This image is the cover for the book Coconut 100 Ways

Coconut 100 Ways

I am so grateful that after many years of dreaming, I finally have the opportunity to have my own cookbook published. As a young girl I always dreamed of this and after a long time with many days spent walking around with notepads and jotting down all the recipes I could remember and those I created, I have finally reached the goal which seemed to be so elusive. Creating dishes has always been something which gave me a lot of joy and has always been and will always be my passion. I have used coconut in nearly every recipe in some way. It is the most versatile fruit I have ever known. The coconut ‘meat’ is used for medicinal purposes, cooking and beauty products. The shell can be used to make decorative items. The husk for cleaning. So come with me to a small town in St. Thomas, Jamaica, surrounded by rivers and join my neighbourhood as we all get together and cook, drink and have a good time.

Yvonne Morgan-McKenzie

Yvonne Morgan-McKenzie was born in Yallahs, Jamaica in the West Indies. Always a hard worker; she helped her mother, Olga Morgan, a lot with cooking and cleaning. Later in life she worked in the Cayman Islands first as a cook in restaurants then as a nanny where she helped with raising five children. As time went by, she eventually moved to New York where she did training to care for elderly people. Yvonne never forgot her roots and spent lots of time cooking. She was always trying different recipes for which “coconut” was a main ingredient.

Austin Macauley Publishers