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Get Lesley's pelau recipe and links to her favorite books by subscribing for free to The Dinner Plan on Substack. In this episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Lesley Enston about her book, Belly Full: Exploring Caribbean Cuisine through 11 Fundamental Ingredients and over 100 Recipes. Lesley recounts the process of gathering recipes from friends, aunties, and older neighbors—and the way that testing and tasting these recipes brought back vivid memories. She also shares go-to warming dinners for cold evenings, a favorite use for the broiler, and some highly recommended cookbooks to add to your shelf. (Grab the links on The Dinner Plan's free newsletter on Substack.)
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