Chocolate Almond Blueberry Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding is in constant rotation in my household. It’s one of the easiest desserts to prepare. It’s simple: custard + bread. However, nothing about me is simple. Passion/Variation/Fancy should have probably been my middle name. I’m intrigued by details. I prefer an eclectic design in home decor, and the same goes for food. Bland…

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February 21, 2014

Ackee with Grilled Sockeye Salmon

Of all the ackee dishes that I have reinvented, remixed and redeemed; ackee with grilled sockeye salmon is the epitome of all things ackee….in my opinion of course. I have eaten ackee with just about everything, callaloo, chicken, pork, mackerel, herring, cauliflower and shrimp; and even though they were all absolutely d’luscious, there is something…

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February 20, 2014

Mahi Mahi with Rosemary Sweet Potato Fries….and Russet Potatoes

Ya gotta love fish and chips, especially when it’s sweet potato chips. I don’t know what had gotten into me, but I felt the urge for chips….or should I say fries. Sweet potato and russet potato fries, fried in the oh so gorgeous duck fat, then sprinkled with sea salt and chopped rosemary… POW! Sweet…

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February 19, 2014

Carrot Cake…or should I say Carrot Pudding?

Feeling blessed and refusing to stress, I awoke with a vengeance to engage in a culinary throw down in my sanctuary. Why can’t I just lay in bed like normal people do? Why am I alway thinking of ways to enhance my culinary expertise? If I wake up at 5am; the first thing I do is…

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February 19, 2014

Mahi Mahi Nicoise Salad

You know how I’m always talking about my son D’Angelo, right? Well today I’m gonna tell you more about my son Robert, my first born, the one whom I hold responsible for the development of my taste buds, he really appreciated this Mahi Mahi Nicoise Salad. He couldn’t get enough.  I still can’t seem to…

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February 19, 2014