Caribbean recipes "Old & New": Caribbean [Hardcover]

Laurel Ann Morley (Author), Gordon Parkinson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2005

Caribbean Recipes "Old & New" is a comprehensive Caribbean cookbook with over 400 recipes, some originals plus new recipes created in the Caribbean style of cooking. Many recipes come from the author’s restaurant, "The Cove" in Barbados. The book is written in the style of a family memoir as the author tells of gatherings and cooking experiences throughout her life. The book includes some of the author’s biography, hints and substitutes concerning food preparation, and a glossary of Caribbean foods. Each chapter is color-coded in bright Caribbean colors and contains a little story followed by the appropriate recipes and food photography. The pages are illustrated with original watercolor art sketches done by the author’s father, Gordon Parkinson, who is an artist well known throughout the Caribbean. The book is printed in large font for ease of reading, with recipes that are easy to follow. It also contains a page at the end entitled "My own recipes" for you to add any new or given Caribbean recipes.

Editorial Reviews

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When Christopher Columbus landed on Hispaniola, he assumed he was in India and called the chain of roughly 7000 islands, reefs and cays the West Indies. He was mistaken. Columbus also found the natives of Hispaniola in possession of gold, and he assumed that they had mined it on the island. He was mistaken. The gold had come from the Caribs, an Amerindian group of raiders and traders that sailed between South America and the islands. While his first error was not an unhappy one, and which we now call the Caribbean islands, the second resulted in the extinction of the native population. In time, however, the islands came to be repopulated by people from nearly every European nation and many of Africa. While the Caribs contributed the names for New World items like tobacco, hurricane, hammock and barbeque, the Africans and Europeans brought their most portable comforts of home: recipes. LaurelAnn Morley is a native of the Caribbean in the most inclusive sense of the word. Her recipes, photographs and descriptions of regional foods reflect the kalidescope of immigrant and native customs. She begins her large-format, full-color book with Pre-Chat, or introduction to the cuisine, in which she describes different culinary influences, materials used to prepare the dishes, and their names according to island. An A-Z of Caribbean Foods follows: Akkra Originally a black-eyed pea fritter of African origin... Breadfruit Brought to the islands by Captain Bligh... Jug Jug ...said to by a substitute by the Scottish settlers for their Haggis... Roti Flat bread of Indian origin... The rest of the book is divided into sections according to the dish s place within a meal. Starters & Snack Foods begin, and Crab Backs are the first item on the menu. LaurelAnn Morley lives in Barbados and has owned and operated a restaurant named The Cove there for seven years. Crab Backs crab, onion, thyme, lime juice and other seasons stuffed in scallop shells and baked is the resta --ForeWord Clarion Reviews, FIVE STARS

About the Author

<div>Laurelann Morley main education was in Barbados and then she went to England for college. She strongly believes that food is part of culture and heritage, one, which West Indians should never forget. Morley had an absorbing interest in food and cooking from a young age. When she worked for an airline company, she traveled extensively, always returning home to recreate dishes from all over the world. As a stay-at-home-mom, she started a catering business, and wrote her first cookbook entitled Cooking With Caribbean Rum. During this time I also worked as a columnist with Caribbean Week newspapers, wrote articles for Simply Elegant and Maco magazines and worked as a food consultant with a few hotels and restaurants in Barbados. She fulfilled her lifetime dream of opening a family run restaurant,"The Cove" in Barbados where they specialize in "Caribbeanizing food."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Morley (December 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9768082070
• ISBN-13: 978-9768082077
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous! Greatest Cookboook Ever!, May 12, 2010

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This review is from: Caribbean recipes "Old & New": Caribbean (Hardcover)

"Caribbean Recipes" is a classic cookbook. Each selection is so well illustrated, you feel that dinner is now being served. The author has added scenic water color paintings of local artist Gordon Parkinson that you can almost feel the cool ocean breezes as you page thru the book. She also adds personal comments about her local vendors and even her own family members that you feel you already know them. It's a must for anyone who enjoys cooking. By the way, the food is absolutely delicious. Don't beleive me, ask the dishes!!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars stunning cookbook, June 1, 2007

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P. Shafer "one cent" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caribbean recipes "Old & New": Caribbean (Hardcover)

This is a truly stunning cookbook. Very colorful with many pictures of the dishes already prepared for your viewing pleasure.
The pages are a nice smooth texture and just thumbing through it will make your mouth water.

If you're into Caribbean cooking, this is THE cookbook.

Get one for yourself, it's a collector's item.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It has got to be the best!, April 24, 2007

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Jon M. Derr - See all my reviews
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I really can't make up my mind whether it's the best book on Caribbean cooking I've ever seen, or the best book on Caribbean art I've ever seen. With that said, I'll have to state that it's the best book on Caribbean cooking AND Caribbean art I've ever seen!