Pacific Crossings: A Philippine Cookbook by Lily Gamboa O’Boyle.  

The 100 recipes presented in this book are based on a cuisine shaped by the influences of the many countries that have at one time or another occupied this island nation. Four hundred years of Spanish rule, more than half a century of American occupation and the continual presence of Chinese, Malay, Polynesian and Japanese influences have produced a cuisine that is varied, colorful and unique.

With PACIFIC CROSSINGS, the reader will experience the adobo in a new light - cooked with different kinds of seafood and vegetables, be introduced to a soup made from purple potatoes that are just now becoming popular in the United States, and marvel at the different ways of making barbecue.

Illustrated with more than 50 color photographs shot by Bill McConnell, the book will delight the eye and whet the appetite of any reader who has ever dreamed of crossing the Pacific.