Welcome!

I‘m a professional chef with 30 years of hands-on cooking experience. I’m also a food writer with a taste for the unusual, and author of 4 cookbooks that focus on the food, culture and flavors of Mexico – my next door neighbor. My cooking career has taken me from yachts in the Greek islands to some of the finest restaurants in Southern California, and most recently to SOL Cocina in Newport Beach – an exciting new waterfront restaurant based on my writings and travels in Baja California.

I’m thrilled to unveil my latest cookbook – Amor y Tacos, published by Stewart Tabori & Chang. I wrote  Amor y Tacos to be a fun ‘party in a book’ for all you cooks with a wild side. There are exciting new margaritas to try , like the Pineapple Serrano marg, and the Chupacabra; little-bite antojitos packed with surprising ingredients and tastes (raw beef ‘ceviche macho’) , and of course, tacos and salsas you won’t find anywhere else, like the Chicken Fried Steak Taco, Coca-Cola Shredded Beef, and Chipotle Duck. You’ll love it! Love and tacos…what else do you need?

I was also asked to co-author Williams-Sonoma’s new cookbook, Essentials of Latin Cooking  - a gorgeous, full-color book that will be around for years. It’s available at Williams Sonoma stores and from their on-line store. Check it out!

Rancho La Puerta, inspiration for Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta, is as wonderful as ever. I cherish  my continuing association with this beautiful, spiritual place, its gorgeous cooking school and organic gardens, where I learned that great-tasting food can also be healthy and good for the earth.

As for food, I love simple food made with great ingredients. I’m happiest at any taco stand, watching the cooks working over a smoky grill, surrounded by bowls of green onions and pickled jalapenos and their deliciously unique salsas, chowing down on a perfectly fresh, succulent taco (or 10)…. prowling through markets piled with ripe fruit and chiles, beans and spices, the most beautiful food you’ve ever seen all begging to be taken home and turned into something fantastic.

I encourage everyone who loves eating as much as I do to support a green restaurant culture, sustainable seafood and local organic farmers, so that future generations will enjoy all the pleasures of the table – at home and away.

Check out my books and articles, and my blog, Cocina La Vida. I hope you’re inspired to cook something great!

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Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta: Recipes from the World Famous Spa

In this book, our goal is feeling good: full of energy, vitality, creativity and Deborah’s favorite word- joy.

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