipes. I love it. Thank you."

Bart, CO · verified buyer
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"Thank you for my printed book. I love it and have used it on 3 different items already and discovered your Mother taught you the best traditions and methods in cooking. You are gifted."

Debra, CO · verified buyer
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"I purchased your cookbook yesterday because I want to learn how to cook authentic Mexican food. I made rice and beans for the first time without “packets”, and it came out perfectly. Thank you so much for “the knowing”."

Tyler, CA · verified buyer
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"I received the printed book! A million thanks, my mom will be thrilled. I have already shared your beans and salsa with her. She has even been watching you on YouTube (she is 83)."

Heather, CA · verified buyer
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"I received the book. I have read the first pages and will start reading chapter one to four. I am enjoying it so far and it has reminded me of when I lived in Mexico as a child. Looking forward to cooking with you."

Patricia, ID · verified buyer
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"I love your writing style. It feels like a mother's love."

Kirk, TX · verified buyer
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"Love it! Thank you for taking the time to share your mom with us."

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"I made the refried beans and rice. My husband loved it, he did not think the beans would be good but he was delighted! I will love learning these recipes. Thank you, Bertha!"

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"Great book, she made a hard copy for me. Great person, would recommend. Great videos."

Rick, WA · verified buyer
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"Hola Berta, mi familia es de Tonaya, entre Cd. Guzmán y El Grullo, al sur de Guadalajara. Muchísimas gracias, muchos recuerdos de mi mamá y mis tías."

Luis, CO · verified buyer
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"Made my first pot of beans. They were fantastic."

Michael, AZ · verified buyer
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"I love your book!!! I really feel you talking to me, guiding me. Thanks so much!"

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"I love your youtube videos on cooking and that was what led me to buying your book. I have only begun reading the book, but I love how your personality comes shining through."

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"You put a lot of work into it. I appreciate your effort and look forward to making some of the food that I love at a fraction of the cost that I have been paying at restaurants."

Christopher, OK · verified buyer
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"I truly love everything I have read so far. I have read all the chapters before I have started on the recipes. Your mom was such a smart lady to teach you and let you carry on the tradition of how to cook frugally and never waste. Thank you Bertha, you are a treasure!"

Michael, TN · verified buyer
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"I am really enjoying this cookbook! It has so many great tips and wonderful recipes. It is definitely worth the money, and I highly recommend it!"

Katrina, CA · verified buyer
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"All the people who loved me as a child have now passed. Bertha's books bring my abuelita's love back to life. Thank you."

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"I am already employing the five rules when I cook. Can't wait to integrate your mother's wonderful cultural cooking expertise in my kitchen."

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"The book has most definitely earned its place! Insightful Mexican cooking wisdom combined with well written, time tested recipes. Undoubtably the best Mexican cookbook I own."

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"Love the book, I'm learning so much! I've always loved good authentic Mexican food, so lucky to have experienced it all my life with my Mexican friends growing up in Pueblo CO, but now I can prepare it myself! So grateful, thank you Bertha!"

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"I am really excited about this, Bertha. You are a real treasure."

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"I got your cookbook and have been reading the first chapters. I can hardly wait to try the recipes. I grew up with the packages, and I look forward to cooking the authentic Mexican way."

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"I could never get the rice right enough for mi esposo. Now my rice is his favorite, even more than his mother's. I am going to tell my friends and family about your book."

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"Hola Bertha. I just purchased all 3 books but I have watched many of your videos. Thank you."

Ann Marie J. · verified buyer
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"I use your first name as I feel we are first cousins after reading your book. You have brought back so many memories that I thought were long gone, not only for me but for my older sister too."

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"Just got the cookbook yesterday and the beans came out the way I remembered from my abuelita's ranch in Mexico. Love it!"

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"My daughter-in-law and I have bonded over your demos. My family is German, Irish and Jewish, all working blue collar, and we lived on soups and stews and bread and butter. You feel like home to me."

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"I lived most of my adult life in Texas and came to love my Hispanic neighbors and friends. You are the type of mother I wish I had had, a straight shooter who tells you what you need to hear, said with love."

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"I did not grow up with a mother or grandmother who taught me anything about cooking or housework. I have watched hundreds of videos like yours, but none of them made me feel so capable and loved."

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"Bertha, you are an inspiration. Thank you for putting your wisdom in these books!"

Diana M. · verified buyer
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"Thank you for writing these down and passing them along to our home. We are on the road to better meals and looking forward to using your home cleaning techniques!"

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"Your carne asada recipe smells and tastes like what I remember from extended family cookouts in my childhood. The flavors, the theory and the techniques in your book are exactly what I was seeking."

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"I started with beans and homemade salsa on YouTube. After that I had to have the book!"

Michelle C. · verified buyer
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"I am relearning a lot of things I had forgotten. Thank you for the basics."

Lynnelle · verified buyer
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"Thank you for making this possible. It means a lot to me to be able to share this with my mother. I placed the order last night with tears of joy."

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"I love that you reminded me of using my sense of smell, eyes and ears to guide me through my cooking. I am grateful to your mother and to you for passing these lessons on."

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"I have been cooking Mexican dishes my entire life. I was raised in Texas and learned that hot is not a spice."

Deb · verified buyer
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"Very impressed with the information. Some of the recipes remind me of my mother's cooking."

Daniel · verified buyer
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"I'm enjoying the trip down memory lane. Most of my early food memories are from early Saturday mornings in my Grandma's kitchen."

Maxine · verified buyer
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"Authentic, very practical. You set the record straight on how to cook Mexican right."

Steven · verified buyer
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"Excellent book, very detailed"

Florence · verified buyer
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"I appreciate you so much, gently letting us know the error of the ways we learned, and teaching us the correct, best, old ways of doing things. My rice will never be sticky; my beans will never be gross; and, most importantly, I can understand the 'why' of all of it."

Verified buyer · verified buyer
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"I believe the cookbook will be valuable to my daughter and me. I will be following it completely and doing more recipes."

Ida, Oklahoma · verified buyer
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"I've made your salsa recipe and I love it. It's a flavor I've never tasted. I also tried your trick for getting smells out of my kitchen towels and that worked too. Your book is great."

Alesia, UT · verified buyer
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"Many many thanks, Bertha. I wish other businesses would be just as friendly and easy as it is to work with you. Muchas gracias, Señora Bertha."

Antonio, WA · verified buyer
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"Love it. It is easy to follow recipes. I love your personal input. I have recommended your books to my family and friends."

Judy, Illinois · verified buyer
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"I made your Salsa with the end of the season tomatoes and peppers in my garden. It is wonderful."

Jill M. · verified buyer
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"I can't put the books down (I bought all three!). I am so grateful to you for sharing your mama's wisdom. I am now, as you forewarned, obsessed with applying the wisdom and principles from your books. Highly, highly recommend!"

Teri, AK · verified buyer
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"I've only made one recipe, frijoles, and they were great! I'm enjoying reading all the reasons for cooking things the way you do."

Becky, California · verified buyer
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"I love this book with all the helpful do and don't tips. Your book takes me back to wonderful childhood memories when we ate as a family."

Antonio, Washington · verified buyer
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"I am thrilled to be learning how to cook authentic Mexican food. Your book and videos are so helpful and thorough!"

Paula, MO · verified buyer
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"The book is fantastic and brings back childhood memories from my bisabuela. Thank you for sharing your recipes."

Rochelle, MD · verified buyer
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"These books are like a trip back to my childhood, especially the cookbook. I cannot recommend her books more highly. They are a wealth of lessons learned at her mama's and abuelita's elbows. Truly a treasure."

Margaret, WA · verified buyer
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"I love Mexican food. I knew how to make the rice but different than yours. Can't wait to try it."

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"I could not love this more! I'm not ready for tamales but someday I will be brave. I expect I will find this useful and loveable for many years."

Victoria, CA · verified buyer
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"I made the frijol this morning, and wow, mucho mejor! I followed your instructions al pie de la letra. They are delicious, I am very happy."

Michal, TX · verified buyer
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"I love listening to you. You explain better than any I have heard. I can't wait for my books."

Debra, CA · verified buyer
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"After watching many of her videos I hear every word when I read her cookbook. I'll be making her rice and salsa this weekend. Can't wait!"

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"I love the cookbook. I've been doing a lot of reading of the recipes. I share the information of the cookbook with family and friends."

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"Love the cookbook! It reminds me of the great food I enjoyed as a gringa growing up in Oak Cliff in Dallas, Texas in the 1970's. The storytelling in the book feels like home."

Lisa, Texas · verified buyer
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"My mom loved her gift! She is 82, so I printed the whole cookbook and put it in 2 binders. She made your salsa, the one that you cook, and your beans and both were absolutely amazing! She is going to make both again this weekend to go with carnitas!"

Roman R. · verified buyer
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"I have made the chile verde, the salsa roja and the rice. It all turned out exactly as you said it would if we follow the rules."

Aurora · verified buyer
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"I am another woman who was scared of dried peppers. I was familiar with ancho but not the others, and I was glad to learn the leathery texture and fruity smell were correct. I was raised in south Texas and I miss real Mexican food with all my heart. The taste of peppers, not the heat but the taste, is what I missed most, and I am able to taste it again."

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"It reminds me of the great food I enjoyed as a gringa growing up in Oak Cliff in Dallas in the 1970s. The storytelling woven into the recipes feels like home."

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"Me encantan las recetas y consejos que comparte con nosotros. Mi madre me enseño muchas de las cosas que usted nos enseña con sus libros. Gracias."

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"I absolutely love your recipes. I have made your salsas and beans so far. My husband says when I make your beans, the house smells like his grandmother’s house and brings back so many fond memories."

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"I especially like the why we do this explanations, and the reminder that time is as important as the ingredients in a recipe."

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"I made a pot of pintos and a pot of black beans following your recipe and they were the best beans I have ever made."

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"Finally, a real Mexican cookbook."

Michael · verified buyer
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"The depth of knowledge and cultural history make this book a true treasure. Thank you."

Adrian, California · verified buyer
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"Your book is awesome. I have enjoyed all the yummy food and I can't wait to get started. Best money I spent in a long time!"

Bill · verified buyer
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"I bought both books. I have made frijoles de olla and the Mother Sauce, which I add to my beans when I warm them up. Yum!"

Lisa · verified buyer
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"I've already made the beans and they were delicious. Now I want to try the arroz rojo."

Bob · verified buyer
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"Thank you for sharing how to cook authentic Mexican food."

Angela, California · verified buyer
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"There is a lot of useful information in the book. I have already cooked beans your way, it really made a difference. Thank you."

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"I've cooked the pork chops that you suggested I buy and was amazed. I've cooked them differently for 30 years and always blamed the butcher as to why they were dry."

Judy, Texas · verified buyer
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"There is so much information about the philosophy and history behind Mexican cooking. I haven't even read any recipes yet, and the writing style makes it fun to read. Excellent book!"

Michael · verified buyer
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"I had an old friend, she died 30 years ago. She left before I realized I didn't pay enough attention to her while she was cooking, so for thirty years I have been doing it wrong. Thank you for helping me cook it right again."

Randle, Colorado · verified buyer
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"I used to live in Southern California and I miss good Mexican food, homemade corn tortillas. I began cooking some Mexican food at my home in Upstate New York. I want to surprise my son-in-law someday with a real homecooked Mexican meal."

Leslie, New York · verified buyer
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"This is like getting your cocina training from your abuelita. Even if you're an old Scots/Irish person."

Margy, Washington · verified buyer
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"I love to cook and your recipes are authentic and amazing! After watching your videos on beans and salsa I can't wait to get started and start cooking your way."

Royce, Texas · verified buyer
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"Thank you so much Bertha for sharing your wealth of practical and very helpful advice and tips on so many topics. I purchased all 3 of your books and I'm so glad I did! Well worth the purchase price!"

Deena, Oklahoma · verified buyer
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"I love her writing, and the recipes are excellent!"

Melissa, Washington · verified buyer
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"We are reading and making your recipes. My sisters made cookbooks of both my paternal and maternal abuelas."

Richard, Texas · verified buyer
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"I am really enjoying the book and it arrived in great condition. It is like a Chilton's for the kitchen."

Lois · verified buyer
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"These books are going to be worth every penny! So much wisdom, money saving and healthier eating! I am still reading and learning!"

Sandee, Oklahoma · verified buyer
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"I love the paragraph on page 21 that starts There is no boardroom of villains. So true. So succinct. So clear. It is so easy to forget how ruled and manipulated we are by the supermarket shelf that works hard to convince us that that is all there is."

Mijal, Yucatan · verified buyer
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"Your cookbook and other YouTube videos are like having an abuela. A pretty good thing for a 70 plus year old gringo."

Charles, Virginia · verified buyer
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"I love it. I feel I can honor now my heritage and childhood memories and share it with my loved ones."

Daniel, Arizona · verified buyer
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"I have no doubt your book has earned its place. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me. I will treasure it and put it to use."

Peggy, Arkansas · verified buyer
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"Effectively presented, with just the right pinch of cultural savor."

Nando, Arizona · verified buyer
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"I just made the salsa roja asada for gameday chips and salsa. It is the best salsa, and easy and fast, I have ever tasted. I am going to have to make another batch because it is almost gone."

Megan · verified buyer
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"Truly authentic recipes, especially for making sauces and salsas. Your red chile enchilada sauce is superior to the canned varieties."

Ricardo, Arizona · verified buyer
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"It is great, Bertha. We love it."

Carter · verified buyer
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"We own lots of cookbooks and this is one of the best. Growing up in Albuquerque I ate a lot of Mexican and New Mexican food all my life and am enjoying the recipes. The writing style is entertaining."

Bill, New Mexico · verified buyer
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"Bertha worked with me to get a paperback copy of the book. Outstanding customer service! Three recipes in and I am very impressed. Lots of great stuff here to learn."

Ralph, Arizona · verified buyer
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"This is the traditional cook book I have been looking for!"

Tim, Utah · verified buyer
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"Your book has literally changed the way I cook. I have learned so much just in the few days since purchasing it."

Sharon, Michigan · verified buyer
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"I had to buy this because I love your videos. I hope to pass down these lessons to my daughters."

Tierza, Louisiana · verified buyer
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"I am loving the books so far. They are a great read and I will enjoy going through them all."

Carolyn, Virginia · verified buyer
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"I bought the book after watching your video on how to properly prepare beans. Thank you for sharing the wisdom."

Matthew, Washington · verified buyer
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"They remind me of my mom and how she cooked. I want to thank you for bringing her ways back to me."

Estela, Oregon · verified buyer
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"After seeing your YouTube videos and now reading your book I feel like you are in the room talking directly to me. I made the roasted corn, now on to the beans."

David, Arizona · verified buyer
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"I have not even made it to a recipe yet. This is more than a recipe book. When you buy the book you get wisdom and insight that goes beyond your kitchen."

Jason, Texas · verified buyer
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"You are a very dear lady, a true blessing, and I am grateful to God that you came up on my YouTube."

Kathleen, Wisconsin · verified buyer
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"It is great. My family loves the meals."

Michelle, Colorado · verified buyer
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"I love your honesty and plain speaking, and of course, the recipes and cooking advice."

Mijal, Texas · verified buyer
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"Because I was raised by a depression baby, I cannot waste anything. So I used the birria juice left over to season beans. It was awesome!"

John, Texas · verified buyer
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"Not quite round, not quite perfect, though pliable and delicious. We have tried to make them in the past, and even had a friend try to teach us, without success. The frijoles were top notch too."

Adam, Montana · verified buyer
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"The book is a treasure of real knowledge. Memories of my Grandmother, and Great Grandmother's practical Life Wisdom awaken."

Stephan, California · verified buyer
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"I loved learning ways to keep our Mexican heritage alive, but especially the whys of the way things were done. It gives me a great deal of inspiration while I am cooking."

Yvonne, California · verified buyer
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"Wonderful cookbook, my tortillas have greatly improved and the beans are muy delicioso."

Sue, Kentucky · verified buyer
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"I love the books. Great work. I cannot wait to make the pinto beans and tortillas."

Velma, Florida · verified buyer
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"This is more than just a cookbook. It is an ongoing conversation, like a supportive friend standing right beside you offering reassurance when you need it."

Hope, California · verified buyer
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"I am married to a Mexican man and I have visited Mexico many times. I appreciate you so much, because you have taught me more than my own mother."

Katherine · verified buyer
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"Me gusta mucho tu libro sobre Cocinando! The old ways are the best."

Merry · verified buyer
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"The wise words are priceless. I made a batch of beans your way and they were superb, the best that I've ever made."

Warren · verified buyer
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"You have become my new favorite channel on YouTube. You feel like family. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me."

Peggy · verified buyer
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"Your writing encapsulates all I love about Mexico."

Adam · verified buyer
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"I am absolutely loving these books! I feel like I have a far better understanding of the mamas and abuelitas. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and making us feel like we belong."

Angela · verified buyer
★★★★★

"So far I've made beans and rice and I have a grown daughter who has never liked either, that is until now! Both were so delicious that everyone wants me to make more soon."

Christy · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I love the authenticity of the writing and how all the recipes come alive."

Daniel · verified buyer
★★★★★

"These are the best pinto beans I have ever made! Thank you so much for sharing your valuable knowledge."

Sharon · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Easy to understand. I am looking forward to spending more time with your book this fall."

Janey · verified buyer
★★★★★

"My wife has been following the YouTube videos as Bertha prepares food, and has prepared several of the foods. The family has been very happy with them, so I purchased the cookbook as a gift for my wife."

Benjamin · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I'm so looking forward to these books. I am in Canada and I already know where I can shop for the dried chilies."

Andrea · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Very happy with my purchase"

Eddie · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I bought all three. I read through the cookbook first. I've successfully made flour tortillas and these were fluffy and pliable. Amazing!"

Tammy · verified buyer
★★★★★

"She watches your YouTube videos all the time and tries to write everything down that you say. Now she will not have to write anything down, because she will have your book."

Lupe · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I bought this just based on your video about mistakes not to make cooking beans. I look forward to learning more!"

Bob · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I have never cooked real Mexican, just Tex-Mex. After getting your book I am excited to start. I love how you put in recipes to use for the leftovers."

Megan · verified buyer
★★★★★

"The book has a ton of excellent information, more than I expected. I like it and will keep it."

Rudy · verified buyer
★★★★★

"We love your book and videos!"

Stacy · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I can never say thank you enough for your recipe book Bertha."

Sharon · verified buyer
★★★★★

"You have fixed my beans and rice already. Now I am redoing my pantry."

Robert · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Loved the videos. Love the Rules. Looking forward to trying the recipes."

Sam · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Love it!"

Terry · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I am loving this book! Mexican cooking is new to me, so the clear instructions are awesome. Plus, I am learning more about Mexican culture. Lots of good common sense in this book, as well as fun to read!"

Terrie · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I have really been enjoying reading your cookbook and am planning to read it all before attempting my first rice dish. You are a star in my book."

Pamela · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Just your approach to cooking beans was worth the price of the book. So simple but it has already made a huge difference. Your book has a permanent place in my library!"

Richard · verified buyer
★★★★★

"It brings back memories from the way my grandparents cooked. I sure missed their cooking."

Dorothy · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Love the book Bertha! The recipes are the type of old school charm I am always looking for."

Bruce · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I love this book. Best beans I ever made! Book is worth every penny, and I love Bertha too."

Greg · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I am cooking your beans today, and Tuesday I plan on doing Charro Beans. We ate these in San Antonio and I have been looking for a good recipe ever since."

Tonya · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I love your book. And you are right, nobody ever taught us and I wanted to know the right way."

Pamela · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Very nice how you took the time to preserve cooking history from the kitchen and pass it on to others. I am enjoying the book."

Daniel · verified buyer
★★★★★

"We are enjoying the recipes. I cooked your pinto beans and so far we have had three meals with them."

Wanda · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I love this, I feel like I've now got my own abuela."

Jake · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Today I found a local farm with fresh chicken, sausage, and I even got some chicken feet. My first pot of beans is cooking right now. This is going to change the way I eat and the way I cook."

Scott · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I am really enjoying making my new kitchen. My first pot of beans is cooking right now. This is going to change the way I eat and the way I cook. The best part is that Bertha doesn't just give you recipes, she teaches you how to build a kitchen and actually cook."

Scott · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I love it. The book is everything you said it would be. I have family in Guadalajara which makes it even more special."

Mark · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Real delicious authentic Mexican food, easy ingredients and instructions. All by a Mexican woman who teaches from her heart."

Carole · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I love your writing style! Before your book I tried making pozole. It was OK not great. Looking forward to great Mexican meals."

Allen · verified buyer
★★★★★

"What a great cookbook!! I'm going to make the Salsa Roja Asada today!"

Mark · verified buyer
★★★★★

"The town I work in has a large Latino population and I fell in love with their cuisine. The abuelas and tias were thrilled to answer questions about techniques and traditions. They laughed when I confessed my failures and explained how they had learned. These books feel like that, a matriarch passing along wisdom. I am satisfied with my purchase."

Michael B. · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I'm excited to get started. Very easy to download"

Deborah M. · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Thank you for this treasure of a book!"

Thao N. · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I made my first successful pot of beans! My mom would be SO PROUD of me. And best of all, my husband asked for seconds and asked me to make this again exactly like this!"

Ms.Ronniemal · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I had no idea dried beans got old. I tried 3 times and always had beans not soft. I can't wait to try more of these recipes."

Tech4Ku · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Love the YouTube videos, and cannot wait to read the books."

Papatravel · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I am going to try the salsa verde next. Thanks for all the great advice."

Dmtaylor23 · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I like your no nonsense style and your book is worth every penny. What a treasure."

Alicia367 · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Tried the beans and they were wonderful."

Diedred1 · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Everything has been great. Made salsa roja and it was so delicious. I am now mad at every Mexican restaurant and jar I have ever eaten."

Dmtaylor23 · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Wonderful book. Just wish I could come and sit at your table."

Daleywp · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Your cookbook is certainly a treasure for our kitchen. My wife and I are delighted with the book and your videos. The recipes are fabulous and your explanations are very valuable."

Mark · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I am a Mexican cookbook collector. I love yours because there are no bells and whistles on your recipes. Easy, and all the ingredients my mom would use. I tried your whole bean recipe and the taste and texture of the beans is really good."

Uginab68 · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I saw some of your videos and was drawn to you and your personality immediately."

Cmarshall1 · verified buyer
★★★★★

"The real reason for ordering it is all the nuance you pick up from someone writing a traditional cookbook. Watching your video on salsa, it never occurred to me to use my molcajete. I have always used my food processor. Those are the nuances I wanted your book for."

Ralph029 · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Your book and videos have inspired me in the kitchen. I used to sit in the back yard of a restaurant in Dana Point and eat four chili rellenos and amazing Spanish rice. I wondered how they made the rice so good, and now that I have your cookbook, I know!"

David · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Thank you for your cookbook. I learned to cook this way from my friend's family. I needed just a bit of help to do it the right way. I want to make tamales next."

Juliewalker2045 · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I've been afraid of cooking beans, but you've inspired me to cook. Thank you."

Ranihgill · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Your book has been a gift to me that could only have been passed down to me from a wish that I had in my heart. Since my beloved padres left this world I was always wishing that I had interviewed them each for the recipes that we enjoyed daily."

Cm300Winmag · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I want to thank you and your mother and all the mothers before her for this gift. I will always think of you and your family while I am making your special recipes and flavors of love."

Winisqm · verified buyer
★★★★★

"When I moved away, I lost it all. I realized I should have been taking notes. Until you came along. You are making me homesick for all those times so long ago. You have given me back part of the information I lost in the transition. Thank you, mi hija, for bringing me home."

Pegfoodie · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I've really enjoyed reading through the recipes and trying a few of them. They bring back memories of my childhood and the comfort of growing up in a Mexican household."

Jlarchi · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Thank you I appreciate being able to purchase an actual book. I will keep it and pass it on."

Rmullens46 · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I bought the book based on your bean recipe and the advice to completely ignore the quick-soak method. I've always thought it was such a waste. Thank you, I'm making a pound in my Chamba pot this week."

Lhoagland13 · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I love Bertha! Love the way she explains in plain language what to do and not do. I have recommended the book to friends."

Mary · verified buyer
★★★★★

"You have been such a blessing to me because all my tias are gone and I love hearing you speak. You remind me of my Nina. She would hug me and I can still smell her apron full of masa."

Guscotwo · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Thank you Bertha. Lovely book, I love it."

Apa_Joseph · verified buyer
★★★★★

"When I watch you it is like you are speaking directly to me about your cooking. You are a treasure! My best friend is Mexican and I love cooking for her. I always thought it was arrogant of me to try to cook Mexican dishes for her. Now I have renewed confidence! I just bought 50 lbs of Hatch chiles to pressure can so I have a supply for the whole year, and you inspired me to start cooking my beans from scratch."

Victoria.Sparhawk · verified buyer
★★★★★

"You're the cooking mom that I was missing! I love my mom, but she always admitted that she never learned to cook! Thank you for being here for all of us!"

48Foxtail · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Hi there is more information than I expectid. All the diferant ingrediances and things to have in your pantry. it will take time to read everything. Thank you."

Lee.Risen.Bna · verified buyer
★★★★★

"Excellent! Solid recipes and techniques."

Jjmbizact · verified buyer
★★★★★

"I did your salsa roja from YouTube. Can't wait to get into all your food dishes!!!"

Violet · Texas · verified buyer · the cookbook
★★★★★

"I love your videos! I am from Arizona and grew up with amazing food. Now I live overseas and I have to make it myself if I want that same flavor. I have learned a lot on my own, but your videos have helped fill in some of the steps I was missing. Bless you for sharing your knowledge."

Jonathan · living in Spain · verified buyer · the cookbook
★★★★★

"There is more information than I expected. All the different ingredients and things to have in your pantry. It will take time to read everything. Thank you."

Lee · Oregon · verified buyer · the cookbook
★★★★★

"Thanks for your book, I enjoy it very much. Con respeto."

Lee · 93 years old · verified buyer · the cookbook
★★★★★

"I live in Southern Arizona on the Mexican border, so I'm familiar with the cuisine. This is the first cookbook that I've read and used that produces the authentic Mexican food that I'm accustomed to."

Ed · Arizona · verified buyer · both books
★★★★★

"Watch you on YouTube. My wife is from Chihuahua, Mexico. Her mom could cook rocks and they would be delicious."

John · Minnesota · verified buyer · the cookbook
★★★★★

"I started reading this right away, and I can't put it down! I have been cooking for 50 years and I have already learned a ton in the first 4 chapters. Your book has already paid for itself and I haven't reached the recipes yet. Amazing job!"

Joel · Arizona · verified buyer · the cookbook
★★★★★

"I bought both books. The cooking book has a lot of new recipes to me in it. I need to remember to have patience and that practice is what it takes to master them. The cleaning book makes a lot of sense to me with the supplies we have at home and not relying on supplies from getting at the store."

Lisa, Washington · verified buyer · both books
★★★★★

"Hola Bertha. I bought both your cook book and cleaning book. I love them. They are easy to follow. I can't wait to make homemade tortillas. Thank you"

Laura, Arizona · verified buyer · both books
★★★★★

"Thank you for your quick response and the deal. I can not wait to use the tips and the recipes. Gracias por todo"

Gwynne · verified buyer · both books
★★★★★

"My rice used to come out mushy every time. She tells you the one mistake and why you never stir after the water goes in. First pot I made from the book was actually fluffy. Instant download, opened on my phone while the beans were already soaking. Worth it."

Rosa · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"I bought this after the cleaning book. Same voice, same "here's the exact amount, here's why, here's what to do if it went wrong." The leftover-chicken-to-tinga thing is how my week actually works now. No more throwing half a rotisserie away."

David · verified buyer · both books
★★★★★

"The tortillas chapter. She describes the dough feel like someone's standing next to you. They puffed. I almost called my mom. Printable cards at the back are smart, I taped two to the inside of a cabinet."

Carmen · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"I'm not Mexican and I don't care. Beans from scratch that actually taste like something, one pot that turns into three dinners. The "if it went wrong" notes saved a pot of salsa that was going bitter. Honest book."

Mike · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"This is how my grandmother cooked and nobody ever wrote the measures down. Bertha did. Caldo de res with the cheap cut tastes like a holiday. PDF is in my email so I can open it with wet hands."

Elena · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"The frugal-week chapter paid for the book in takeout I didn't order. Seven dinners, one list, almost nothing wasted. Writing is a little bossy and that's exactly what I needed on a Tuesday."

Jennifer · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"Chilaquiles from yesterday's stale tortillas. Nothing wasted, like she says. My kids actually ate it. Instant, no account, no shipping. Done."

Luis · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"I already had the cleaning book. Bundle made the second one cheap. Same quality. Salsa blender rule stopped the bitter taste I'd been living with for years."

Patricia · verified buyer · both books
★★★★★

"Not a fancy cookbook. That's the point. Rice, beans, tortillas, a pot of something that stretches. She tells you when a shortcut is fine (she uses bouillon, she says so). Respect."

Tom · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"The birthday chapter with the shopping list already written. I fed 18 people and didn't lose my mind. Measures are real measures, not "a handful.""

Ana · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"Flour tortillas from the book, not the bag. Rest times matter, she wasn't kidding. Soft and they puffed. Wife thought I bought them."

Chris · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"I wrote her one question about a chile swap. She answered. Book itself is clear enough I probably didn't need to, but that was nice. 551 pages sounds long, you just jump to what you're cooking that night."

Monica · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"One chicken planned into three dinners. That's the whole pitch and it works. Freezing the guisado so it still tastes like the day you made it, actually true if you follow the note."

Robert · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"English with the little Spanish words my mom used in the kitchen. Felt familiar even though I never learned to cook this way. Chiles rellenos batter held. I was scared of those."

Sophia · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"I cook for two. Still useful. Half recipes in my head now because she explains the why, not just the steps. PDF on the tablet next to the stove is easier than a paper book that gets splattered."

Kevin · verified buyer · Cookbook
★★★★★

"This and the cleaning book feel like the same education. House and table. I use both. The recetario pages at the back are made to print. That's thoughtful."

Gloria · verified buyer · both books
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Bertha Ramírez in her kitchen

Bertha Ramírez

My mother cooked for eight people every day of her life in Guadalajara, on almost nothing, and never once measured. I followed her around with a notebook for years and measured what she would not. This book is that notebook, finished, written the way she talked, plain and a little bossy, with the why under every step.

I will not sell you restaurant tricks. I will teach you the way a mother teaches, standing next to you at the stove. That is the whole trade.

Bertha

Questions, Answered Honestly

Is this a printed book you mail me?
No, and I want you to know that before you spend a peso. It is a PDF: a file you open on your phone, your tablet or your computer the moment you pay. Nothing arrives in the post. You can print any page you like at home, and the four recetarios at the back are made to be printed and kept by the stove.
I am not a good cook. Is this too hard for me?
It is written for somebody standing in the kitchen with no one to ask. Exact measures, numbered steps, and under every step the reason it is done that way, because when you know why, you stop needing the recipe. And after every recipe there is an honest "if it went wrong," so a bad pot can be saved instead of thrown out.
Do I need special ingredients I can't find?
Chapter 2 is the whole pantry, twenty-five things, most of them already in your cupboard, and it comes with a substitution table for when your store does not carry something. Nothing in this book needs a specialty shop.
Is it in Spanish or English?
It is written in English, warm and plain, with the little Spanish words a mother would use, mija, olla, comal. Anyone can follow it.
I am not good with computers.
You do not need to be, mija. You press one button and the book opens like a photograph opens, no account to make, no password. If it does not open, write to me at write to me here and I will walk you through it myself, or give your money back.
Is this a subscription? Will you charge my card again?
No. One payment, one time. No membership, no monthly anything, no free trial that turns into a bill. I could not charge you again if I wanted to.
What if I lose the file?
Your link lives in your email, so that is the thing to keep. If you lose it, go to the download page and put in the email you bought with, and it comes right back to you.
What if I don't like it?
Write to me within seven days and I give your money back, and you keep the book. I would rather that than have you feel taken.

Questions before you buy?

Write to me here and I answer. Every message comes straight to me.

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