Entertaining Jaunt Through Exotic Treats

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Part travel book, part cookbook, The Spice Necklace continues from [Ann Vanderhoof]'s previous effort, 2004's An Embarrassment of Mangoes, a tale of workaholic 40-somethings casting off the shackles of regular life and taking to the seas.

Vanderhoof's tale is incredibly airy and bright, but in a world where the politics of food has become about much more than just what's on our plate, it also seems flippant.

Vanderhoof's writing style is accessible and mostly engaging. But it's her native island recipes, many developed in the small kitchen aboard her boat, which are the book's highlight.

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Entertaining Jaunt Through Exotic Treats

The Spice Necklace

A Food-Lover's Caribbean Adventure

By Ann Vanderhoof

Doubleday Canada, 459 pages, $33

FOR most of us, our knowledge of spices ...

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