641.3383 Vanderhoof, Ann: THE SPICE NECKLACE: My Adventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life

 

The subtitle of this breezily written book says it all.  Vanderhoof and her husband put their jobs on hold and sailed around the Caribbean on their boat, discovering the foods and recipes of the various islands.  Enriched with bits of history and geography, this is entertaining reader for the cook   and the armchair traveler.