Comida Casera: More Than 100 Vegan Recipes, from Traditional to Modern Mexican Dishes

by Dora Ramirez

Discover delicious, plant-based Mexican recipes from a Culinary Institute of America-trained Mexican chef.

When Dora Ramírez gave up eating animal-based foods, she worried that it meant giving up her favorite Mexican dishes. But once she started reinventing her favorite recipes, she realized that plant-based ingredients actually enhance the dishes. In Comida Casera, Dora shares her fresh take on traditional cuisine in chapters devoted to everything from favorite home comfort foods to fine dining. From Indigenous recipes created in partnership with cocineras tradicionales to Mexico's markets and street vendors, Comida Casera is a delicious love letter to food and culture, celebrating the interconnectedness of both through a plant-based lens. ​With recipes  

Almond Queso Fresco
Green Chilaquiles
Chilorio Burritos
Pumpkin Seed Enchiladas
Vanilla Flan, & more!

“My cookbook is a love letter to my country and my people. It is a book that honors traditional Mexican flavors and techniques, but relies on the immense world of plants to do so.”—Dora Ramírez

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Vegan, Nonfiction, Food and Drink

300 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 18, 2025

Reviews

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you GCP-Balance for my #gifted copy. My opinions are my own.

Perfection. I grew up in Southern California and lived for a while in Mexico, and these recipes take me back to those days. This gem contains traditional recipes, but it also has some with a modern twist for if you want a bit of fun alongside what you remember from childhood. Ramirez starts off walking the reader through the basics--what basic ingredients you need, how to prepare them, and the tools you need to do it. And from there she's off with a mix of indigenous recipes, street food, and dishes for all throughout the day. And everything I've cooked has been a winner! She is good at explaining the cultural context for each dish before walking the cook through each step of how to accomplish your own. Plus, if you don't have access to the traditional ingredients you need, she provides lots of tips, substitutions, and variations. I can already tell that this one is going to become a well-worn favorite in my house!

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really beautiful book. I got it from the library. When I requested it, I was in the mood to collect new recipes and think about how to use them. By the time I got the book, I wasn't really. This is a shame, because where else can you find a recipe for Tres Leches cake with no leche? Or vegan versions of indigenous foods signed off on by indigenous chefs, who are credited and photographed? Where else are you going to find this many molés, accompanied by many ways to serve them without meat? Fruit tamales? Two kinds of pozole, both meat-free? The photos look great too.

This has happened to me before, and I am doing what I did the last time. I'm recording my impressions of the book and why I thought it was good. At some point, perhaps in August this year or next, I will take the book out again and make some of the recipes. Or I will buy it as a gift for a vegan friend. In the old days when I had people over all the time, I would have made a menu from this book, but right now I'm not feeling like it. It's more about my state of mind than the book, I guess. 😕

[Patty 📚🔥Books, Babes & Blushes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to follow recipes! Met the author during one of her book launches. Her demonstration and explanation of how she began is inspiring.

[Andrianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm really looking forward to cooking my way through this book!

[Dray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book. Viva vegan!