Marinated

Cheech Marin has spent 50 years making people laugh. Now he’s teaming up with his daughter, Jasmine, to make your life more delicious, too.

With this warm, whimsical, artfully done cookbook, you’re invited into the Marins’ kitchen for more than 80 recipes rooted in Mexican flavors, Chicano culture, and family history. Cheech and Jasmine have cooked together for years, blending traditional favorites with inventive new twists (and even incorporating some of the white-people food they happen to love).

Marinated spotlights the craft, history, and ingredients of Mexican American cuisine, but it’s not about doing tradition “the right way.” It’s about honoring your ancestors while keeping Chicano culture alive, growing, and very much still cooking—told with more laughs than you’d expect from a cookbook.

Featuring a bonus guide for safely introducing cannabis infusions to home cooking, Marinated keeps “elevated” meals optional—these recipes work beautifully with or without a little something extra. Highlights include:

• Esquites-Style Mochi Cornbread
• Jicama and Grapefruit Salad
• Sopa de Albondigas
• Dutch Oven Carnitas
• Spicy Sirloin Salad
• Creamy Chipotle Crab Enchiladas
• Duck Pozole Verde
• Chicken Flautas with Avocado Salsa
• Shrimp Tacos Gobernador
• Scallop Aguachile with Mezcal
• Chili Mango Mousse Pie and Marinated Peppers
• Mexican Hot Chocolate Silk Pie

A quirky, insightful study of how culture evolves through food, memory, and art, Marinated invites you to transform your kitchen into a space where you can experiment with flavor, connect with others through food, and celebrate the rituals that bring us together.