Appetizers
You didn’t think this Jamaican Diva knew how to bake pizza, did ya? Well guess what? I can! Heck yeah! There is no such thing as ‘too hard’ or ‘I can’t’ in my world. No siree bob! Shame on those words. ‘I can’ and ‘I will’ is more like it. I strongly believe in positive…
Now that I’m aware of the toxicity that’s hidden in most foods on the shelves in the grocery stores, I’m surprised at how disciplined I can be. Food disciplines me. Cooking from scratch allows me to omit ingredients that no longer serves my higher being. For me, it’s also quality control. I know exactly what’s…
I’m busy snapping photos of yet another one of my awesome culinary creations, roasted tomato with portabella mushroom, prosciutto and basil bruschetta, and my son D’Angelo is having a tantrum. At 14 years and soon to be 15 years old, you would think the young man would get a grip. “Mom can we just eat it…
“Mom are you going to eat those?” my son D’Angelo asked. “Yes hun, these are edible flowers”, I replied. Before I knew it, he was instructing me to blend the ricotta with mozzarella cheese and “just add a little more salt mom”. Yes these ricotta stuffed squash blossoms are definitely addictive. Lately I’ve been trying…
Finding new and improved ideas and techniques for cooking and serving ackee is intriguing. Reinventing and recreating ackee dishes has become an obsession that I choose to live with. Ackee is a component of Jamaica’s national dish. The food enthusiast in me, always wants to turn it up a notch or maybe two. It’s smooth…