Dessert

 

Jamaican Rum/Black Cake with Hazelnuts

Tis the season to be jolly…. fa la la la lah all year round.  Yes that’s exactly how I feel.  Why wait until the holidays to enjoy such decadence. I’m Jamaican (you probably know that by now) and we; well most of us, love us some black cake, rum cake aka Christmas cake. It’s a…

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March 31, 2016

How to make Nutty Carrot Cake

Juicing foods from the earth is more than rewarding, especially when you are savvy enough to recreate scraps into decadent cakes and pastries. I save all the scraps from juicing and transform them into amazing baked goods. My nutty carrot cake with beets is amazingly divine! This is one of those cakes that will make…

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June 24, 2015

All Hail the Easter Bun

Mi seh, mi cyaan believe seh di bun dem come out suh nice!! Jah know! I really wowed myself with these buns. I switched up the recipe a tad bit and I must say: I’M IN LOVE WITH THE END RESULT!  Can’t wait to put these on the market! My son, D’Angelo had a field…

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April 11, 2015

Rustic Galette with Italian Prunes, Peaches, Blueberries and Strawberries

The perfectionist in me loves a challenge. A foodie challenge. The jack of all trades challenge. I refuse to confine my abilities to one genre of cooking. Cooking, cooking styles and techniques are  diverse and infinite. Foods of different cultures are prepared similarly yet they take on a different name. My definition of a galette…

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March 21, 2015

Moist and D’luscious Chocolate Blueberry Cake

Chocolate and blueberries is an absolutely perfect combination! So moist and decadent, it’s like sinking your teeth into pillowy decadence. My son D’Angelo love’s chocolate, which is the reason I decided to bake this cake. Does that boy even realize what a blessed fella he is; for choosing me to be his mother? I had…

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March 21, 2015