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HomeCookbooksJamaican CookbooksSweet Hands: Island Cooking from Trinidad and Tobago |
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13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Best book on Trinidadian cooking Dec 31, 2006
By J. White
"janinenc"
Growing up in trinidad and tobago is a unique experience and the foods there are definitely #1 compared to a lot of other islands. When I first moved to the USA, I was not all that concerned with trying to find the foods since there was a place for roti near our house, and you can find most of those ingredients in Miami. It was not until after college when i moved to the Northwest States that I felt "homesick" for dahlpuri and callaloo and other such things. I have purchased and tested several books that are a generalized Caribbean cookbook, as well as hunted down the Naparima Girls Guide to Cooking. It was not until I found Sweet Hands and read through it that I found what I needed.
The pictures of Trinidad and the stories bring that element of history and home and passion to the recipes. And I LOVE that she offers substitutions for some of the ingredients. I made a callaloo stew with swiss chard and spinach as suggested, and while the taste was slightly less sweet, it carried such a good flavour that I felt I was home again. Those other cookbooks maybe going to the second hand store.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Best Trini Cookbook Ever!!!! Sep 19, 2006
By BK's Finest
"Trini-massive!!!"
I am the first generation as a US citizen, both parents from Trinidad. So the food I grew up eating and buying from our neighborhood trini spots...it's all I really know. Now that I am an adult I want my children to know trini food as well and this book does the trick. I have the basics down pack but this book gives me the extra confidence to try and make things on my own, without calling my mother every five minutes. Great book, great history...GREAT BUY!!!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Sweet Hands cookbook Aug 05, 2006
By T. Dixon
This is the only Caribbean book I have seen that includes recipes for the more unusual items you will get while visiting Trinidad. (Doubles, Pows, etc.) And they are "right on"! I love this book and had rave reviews for some of the food I made from it at an office party. Even the picky people who were afraid of curry.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
"Sweet" Read Apr 07, 2006
By Elizabeth Labarca
This is definitely much better than your average cookbook. Many cookbooks I own just have recipes, and maybe units of measuring in the indexes. This book not only gives a bit of background for each food item, but a descriptive history of Trinidad and Tobago through it's culture- food, and family. You can actually sit down and read it- I didn't realize I was doing that until halfway through the main dishes! The pictures are amazing, and really depicts life on these beautiful islands.
This is a must-have book for anyone who loves to cook, anyone who loves to travel, or anyone who enjoys food!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Refreshing- literally and figuratively Apr 15, 2006
By Adrienne C. Conlan
"AConlan"
In a time where it seems like so many cookbooks published are these repetitive celebrity chef vehicles that repackage the same 15 recipes, it's really great to get ahold of one with a fresh perspective. Not only are the recipes pretty exciting and new to me (going to see if this New Yorker can sweeten her hands up!), but the author prefaces each one with a blurb or personal experience that makes it a really fun read.
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