This cookbook is more than recipes,

I was searching for a frida cookbook.

honestly, it’s a window into a life, hers and the people she surround her self with….food.

What makes this book truly special is its authenticity. It was written by someone who genuinely knew Frida Kahlo. i’m not gonna spoil anything, but the level of intimacy shows in the way the stories and recipes are woven together. Express her life, love and comedy to the point that it brings the book to life. These aren’t just meals listed on a page… they’re moments, memories, and traditions connected to her life, her home, and her culture.

Many of the recipes are traditional Mexican dishes that Frida herself actually ate, shared, and experienced. There is one spoiler I will share, hilariously enough Frida did not cook every single dish in this book. Which makes this cookbook even more meaningful, since I have no idea how to cook a single thing in this book. So we’re basically learning, what she learned. Alongside the food, the book includes photographs and short anecdotes, and even documentation of her finances, which may be odd but you get to see her writing style… as a person who has horrible handwriting, I promise she writes the way she paints which only brought context and warmth, making it feel personal without being overwhelming. You walk away feeling like you understand not just what was cooked, but why it mattered.

And honestly, you don’t need to be an expert cook to enjoy this book, Frida herself couldn’t cook at certain points in her life. This book isn’t about perfection; it’s about connection, culture, and storytelling through food. many dishes were made with her having little to no money for the ingredients. Frida Kahlo cooked despite a lack of knowledge and finances; and I promise you it makes you feel like as a reader, if you can.. it feels like you’re sitting at the table with her.

Highly recommend for anyone who loves cookbooks.. including those of us who burn toast. And if you love stories with history, heart, and authenticity, and a dash of humor….or for those who appreciate Frida Kahlo beyond just her art, I love that I got to see her through a new lenses.

This book isn't just a cookbook. Its a MUST HAVE for fans of Frida and Diego. It has stories and pictures and really captures their time period. From a culinary standpoint, it contains Mexican recipes from the 1930's-1950's which is a treasury trove unto itself. As you read it (yes, read it, like a novel) you'll be transported back in time. For about 20 yrs I've been looking for an authentic Mole recipe from scratch (knowing full well that there are as many mole recipes as there are grandmas in Mexico) and found many recipes that failed to capture the flavor I wanted. Until now. Oh! Her Mole Poblano is worth the price of the book!!! But you better bust out the calculator and reduce the recipe into at least 1/8 because it makes 10 very very generous portions (honestly, it could easily serve 20). It is exquisite freshly made but lost a lot of flavor after freezing. I really LOVE this book and if you like Frida and authentic, old school Mexican cusine you will LOVE this book also. Buen Provecho!

This is a beautiful book that contains recipes of authentic Mexican food with some stories around them. For a Mexican living in the USA like me, it's a fantastic opportunity to have these recipes from Frida who was a lover of Mexican traditions and regional food. The recipes are explained in such a great detail and clarity that anyone can create this dishes and palate the authentic flavors and aromas of México, nothing to do with the lousy food that you find in Chili's and another so called 'Mexican Restaurants' in the USA.

Food is an integral part of the culture of a country and being able to taste what Fride loved and cooked herself is a way to get to know her better.

Great book beautiful pictures, great quality and excellent presentation.

The author, Guadalupe Rivera, invites us into the family home of her childhood, and into the daily lives of her parents, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, two of Mexico's most illustrious and controversial artists. The reader feels like we've just gone out to market with Frida, now we're sitting around the family table watching her prepare the ingredients for six or eight traditional dishes for tonight's feast. The book is organized around the calendar year, each month with its festivals, weddings, harvests, journeys; so we learn more than 100 recipes ranging from a warming Christmas posada to a breezy summer picnic feast aboard a boat in the canals of Xochimilco. The color photography illustrates each meal as it would have been served, the home where they lived, also Frida's paintings and historic photos. Half cultural history, half cook book.

More art and history and fewer recipes than some others but a great gift for the Frida enthusiasts!

Great book to browse through. Daughter in law loved it.

Good quality. Interesting + good recipes.

UPDATE: I've cooked the papas en salsa verde and tamales OMG!! This is one of my favorite books!

I don't like giving reviews before trying the recipes BUT just by reading the recipes I can tell you I LOVE this book! Mouthwatering definitely a keeper i bought a contemporary Mexican cookbook and Fridas book is better by far. My only critique is the recipe name translations, I whish they would've opted for leaving the Spanish name instead of using Eng titles, but I guess when it was written in 1993 people weren't as familiar with the terms as we now are.

Mit diesem Buch habe ich so viel mehr über Frida Kahlo erfahren und die Rezepte die zu jener Zeit im Umlauf waren. Auch eine schnelle Lieferung war zu meiner vollsten Zufriedenheit

I'm Mexican and I love cooking and use cooking books to be able to replicate some dishes that are not part of my family. Mexicans don't share their recipes easily, so I found easier to look for recipes in books than asking around to my friends or family.

Mexico is such a big country, so it's impossible to know how to cook all the amazing dishes from all around. This book presents some of the most common dishes in Mexico, those we eat for especial ocassions, especially in the centre of the country.

The recipes are good to replicate the flavours of my country, the directions are clear and the pictures are beautiful. I think that you can still play a bit with the recipes once you mastered the basic one, to add your own touch. There are easy and complicated dishes, but I would say that the book is definately written for somebody that is already confident in the kitchen, with a passion for discovering new flavours and not afraid of spending all morning in the kitchen cooking for a especial ocassion.

Muito bom, pena que coloquei na minha lista de desejos a versão em espanhol sem sucesso.

Super FRIDA

Les photos , les recettes , les fiestas ...

Bravo Marie Pierre COLLE qui est née ici à BIARRITZ

The book arrived on time and in good condition, Thank you.