Sky Juice and Flying Fish: Traditional Caribbean Cooking

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Summary: Fun Cookbook!!!!!!!!!...........
Review: .............I had bought this cookbook for a friend and for three weekends straight she has enjoyed cooking from it. What initially attracted me to this Caribbean cookbook in particular was the wonderful way Jessica Harris covers the cooking history and traditions of each of the countries in the region and for its extensive ingredient and utensil glossary.

Although there are no photos in the book, the delicious sounding recipes really appealed to me and have not disappointed my friend, who has been always been a big fan of Jamaican and Caribbean cuisine, in general. We've had great fun cooking together from it and have been particularly pleased with: Jerked Pork (Jamaica), Garlic Pork (Guyana), Curried Chicken (Trinidad), and the Shrimp Creole (Caribbean). The Surullito appetizer (Puerto Rican cornmeal and cheese snack) was also delectable. There are also chapters in this cookbook filled with soup recipes, desserts, beverages, vegetable, condiment and sauce recipes. I highly recommend this cookbook not only for its great recipes, but for its Caribbean cooking history lessons. The recipes have also proven to be a lot of fun to cook with a group of friends.

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Summary: Yum-yum!
Review: I love this book -- the recipes are simple, yet flavorful. Homemade peanut butter w/ chili pepper? New and different -- definitely adds a kick to same ol', same ol'.

I liked the anecdotal info, too, and the (very) brief history of Caribbean cuisine.

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Summary: Sky Juice and Flying Fish: Traditional Caribbean Cooking
Review: Not one recipe for flying fish in the whole book! What a disappointment.

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Summary: AWESOME but wish it had pictures!
Review: You have NEVER cooked like this. The first night I made REAL AUTHENTIC SHRIMP CREOLE & SWEET CORNBREAD made with coconut milk. This book is fun, easy to read and the recipes are most delicious. a MUST for those looking to get away from the boring. But also - not too exotic for those family members afraid to try new dishes (my kids) !

I recommend this book to new cooks as well as the experienced.

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Summary: AWESOME but wish it had pictures!
Review: You have NEVER cooked like this. The first night I made REAL AUTHENTIC SHRIMP CREOLE & SWEET CORNBREAD made with coconut milk. This book is fun, easy to read and the recipes are most delicious. a MUST for those looking to get away from the boring. But also - not too exotic for those family members afraid to try new dishes (my kids) !

I recommend this book to new cooks as well as the experienced.