Great flavors with restaurant quality results

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	• Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook: Explosive Flavors from the Southwestern Kitchen Bobby Flay Clarkson Potter, 2007 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 14 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Explosive is right!

This is the first Bobby Flay cookbook I have purchased. I was so taken by the uniqueness of the recipes and the photos were outstanding. I have tried several of the recipes - one was a total improv on my part because I didn't have all the listed ingredients - and in each instance - excellent results (even the improv).

Mesa Cookbook is not your everyday cookbook, but is perfect for the pull out the stops or I want something really special meal.

Great Buy

I purchased this book after I had a chance to experience dinner at Mesa Grill, I have prepared several items from the book and they taste great, very easy to follow directions, I look forward to all the other things in the book, I highly reccommend this book to anyone that is a fan of Bobby Flay or if you just like southwestern style food.

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Love it!

I am a big Bobby Flay fan and I absolutely love this cookbook! I would have given it 5 stars but do to having to order special spices, that are not available anywhere near me, I could only give it 4. I find almost all of his recipes pretty simple and soooo delicious!

Great flavors with restaurant quality results

This is one of my new favorites. The results have been extremely good. Some recipes are relatively fast to make while the super tasty duck taco recipe involves making 3 different sauces. However, once some of the sauces are made, they can be frozen and used in other recipes shortening the cooking time. Some of the green sauces work really well on salads. The ingredients are authentic and readily available in my home town of Houston. The use of blue cornmeal in pancakes give a great text and flavor boost along with visual appeal. The green pea soup green chile soup is excellent, but it appears that the mint-cumin crema calls for way too much cumin, especially compared to other version of the cumin crema in the book. Although some recipes take some effort, the results are worth and will impress your dinner guests. I'm working my way through the various recipes.

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Fantastic!

I watched Bobby Flay's biography on television and his cooking seemed so interesting I thought I would purchase one of his books and and give it a try.

First, the recipes are easy to follow - though several steps are required during preparation the end result is well worth the effort. The results are fantastic. Before viewing his biography my mind set was that most of the food would be too spicy. Not so. The recipes include some heat but it seems the heat is nicely complimented with sweet and citrus flavors. The combination is indescribable. The prickly pear margarita is especially delicious and so are the salads.

If you are looking to create unforgettable dishes with lots of fresh flavor this is the book to use.

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Smoky, earthy, fruity, and spicy, the flavors of the Southwest have intrigued Bobby Flay ever since he was a young chef, eventually serving as the inspiration for the menu at his first restaurant, Mesa Grill. Now sixteen years later, Bobby?s bold and vivacious take on this cuisine has made him a fixture on America?s culinary scene and turned Mesa Grill into a veritable institution. In Bobby Flay?s Mesa Grill Cookbook, the celebrity chef invites you to join him in the kitchen of his famous restaurant to learn the secrets of his of his signature contemporary Southwestern cuisine.

Here are 150 recipes for the drinks, appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, sides, sauces, desserts, and brunch dishes that have earned Bobby his reputation for creating innovative combinations and big, rich flavors, including:

- Grilled Asparagus and Goat Cheese Quesadillas with Tomato Jam and Cilantro Yogurt
- Queso Fundido with Roasted Poblano Vinaigrette
- Sweet Potato and Roasted Plantain Soup with Smoked Chile Crema
- Grilled Shrimp Brushed with Smoked Chile Butter and Tomatillo Salsa
- Seared Tuna Tostado with Black Bean Mango Salsa
- Coffee-Rubbed Filets Mignons with Ancho-Mushroom Sauce
- Spicy Coconut Tapioca with Mango and Blackberries

Complete with a guide no tequila lover should be without, a list of must-haves for the Southwestern pantry, menu suggestions for festive occasions with friends and family, Bobby's pointers on basic cooking techniques, and 100 full-color photographs, Bobby Flay?s Mesa Grill Cookbook helps you re-create the fun and flavors of Mesa Grill in your own kitchen.

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