Frontera: Margaritas, Guacamoles, and Snacks Hardcover – November 5, 2012

Purchased used. The condition of this book is like new including the book cover! Great buy and better than expected!

My husband and I don't drink much, but we try to keep a well-stocked bar to offer our friends and family their favorite drinks. Neither of us had prepared a Margarita before but knew how popular they were. Since I enjoy watching Rick Bayless' cooking shows on TV and own several of his cookbooks (and I was lucky to have seen him give a live cooking demonstration last year), I felt sure this book would help us master the 'art' of making Margaritas. And it has! Besides, the snacks, all Mexican-inspired, of course, are not difficult to prepare. And I thought there were basically two kinds of guacamole: one made with tomatillo sauce and another made with pico de gallo sauce. But Rick Bayless' book has some pretty original variations.So I definitely recommend this book for your next fiesta. ¡Salud!

Let me start by saying, I love Rick Bayless and Margaritas!! This is the first of his books I've purchased. It is a beautiful book, full of info on tequila (very helpful) and great sounding recipes. Having said that, some of the ingredients may be very expensive and difficult to find (might be able to find online). I live in a rural area in AZ so I can't find many of the ingredients needed for some of the cocktails. Also, you will need several different, expensive tequilas to make the drink as specified. Guess I'll start saving my pennies to purchase some tequilas!

Recently we had to adjust our household menus to a low salt diet. We thought of Mexican food which is flavorful and has lots of lime which compensates for salt. We make the same salsa verde and red salsa every week and also guacamole. After reading this book I have a wealth of choices and variations on guacamoles. For example, using tomatillos in the guacamole. It will give more variety to our diet and be fun to make and eat. As far as the margarita portion, we are not big drinkers so hopefully someone else will review that section of the book

I got my first book by Rick Bayless soon after it was published and now have 7. Although we live hundreds of miles from his restaurants, my husband is from the Chicago area and I have been to Topolobampo a number of times and Frontera grill a couple. I bought this book so I can duplicate the wonderful margaritas I've had at Topolobampo. I haven't tried the appetizer receipes yet, but they look very good and am looking forward to trying them.

I have two of Rick Bayless’ cookbooks. For some reason, I thought that this one was going to have more recipes and new and different recipes from his other cookbooks. It’s pretty much a compilation of the margaritas and guacamole recipes from the other cookbooks.

I got this book after an awesome visit to Frontera Grill in Chicago. If I ever make it past the drink recipes, I'll update the review. The drinks in this thing are awesome!. I've made several thus far and loved all of them (although my friend didn't care for the Apple-Habanero Margaritas).The only possible complaint I have is that the tequila old fashioned recipe in the book is different than the one I had at Frontera, but luckily I took a photo of the drink menu and was able to approximate it.

We made the Tangerine Spice Margarita over the Holidays and loved it. Actually I have to say it was a bit strong so we had to tone it down slightly with more Tangerine and Lime juice but the taste was perfect for that festive cheer. It sure beat eggnog! The one criticism I have is that I would have liked to see more hors d'oeuvres or finger food type recipes as opposed to just spiced nuts and guacamole, but otherwise I am pleased.

Libro dedicato quasi esclusivamente al margarita e alle sue varianti e consigliabile soprattutto a chi insegue la perfezione; le ricette sono meticolose e assecondano due livelli, quello professionale e quello casalingo (il margarita in caraffa da servire agli amici), e non offrono consigli solo sui mix liquido ma anche sulla preparazione degli ingredienti complementari, come sciroppi e sali aromatici, particolari che mutano in magia il risultato.Nel resto del libro si offrono ricette di guacamole, la classica seguita da diverse moderne e creative (ottime quelle con il bacon grigliato, con le fragole, con il cocomero, mela e finocchio, o mandorle e pompelmo); chiudono il tutto alcuni suggerimenti su come realizzare una manciata di snacks.

Good guide to do some mexican entertaining. I do have Rick Bayless cookbooks and they are good!Just not all ingredients are available where I live, but most of it is there!Good to follow instructions

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