Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me review this book. I’m trying to eat more plant based and Mexican is one of my favorite cuisines. So this was right up my alley. The pictures with each recipe was nice as well. I can’t wait to try several of these dishes.

This is one in a series of three so far (Southern, Indian, Mexican) and had some interesting Mexican recipe translations. The presentation is meh - hardly inspiring and none of the photographs made me want to run to the kitchen to try the recipe. Especially odd to me is how few recipes relied on beans at all - a staple of the Mexican diet. But the recipes did feel authentic, if surprisingly uninteresting.

The book breaks down as follows: Introduction, Keep your kitchen stacked, Starters, Dinner and Entrees, Masa Based meals, Tacos/tortas/tostadas, Desserts and drinks, Condiments and salsas, resources. The introduction tells you a bit about the author and then provides a list of ingredients you want to keep handy for that type of cooking. Recipes include: shell pasta soup, cabbage and poblano flautas, garbanzo ceviche tostadas, Mexican wedding cookies, crepes and caramel sauce, smoky salsa, refried beans, and many more.

Most, but not all, recipes include a photo. Each recipe breaks down as: title, description, serving size, italicized and bold ingredients, then clunky unnumbered paragraph steps. Tips are given on some recipes as well. There is no nutrition information, storage information, or substitution suggestions for allergies. There are tips for Mexican food cooking interspersed with the recipes.

The presentation is simple and not very inspiring. The photographs as well don't necessarily show the recipes off to advantage and often feel done by an Iphone in indifferent lighting. Admittedly, it created a lot of 'meh' rather than excitement for what was inside which was unfortunate.

Those with health concerns or weight issues would probably want to be careful here - there's a reason no nutrition information is given since you'll get a lot of unhealthy simple carbs and heavy fats. So while the recipes should taste good, the point here is vegan rather than vegan healthy. While reading through, I kept hoping for healthier options rather than what often felt like vegan Mexican comfort food. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

There are a few treasures of recipes in here but most are pretty basic. The recipes lean into comfort food and is beginner friendly!