Thinking Beyond This Book . . .

For example, many of the fresh and cooked salsas in the “Salsas y Condimentos” chapter and throughout the book can be used with everyday dishes. Their bold, complex flavors add a lot of style to grilled fish, roast chicken, pasta, or a plain baked potato. Once you try freshly made salsas, you will appreciate how much better they are than most purchased products. While the list of ingredients may look long at first, I think you will quickly get used to soaking dried chiles and reaching for your electric blender, and making them will become almost second nature.