Taco Tales

Food, family and stories share a deep connection, one that isoften overlooked in the age of instant gratification.Born into a strong tradition of passing down recipes fromgeneration to generation, Ivette Pérez de Wenkel's new cookbookseamlessly blends Mexican cuisine with the culture and experiences from which she learned them. In Taco Tales, she presents more than 40 recipes from her family treasury, along with the history and traditions that make each dish much more than just food.Collage and papercut illustrations by Anne Wenkel bring thepages to colorful life, and the interplay of text and illustrationsevokes the tradition of communal cooking and making that hasso strongly influenced the authors.A collection of delicious Mexican recipes that offers a reminderthat not every important ingredient in a good meal goes into the food itself.