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Salvage of a sunken slave ship, devastating hurricanes and the odd doingsof locals such as Jimmy Buffett and Hemingway’s cats.

Surrounded by water, the Florida Keys yields a bounty that easily could qualify as the eighth wonder of the world. The Keys can confidently boast that nowhere else in the continental US will you find fresher, more innovatively prepared fish and seafood. Special natural resources, from stone crabs and yellowtail snapper to cracked conch and key limes, are served any way you like and the relaxed atmosphere of theS restaurants is reflected in the cuisine. Be it a roadside cafe or a resort dining room, the cuisine is all “Keys casual.” With 80 recipes for the home cook from Florida's most celebrated eateries and showcasing over 200 full-color photos featuring mouth-watering dishes, famous chefs, and lots of local flavor, Florida Keys & Key West Chef's Table is the ultimate gift and keepsake cookbook for both tourists and residents of the Keys.

Up North Wisconsin is said to be a “state of mind and geography, less about geography and more about what you do when you get there.” Up North is considered to be any north-central Wisconsin community above Highway. 8. Once a remote primeval forest settled by iron and copper miners and then lumberjacks, Up North is now an extremely popular vacation destination, drawing vacationers form Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, and parts beyond, year 'round, who enjoy its 3,200 lakes, streams and a half-million acres of public forest.More than just a cookbook, Up North Wisconsin celebrates the history, the people, and cultures that so influenced the area for centuries with a compilation of recipes presenting a fresh take on traditional foods alongside interesting sidebars on the quintessential uniqueness that makes Up North Wisconsin.

People have slow cooked their food to get mouthwatering meals for centuries, and in today's busy society, there is nothing better than coming home from work and dinner is already done. Perfect for those busy days, this cookbook joins the ease of crock pot, slow cooker, Dutch oven, or Instant Pot cooking with worldwide culinary tastes and features over 70 delectable recipes from around the world. Bring an African Beef and Onion Potpie, Russian Beef Stew, Cuban Stuffed Sweet Onions, or Greek Stuffed Grape Leaves with Lemon Sauce into your repetoire. If you love to taste new cuisines or have an adventurous palette, this is the book you need to create masterpiece mouthwatering meals.