Synopsis:
A follow-up to the national bestseller An Embarrassment of Mangoes, Ann Vanderhoof and her husband navigate the Caribbean on a sailboat, discovering local culture in each tiny port, and collecting sumptuous original recipes along the way.
Spices and herbs are the heart and soul of Caribbean cooking, adding more to the pleasures of the table here than perhaps anywhere else. In The Spice Necklace, award-winning food and travel writer Ann Vanderhoof embarks on a voyage of culinary discovery, as she follows her nose (and her tastebuds) into tiny kitchens and fragrant markets, through rainforest gardens and to family cookups on the beach, linking each food to its traditions, folklore and history.
Meandering from island to island by sailboat, Vanderhoof takes readers along as she gathers nutmeg in Grenada, hunts crabs and freshwater crayfish in the mountains of Dominica, and obsesses about oregano-eating goats in the Dominican Republic. Along the way, she is befriended by a collection of unforgettable island characters who share with her their own delicious recipes, making this truly a book to savour.
©2010
My Opinion:
This book was a fabulous collections of vignettes from one woman's trip through the Caribbean, and all things food. I loved reading her adventures, from port to port, and was so happy the book included recipes. My readers know how I love recipes!
So I ran through what was there, and I decided to try something different. A marinade for meat. I used steaks, and made the marinade. While it was good, I wasn't blown away by the flavors.
In conclusion, I would recommend this book for a lighthearted read. I would not recommend it for the recipes.
(3/5)
Green Seasoning - Page 229.
~I received a copy from Booklounge. I was not compensated for my opinion.~
Freda, you know my weakness for cookbooks and since I'm snow bound much of the time, THIS one sounds really appealing. :)
ReplyDeleteOh yum. I'm getting hungry.
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