Ackee

 

Ackee with Chickpea and Roasted Root Vegetable Fries

I love it when my creative juices flow. Honored and blessed I am, with a passion that allows me the freedom to express my creativity, unapologetically.  These days, I’m extra grateful because this meat rejection thing going on with my body kinda caught me by surprise. No warning. No alerts. No memo. Nothing. Like, what the…

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February 6, 2018

Ackee Heirloom Tomato Salad

Even though the combination of ackee served with salt fish and earth provisions is normal and customary in my birth land of Jamaica; there isn’t a rule that mandates ackee to be served as such every single time.  I’m a little adventurous. Ok, well maybe a lot adventurous. I must admit, my palate is a bit sophisticated. I’m…

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October 20, 2017

Ackee with Cod Loins

For years, I’ve been asked, “Where do you find time to cook?” My initial response is, “I don’t find time. I make time.” People usually make time for what is important to them. Think about what is important to you. Don’t you always make time for it? Ensuring that my family is nourished with nature…

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August 12, 2017

Roasted Butternut Squash with Ackee and Shark

I truly want to express my love for this dish in my Jamaican patois but will cease from doing so, only because the mass needs to understand exactly how amazingly d’luscious this culinary delight is. First of all, I would like to know why nobody ever told me how wonderful shark is, was and ever…

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August 20, 2016

Ackee Ratatouille with Wild Caught Cod and Broccoli

Jamaica’s National Dish has gone wild! Or I could say, it’s gotten a little healthier. Either way, it’s on and popping! Did I ever tell you how much my son Robert LOVES ackee? Yes he does. He prefers the traditional ackee and salt fish. One of the changes that I’ve made to my diet is…

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May 12, 2016