The Poor Gringo Guide to Mexican Cooking

Meet Miles Standish Pickerel: bamboozler American neer-do-well and poor gringo extraordinaire. Newly divorced culinarily clueless and living in Mexico with his faithful canine companion Ladrón he shamelessly prepares traditional Mexican cuisine from low-cost (or no-cost) ingredients. If Miles Pickerel cant raise it trap it steal it borrow it pick it or run it over he doesnt put it in his pot. Neighborhood strays and local farmers beware. His recipes redefine the meaning of eating cheap in Mexico. They include: Suicide Hen Stingray Stew Aztec Soup Fired Tequila Goat Cortez-on-Foot Burritos Run-over Rooster Shrimp Head Omelet Unholy Mole Soused Marlin Cabbage Cakes and Hibiscus Cooler.