Kwéyòl / Creole: Recipes, Stories, and Tings from a St. Lucian Chef's Journey

"Caribbean cuisine often gets short shrift in the cookbook world, as if there is some unbridgeable gap filled with ackee, saltfish and pigeon peas. If you try one island cookbook, let it be this one from St. Lucian chef Nina Compton of New Orleans restaurant fame. Easily sourced offerings include tender Beef Empanadas with umami-packed salsa verde, or classic shrimp and grits. It’s worth finding guava paste just for the sticky, rosemary-flecked glazed ribs, and the Mango Crème Brûlée will make you swoon when Ataúlfos come into season. If you ever get a goat leg, I’ll be right over for Compton’s world-famous curry."