Always Enough - by Annette Anthony (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A memoir of global travel and the 160 recipes it inspired.

Always Enough: A Global Food Memoir​ is a storied cookbook, a love letter to the author's tables in America, Europe, and Africa. From Philadelphia to Paris, Morocco to the Ivory Coast, Bologna to Greece to London, Always Enough tracks the cultural insights the author absorbed by shopping, cooking, and eating across the world, and provides 160 recipes learned across those kitchens.

Always Enough's meals model adapting to one's environment and what ingredients are available; its recipes capture a broad swath of international cuisines while also promoting flavors and ingredients not emphasized in traditional Western cooking; its approach encourages sustainable and healthy eating, with health-conscious dishes for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.

Always Enough shares good food and good stories of how one cook's identity took shape by immersing herself in local cooking and culture around the world.

Review Quotes

"Reminiscent of a community cookbook, Anthony's debut offers memories and recipes of dishes she enjoyed during her travels on three continents. Anthony began writing this memoir to offer her two sons a glimpse into her life before she became their 'maman.' However, the work quickly evolved into an expression of the similarities and differences that exist across cultures. Anthony's journey begins in the U.S., reflecting on her childhood in West Philadelphia and sharing family favorites, before setting off to Europe, where she came to appreciate that 'simplicity often yields the best results.' Next, Anthony found herself in Africa, where she explored the local markets, reflected on her heritage, and came to realize that when friends stop by, 'There is always enough.' Anthony's journey ends in London, which she currently calls home. Throughout, Anthony shares her twist on local dishes, including couscous-stuffed chicken, beef Wellington, black-eyed pea fritters, 'not quite chicken gumbo, ' and 'kinda callaloo.' Readers seeking traditional recipes may be disappointed, but those seeking adventure at the crossroads of cultures will certainly not."
-- Melanie Dragger, Booklist

About the Author

Annette Anthony, mother, daughter of Philadelphia, American, British, businessperson, and writer, began her career as counsel at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Always Enough, her first book, celebrates an upbringing that facilitated her entry into other cultures and cuisines and shares recipes from a most unexpected life in Europe and Africa. She is a fellow of the Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation (USA), a Hedgebrook Master Class alum, and graduate of Georgetown University and Columbia Law School.

Annette enjoys gatherings around good food and exploring near and far. She lives in England.