This cookbook greets you with amazing and delicious looking pictures. It provides a multi sensory experience by including playlists of songs to listen to while cooking items from each section of the book. Sian includes interviews with individuals from different industries (music, tv, radio, etc.) which add another layer to what is already a great cookbook. I loved all the seasoning recipes you can find at the end of the book. This cookbook would be a great addition to any kitchen.

Sian’s Kitchen Caribbean Comfort Cooking focuses on Caribbean Cuisine in England. Some of the ingredients were not always readily available in the U.K. so the dishes found new ways to substitute and bring the flavors of the Caribbean. Sian brings up the history of some of the dishes in the little blurbs.

The Sections are
01: 20 minutes
02: comforts
03: From the island
04: Sunday service
05: Sweet treats
06: Seasoning, sauces, and rubs

Each recipe has a little blurb about the dish, servings, ingredients, and directions. There were beautiful photos of most of the dishes. The directions were straightforward. Some of the ingredients were slightly confusing as Macaroni Salad said 1/2 x 198g (7 oz).

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I can’t cook at ALL so normally I avoid cookbooks, but as someone from a Jamaican family, I had to check this book out. Sian's Kitchen offers a mix of dishes from several islands, and even though they don’t necessarily look the same, I was happy to see a few of my favorites! I also liked the inclusion of the musical connection in this book, as that is such a big part of the experience. And I fully agree with the author that the real way to experience jerk chicken is roadside in Jamaica! I plan to show these recipes to family members and get their opinion—seeing as they can actually cook!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this free ARC in exchange for an honest review. Pub date: August 20, 2024

Now this…is a cookbook! I love Caribbean food but have never really cooked it before and I can’t wait to try nearly all of these recipes. You can tell this is written with love—for the food and for those who cooked it before—and the playlists to go along with each chapter are a fun addition!

As a Jamaican woman I enjoyed this cookbook. Some of the recipes were things I was familiar with other were things that were new to me. There are several that I intend to try with my family. The playlists listed at the end were a nice touch. If you are going to enjoy some Caribbean food having some good Caribbean music is the perfect accompaniment.

Sian’s Kitchen - by Sian Anderson

5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

As a mixed race girl with a Jamaican heritage, this cookbook combines my two favourite things, good music and wholesome Caribbean food!

This was an easy 5 stars for me. I loved that 99% of the recipes had pictures and there’s some old and new recipes for me to try.

The playlists to accompany each chapter were *chefs kiss* (pun intended!) I can’t wait to get in the kitchen and have a mash up!

A big thank you to NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion and the fabulous author Sian Anderson for this ARC in return for an honest review.

I will also be sharing this review on my Instagram account and Amazon on the publication date.

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