A love letter to author Andrea Pons's native Mexico this beautiful cookbook weaves stories of
her family's immigration to the U.S. with 75 delicious recipes from three generations of women
in her family. Author and food stylist Andrea Pons started this Mamacita project in 2018 to
document the recipes she grew up eating in Mexico and she found it quickly became a way to
reconnect with her family and Mexican heritage. During the COVID-19 pandemic Andrea and her
family found themselves navigating the U.S. immigration system in order to avoid deportation
and to be able to stay in the country that had been their home for over twenty years this book
also became a rallying cry. Andrea sold self-published copies to fund her family's significant
legal fees. More than a beautiful cookbook this book is a love letter to Andrea's home country
of Mexico and an inspiring celebration of her adopted home in the U.S highlighting three
generations of women's cooking in her family. Recipes include Elote Mexicano (Mexican Street
Corn) Sopa de Fideo (Mexican Noodle Soup) Albondigas en Chipotle (Meatballs in Chipotle
Sauce) the famous Rosca de Naranja (Orange Bundt Cake) from Andrea's grandmother's bakery in
Mexico and many more.
