Pati Jinich

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to catch up with Chef and PBS Television Personality, Pati Jinich, from Pati’s Mexican Table.  She has a new cookbook out, Mexican Today:  New and Rediscovered Recipes for Contemporary Kitchens and I couldn’t be more excited about it.

Pati made a quick stop at Melissa’s Produce to showcase some of the delicious dishes her cookbook has to offer.  From esquites to chicken tinga to agua de jamaica, the Melissa’s Produce chefs did a wonderful job in preparing some of my favorite dishes from Pati’s new book, using ingredients from Melissa’s Produce, of course.

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I love Pati’s cooking style because it resembles mine.  I always want to hold on to my roots and recreate those Mexican dishes I grew up with but with my own modern interpretations.

In Mexican Today, Pati shares her rendition of not only Mexican dishes but Tex-Mex, Japanese and Jewish.  All with ingredients readily available to you.  The recipes are simple, easy to understand and a wonderful narrative of what inspired her to create this dish or a little bit of history on the origins of the dish.

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One of my favorite recipes from Pati’s event at Melissa’s produce, was this recipe of potato and poblano rajas.  A vegetarian favorite at any Mexican home.  Perfect for an out door carne asada, or just a casual lunch, Melissa’s Produce baby red potatoes and poblanos give compliment Pati’s recipe beautifully.

For more information or to purchase Patty’s book, click here.  For information on the ingredients used, visit Melissa’s Produce.
Photography by Bob Hodson Photography of Chef’s Insight.

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