Elena's Secrets of Mexican Cooking

"Elena's Secrets of Mexican Cooking"Elena Zelayeta; Doubleday(Garden City; 1968) ; 1st ed thus, PB, VG; NOT ex-lib, NOT remainder, NOT bk club; PB-Binding tight, spine flat-sun faded, bright cover, no curling, appears unread; 320pp, edges barely smudged,no marks, interior perfect; Elena Zelayeta, a charming, energetic cook, lecturer & restaurateur(Elana's Mexican Village) , was a young girl when in 1910 she & her family were stranded in San Francisco by the Mexican revolution;Blinded as a young mother, Elana has written several cookbooks, owned a successful restaurant/food services company & worked with the best cooks of her day; The recipes in "Secrets of Mexican Cooking,"bracketed by informative historical information, are perfect for anyone interested in learning about the lively flavors of traditional Mexican dishes; Elana's cookbooks, filled w/home-style recipes will quickly become your go-to books for dishes such as Gallina en Pipian, Torta Borracha & hundreds of other wonderful recipes; Have fun!