Delicious and authentic recipes from a northern Mexican home kitchen. In this vibrant and personal cookbook, Karla Zazueta explores the recipes, cooking techniques, ingredients and traditions passed down through the generations of her family. This is a true taste of northern Mexico, bursting with flavor, color and history. In Norteña, Karla Zazueta invites you to share the dishes and ways of cooking that she grew up with. Norteña—meaning “northerner”—tells the tale of the northern states of Mexico: of the coastlines and fresh seafood, the cattle ranches, sun- ripened fruits and vegetables, and family gatherings around the table.

She shares easy-to-follow recipes for the world-famous Baja fish tacos, “piggy” pinto beans, vegan chorizo, crab tostadas, sopes (corn patties) piled with fresh vegetables and served in a tomato broth, and empanadas Californianas (shredded beef empanadas), all accompanied by mouth-watering spicy salsas, fresh queso and