Culinary Colonialism, Caribbean Cookbooks, and Recipes for National Independence, by Keja L. Valens, will be available in February 2024 (Rutgers University Press). Valérie Loichot (author of The Tropics Bite Back: Culinary Coups in Caribbean Literature) writes, “A fascinating exploration of Caribbean creolization, anti-colonialism, and nationhood through the stories and concoctions of women who write and…