num_pages: 160
description: Escape to the beauty and delectable food of Jamaica and feel “all right” (“irie”)! Every year thousands visit “the jewel of the Caribbean” and discover its lively flavors — from fragrant guava to fiery Scotch bonnet peppers. Now, Jamaican-born chef/restaurateur Veda Nugent, along with her son Marrett Green, brings these authentic flavors right into your kitchen. SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING IRIE is a delightful cookbook that features 115, easy, home-style recipes guaranteed to liven up your daily cooking. Some recipes are sweet, some are savory — and all represent Veda’s most requested dishes over her 45 years of preparing and teaching Jamaican cuisine. And since local grocery stores now regularly stock Caribbean staples, finding the necessary ingredients is easier than ever. SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING IRIE includes everything from appetizers to desserts, and will help you whip up such island specialties - Jamaican Vegetable Patties - Shrimp Curry - Cream of Callaloo Soup with Okra - Jamaican Potato Salad - Escovitch Fish - Eggplant Casserole - Baked Salted Codfish and Black-Eyed Peas - African Beef Peanut Stew - Sweet Potato Relish - Coconut Chips - Plantain Pie with Rum Sauce - Grapefruit Snaps - Pineapple Lemonade - Banana Rum Shake In addition, the book - special occasion menus along with entertaining, music, and décor suggestions to create an all-out Jamaican dining experience - information about the origins and folklore of indigenous ingredients - glossary of ingredients and cooking terms - information about the SUGAR AND SPICE website, which features photos of Jamaica, indigenous ingredients, and dishes from the book SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING IRIE is also a good read. It is sprinkled with charming anecdotes and family stories about growing up in Jamaica as well as wise Jamaican proverbs.
language: English
title: Sugar and Spice & Everything Irie: Savoring Jamaica's Flavors
titlecomplete: Sugar and Spice & Everything Irie: Savoring Jamaica's Flavors
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Callawind Pubns Inc