1811 – Slaves from Devils Bayou and other plantations along the Mississippi River join in the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history. On their way to "conquer" New Orleans, the rebels are gunned down by plantation owners and federal troops. Many of the captured are executed, their heads displayed on pikes along the River Road. Even toddlers carried by their parents are severely punished - for the rest of their lives.1956 – International celebrity artist Stephen Winston, co-founder...

This comprehensive Cajun and Creole cookbook presents over seventy recipes from all the top New Orleans restaurants.From Brennan's and Emeril to Commanders Palace—providing all the heady Cajun and Creole flavors of this fabulous food city in one handy volume. Author John DeMers is one of New Orleans' leading food writers, and he starts by giving you a comprehensive overview of the history and food culture of New Orleans—an insightful and spirited look at everything...

This collection offers the island's best recipes, both traditional and the new, from Jamaica's hottest chefs and restaurants, including Norma Shirley of Norma at the Wharfhouse, Everett Wilkerson of the Sans Souci Lido and James Palmer at Strawberry Hill, to name only a few. Over 60 full-color photographs, all shot on location, illustrate this beautiful collection. Lively essays by food writers John DeMers and Norma Benghiat on the island's culture and history, explanations of special ingr...

Cook delicious, authentic Jamaican food with this easy-to-follow Jamaican cookbook.Jamaica is the mountainous Caribbean island famed for its coffee and its beaches. But with its abundance of homegrown ingredients and its many cultural influences, it has developed a remarkable cuisine all its own. To visit the Jamaican kitchen is to discover the sumptuous flavors of spicy jerk pork, sweet tropical juices, complex curries and lush desserts.This cookbook offer...

Now available in a single volume, E L James's New York Times #1 bestselling trilogy has been hailed by Entertainment Weekly as being "in a class by itself." Beginning with the GoodReads Choice Award Romance Finalist Fifty Shades of Grey, the Fifty Shades Trilogy will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.This bundle includes the following novels:FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: When college student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrep...

From a master griller and the author of Project Griddle comes the biggest, baddest, best salute to our passion for barbecue. ?“For aspiring gourmets of the grill … there is only one book: The Barbecue! Bible**.” —**The New YorkerA 500-recipe celebration of sizzle and smoke, Steven Raichlen’s award-winning The Barbecue! Bible unlocks the s...

Explore the unique cuisine from the Caribbean Island of Jamaica in this ecookbook. Traditional recipes like Breakfast meals: Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce, Ackee and Saltfish, Bully Beef, Callaloo and Codfish, Main Meals: Brown Stew Fish recipe, Jerk Chicken, Beef patties... Deserts and a great section on RUM COCKTAILS.

A cookbook full of the delights of Portuguese cuisine. Recipes include traditional soups, side dishes, fish and meat dishes and deserts. A book full of dishes with african and moorish influences, combining health ingredients to dance on the taste buds.

Just say no to boiling or steaming! Whether it’s a mushroom, a potato, a zucchini, or an eggplant, that veggie belongs on the grill--and in Grilling with Veggies, Steven Raichlen teaches you how to grill it perfectly every time. Includes grilling times and techniques for common (and not-so-common) vegetables as well as twenty-five recipes for unique grilled-vegetable sides hailing from all over the world. Catalan Grilled Artichokes from Spain join Sesame-Grilled Oyster Mushrooms f...

This book intends to take you in a voyage through the amazing tastes and scents of the Portuguese Cuisine. The idea behind this book is to share the roots of a cuisine that is characterized by its simplicity and flexibility in combining the ingredients. In this book, you are not going to find sophisticated recipes. On the contrary, the recipes you will find here use ingredients that are part of the Mediterranean diet (which has become Immaterial Human Heritage by UNESCO, on November 16, 20...

A great selection of Fish and Seafood recipes, the kind you will find at seaside restaurants.

This Jamaican Cookbook is a collection of Jamaican recipes, handed down from generation - to - generation with the addition of the newest recipes called Jerk Jerk cooking has become a favorite of the Jamaican people and has now spread throughout the Caribbean, the United States, Canada and England. I have exchanged recipes with family members throughout the years. The ingredients and produce used in these recipes are grown in Jamaica and is available at many retail stores. Jamaican women h...