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Every short I make is one card from my box. Card #12 — how to pick an avocado. Card #3 — beans without the gas. Card #7 — red rice that isn't mushy. They are all in here, with every step written down.
What's in the box
Everything you need, nothing you don't
- 50 recipe cards in a 69-page full-color PDF, one recipe per page
- 50 printable 4x6 cards for a real recipe box, plus a Letter-size version with cut lines
- 10 chapters: beans, rice, avocados, tortillas, salsas, breakfast, tacos, soups, everyday dinners and Tamales 101
- Every oven and oil temperature in °F and °C
- Cooking outside the US? Grams, metric cups and the UK, Australian and Canadian names for every ingredient
Every card, the same simple way
No long stories before the recipe
- You needPlain grocery-store ingredients, in US measures.
- How I do itShort numbered steps. Most cards have six or fewer.
- Ay, noThe mistakes that ruin it, and how to fix them.
- Tamale-lady mathWhat it really costs to make at home.
- Meche's noteA little story from my kitchen.
10 chapters, 50 cards
Pot Beans from a $1.50 Bag · Beans Without the Gas · Keep Guacamole Green · San Antonio Flour Tortillas · Pico de Gallo That Doesn't Go Watery · Freezer Breakfast Burritos (Make 20) · Crispy Rolled Tacos · Weeknight Red Pozole · Texas Carne Guisada · Tamale Masa & the Float Test …
Hola, corazón.
For thirty years I sold tamales from my kitchen in San Antonio, every Saturday. That's how I learned what a pot of beans really costs, and every way rice can go wrong.
I wrote it all on cards and kept them in a dented tin box. My granddaughter Sofi was afraid they would get lost, so she typed them up. Now they're yours.
Con cariño, Meche
Bonus
Print them for your own recipe box
All 50 cards come as one-sided 4x6 cards. Print on index cards or photo paper, or use the Letter-size version — two cards per page with dashed cut lines.
Starter Box · Cards #1–#50
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- Instant download, yours to keep
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How you get it
- Check out. Tap the button and pay on Whop's secure checkout.
- Check your email. Right away you'll get an email with a link to your Recipe Box.
- Download. Save the PDF and the printable cards to your phone or computer.
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Questions
Is this a printed book?
No, it's a digital download (PDF). Nothing is shipped. You can read it on any phone, tablet or computer, or print it at home.
I don't live in the US. Will the recipes work?
Yes. Every temperature is also in Celsius, and two pages cover grams, metric cups (including the 20 ml Australian tablespoon) and what ingredients are called in the UK, Australia and Canada.
Do I need special equipment?
Mostly no: pots, pans and a blender. A few cards use a comal (a heavy skillet works), a tortilla press or a steamer pot for tamales.
What is the Complete Box?
It's coming soon: all 200 cards from my box, 14 more chapters and 5 bonuses. It isn't for sale yet.
Coming soon
The Complete Box
All 200 cards — tamales for a crowd, Michoacán classics, San Antonio Sunday food, dulces, drinks — plus a 4-week dinner plan and a tamalada planner. Sofi is still typing.