Coconuts and Collards: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South

by Von Diaz

Book Overview

Finalist, International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Awards in the Literary or Historical Food Writing Category

When her family moved from Puerto Rico to Atlanta, Von Diaz traded plantains, roast pork, and malta for grits, fried chicken, and sweet tea. Brimming with humor and nostalgia, Coconuts and Collards is a recipe-packed memoir of growing up Latina in the Deep South.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813056659
• ISBN13: 9780813056654
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.4"