Never Trust a Skinny Cook

Dishes discovered during a cook\'s exotic travels. An informative recipe book that is also entertaining and inspiring, this work features delicious recipes accompanied by the stories from the author\'s travels. Each interesting tale explains the cultural background of the more than 200 recipes and a glossary explains unusual ingredients and offers suggestions for substitutes. Dishes and stories cover such interesting locations as Bali, Thailand, Mauritius, New Zealand, and parts of Queensland and Victoria, celebrating the local produce and cuisine while learning about the exotic locations they came from.