Customer Reviews

St. John Style

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Finally a great recipe book dedicated to the tastes of St John USVI. Normally the Carib recipe books have a drip and drabble from all of the islands. This wonderful book lends itself only to the recipes of St John. All directions are easy to read and easy to duplicate for the novice to the gourmet cook.

Nice thing about this book is that our daughter is marrying there soon and now we know what to get for all of our good friends to take home as a remembrance of the wedding and a remembrance of a lot of paradise.

Having lived in the islands 20 years myself, I certainly understand five-stop shopping. The Caribbean recipes in this books are fresh, exuberant and bursting with exotic island flavor. If you like this book, you'll really love Angela Spenceley's brand new book "A Taste of the Caribbean" filled with hundreds of traditional recipes and the new, exciting Caribbean cuisine. A must for any good cookbook library.

We took a vacation trip to the island of St. John for my son's 13th birthday. In the town of Cruz Bay is a fun little store called St. John Spice, and that's where I saw this cookbook. There were a number of books there, but this one caught my fancy since it was truly dedicated to St. Johnian's recipes. So I bought it, and took it home to the midwest. Do I cook from it? You bet! Do I like it...no...I LOVE IT!!! The recipes are delicious, fun, and full of great memories. Friends and family that are served meals from it enjoy them so much. My favorites are Grilled Ginger Island Chicken, Mango Coconut Bread, and Cocoloba Rum Bars...mmmmm! Of course, you can buy the book online...but I highly recommend a trip to St. John instead.