FISHER ISLAND

I cruised by Fisher Island the other day and thought, “I wonder what it would be like to live there.” Imagine… an entire Island all to yourself. Well – there are 200 or so other families. But it’s so exclusive, so private, so quiet you would feel as if it’s all yours.
Fisher Island is [...]

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THE FLORIDA KEYS COOKBOOK

I love this book. It’s big, colorful and a great coffee table accessory.  An extensive cookbook saturated with love for the Keys, this book also shows an eye for informative, low-key illustration using historical photos in ingredients sections like “The Dooryard Garden,” which notes that home gardens were, for much of Keys history, the [...]

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DORINDA’S TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN
 

Organized by island, this book represents Dorinda Hafner’s effort to examine the influence of African cuisine throughout the Caribbean. A native of Ghana, she assures us that the influence endures, as does innovation of the polyglot peoples who  have crafted unique traditions.
Each island-chapter has several glossy close-ups of dishes and is [...]

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ISLAND COOKING

Written by a Caribbean goods importer, this book fits in the genre of Caribbean cooking books looking to document some of the best traditional dishes throughout the region. The book is organized by type of dish (soup, salad, etc.) and every recipe has a short explanation of origin and place of the dish in [...]

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