Caribbean

Jerk-Marinated Pork Anticuchos

Yawd: Modern Afro-Caribbean Recipes by Adrian Forte

Yawd = comfort food that sticks to your ribs! Dive into this bold, flavour-filled cookbook packed with fresh Afro-Caribbean recipes to bring some island vibes to your home.

In his first cookbook, Top Chef Canada star Adrian Forte shares more than 100 inspiring and delicious recipes to get you fired up in the kitchen.

Try new riffs on Caribbean classics like Coconut Fried Chicken, Spiced Steamed Fish, Rasta Pasta, and Pepper Shrimp Paella. Incorporate more African ancestral ingredients into your repertoire with Ackee & Saltfish Fritters or Okra Pilaf; and try the dishes Adrian has now made his signature like Oxtail Gnocchi or Jerk-Marinated Chicken Coq au Vin.

As well as great recipes—including a chapter on soups and porridges and oodles of plant-based options—Yawd explores the key ingredients of Afro-Caribbean cuisine and gives multi-use recipes for essentials such as Jerk Dry Rub and Marinade or Pickled Scotch Bonnets. (more…)

Flaky Andouille and Callaloo Hand Pies with Red Pepper Sambal

Flaky Andouille and Callaloo Hand Pies with Red Pepper Sambal, excerpted from THE RISE by Marcus Samuelsson with Osayi Endolyn. Recipes with Yewande Komolafe and Tamie Cook. Copyright © 2020 by Marcus Samuelsson. Photographs by Angie Mosier.

It is long past time to recognize Black excellence in the culinary world the same way it has been celebrated in the worlds of music, sports, literature, film, and the arts. Black cooks and creators have led American culture forward with indelible contributions of artistry and ingenuity from the start, but Black authorship has been consistently erased from the story of American food.

Now, in The Rise, chef, author, and television star Marcus Samuelsson gathers together an unforgettable feast of food, culture, and history to highlight the diverse deliciousness of Black cooking today. Driven by a desire to fight against bias, reclaim Black culinary traditions, and energize a new generation of cooks, Marcus shares his own journey alongside 150 recipes in honour of dozens of top chefs, writers, and activists—with stories exploring their creativity and influence.

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Jumbo Shrimp and Pumpkin Curry

Jumbo Shrimp and Pumpkin Curry, Indian Cuisine: Authentic Flavors from the Land of Spice by Vivek Singh. Photography © Dorling Kindersley.

Indian Cuisine: Authentic Flavors from the Land of Spice

Top chefs and cooks known for their expertise in the curries of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Caribbean—and anywhere with a curry tradition—share their recipes with you. Try Thai jungle curry, chicken adobo, or South African bunny chow.

All 200 recipes are authentic and written for the modern cook. Features add a further dimension, introducing you to the key spice combinations and ingredients that define each local cuisine.

Break out and explore new boundaries. Or rely on this authentic resource for old favourites. Red-hot results are guaranteed every time!

Indian Cuisine: Authentic Flavors from the Land of Spice is available at Amazon.com and Amazon.ca.

Jumbo Shrimp and Pumpkin Curry

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Rum Punch Reinvented

Rum Punch Reinvented | Photography by Ruth Jenkinson

Celebrate summer with over 50 fabulously fruity tropical drinks from tiki mai tais to Cuban mojitos. Discover the origins of these classic cocktail recipes and get the low down on rum, tequila and other popular spirits. If you need a break from the booze, many recipes feature a “lose the booze” option with all the fruity flavour but none of the hangover. Non-alcoholic cocktails can be just as fun!

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Cookbook Review: Provence to Pondicherry

Born in London to a Greek-Cypriot father and Finnish mother, Tessa Kiros developed an interest in the food of different cuisines and travel from an early age. After growing up in South Africa, she left home at eighteen to travel and cook, working in restaurants in London, Sydney, Athens, and Mexico. She now lives in Tuscany.

Provence to Pondicherry begins, well, in Provence, where Tessa first fell in love with French food, and explores the Mediterranean region’s links between the indigenous ingredients, flavours, materials, and traditions. She then follows the path of the early French explorers, traveling to the island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, Vietnam in South East Asia, Pondicherry in India, and the Indian Ocean island of La Réunion, before finally returning to France, in the region of Normandy, whose cuisine is so different from the South of France.

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