Encanto: The Official Cookbook

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Celebrate the cuisine of Colombia with more than 70 dishes from the enchanted world of Encanto! Filled with magically tasty mains, appetizers, and desserts inspired by La Casita, this family-friendly cookbook includes a delicious roster of recipes that fans will love, including, of course, Magical Arepas, Ajiaco Colombiano Soup, and more!

​With this deluxe cookbook, you’ll have many reasons to bring the whole familia together to share an exceptional meal. Featuring full-color photography, comprehensive nutritional information, and helpful tips and tricks, Encanto: The Official Cookbook is the essential guide to cooking like a Madrigal!

About the book

• More than 70 recipes from Colombian culture
• Beautiful, full-color photos of finished dishes
• Recipes from different areas of Colombia
  
• Savory and sweet recipes
  
• Easy instructions for the recipes
  

​About the Author

Chef Patricia "Pachi" McCausland-Gallo, born in Barranquilla, Colombia, in 1961, and is a renowned chef, author, and educator known for her innovative, healthy cooking. She holds a B.S. in Foods and Nutrition from Louisiana State University and for the past 10 years taught cooking for metabolism, weight loss, and sports nutrition for Dr. Clyde Wilson at Stanford University. She has studied at the American Institute of Baking and the École Lenôtre in Paris and is a Certified Food Professional by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. In 2010 she was invited to the White House for Michelle Obama’s initiative “Chefs Move to Schools.”

Patricia has written eight cookbooks, including the original Disney title Encanto: The Official Cookbook which celebrates her Colombian heritage. Her notable works include Secrets of Colombian Cooking (2004, 2012), Pasión por el Café (2006, 2008; Gourmand Best Single Subject Food Book in Latin America, 2006), Essentials of Latin Cooking (2009),The Food and Cooking of Colombia & Venezuela (2011), Cook & Lose Weight (2019), and Encanto: The Official Cookbook (2024).

Recipes

As a Colombian I am thrilled with this book, because it gives me ideas on how to replace ingredients now that I live in the US and might not have available all the ingredients I need at the moment. I tried the recipe for the arepas, it was different than the normal recipe I follow, and this were really good too. Excited to try new recipes

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