Mmmmiami, Tempting Tropical Tastes for Home Cooks Everywhere

Henry Holt and Co.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0805056734 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition, laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact, slight soiling outer edge of pages. Cover has some scuffing and one small tear to laminate at corner. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 352 pages; "America's gateway to the Caribbean is one of the most diverse cities in the States, and has produced a delightful melange of foods to satisfy so many different palates. Fortunately for those of us living in colder climates, tropical and subtropical foods are increasingly common on grocery shelves, and Mmmmiami is our guide to turning those mangoes and Scotch-bonnet peppers into delicacies we could once only read about. Written by cooking teacher Carole Kotkin and Miami Herald food editor Kathy Martin, it provides clear, simple directions for 150 dishes, from the simple (good old Key Lime Pie) to the sublime (Coconut Mahi-Mahi with Passion Fruit Sauce). The wide array of flavors is especially wonderful and startling to those used to monocultural cooking; Miami cuisine is the product of many generations of interbreeding and hybrid vigor. Not to worry about tracking down the elusive pigeon peas, though--if the full range of tropical tidbits hasn't quite reached you yet, the authors kindly provide alternatives. Twenty-five menus round out this well-organized book, inspiring respectful salivation in the landlocked." (820, 0211) .