My life on a plate : recipes from around the world / Kelis with Carolynn Carreno ; photography, David Loftus ; illustrations, Hannah Morrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelis, 1979- author.

Carreño, Carolynn, author.

Contributor:

Loftus, David, photographer.

Morrison, Hannah, illustrator.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Cookbooks (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International cooking.

African American cooking.

Cooking, Puerto Rican.

Genre:

Cookbooks.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

176 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 26 cm

Distribution:

Lanham, MD : Distributed by National Book Network

Place of Publication:

[London] : Kyle Books, 2015.

Summary:

"My Life on a Plate" tells Kelis' personal story through the food she creates. Her style has been molded by her culture, her travels, and all the people she met along the way. This book is a collection of her favorite recipes. It features a mix of foods from her Puerto Rican heritage, such as Pernil (Puerto Rican Pork Shoulder), Arroz con Gandules, and Shrimp Alcapurias along with dishes she created after discovering them on her travels around the world such as Malay Curry Chicken and Swedish Meatballs.

Contents:

Introduction

Party Starters

Soups & Stews

Sides & Salads

Main Dishes

Sweet Treats.

Notes:

[Kelis is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef].

Illustrated lining papers.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

9781909487307

1909487309

OCLC:

926147623