Healthy

 

Callaloo with Smoked Red Herring

Callaloo is eaten regularly in my household. I get lots of fresh callaloo  from the farm,  and  waste no time in recreating dish after dish, after dish, such as this callaloo with smoked red herring.  My son D’Angelo loves red herring. Matter of fact, he loves food …period. Every dish I prepare seems to be…

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November 29, 2013

Chicken Vegetable Soup with Okras

They say there is usually some kind of  deficiency when you crave a certain food. Well, I must have been deficient in okra, because I added it to just about every single meal that I had prepared this week, until the okra was all gone. And guess what? I went back to the supermarket and…

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October 11, 2013

Roasted Vegetables with an Infusion of Herbs

I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am to be in culinary school. I enjoy the demos as much as the practicals. Matter of fact, I enjoy the practicals even more, because I get the opportunity to make tweak and personalize my dishes, like I did with this one. The new syllabus focuses…

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October 4, 2013

Steamed Callaloo with Bok Choy and Carrots

On frequent visits to my favorite farm, I never leave without a few bunches of callaloo. Have I ever mentioned how completely divine, the freshness and naturalness of any foods that are pulled directly from the earth is?  You are just gonna have to grow your own food  or find a farm to experience it.…

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October 4, 2013

Nutty Home Made Granola

Granola doesn’t last in my household. It goes as fast as I pull it out of the oven. Sometimes I wonder why I even bother prepare it.  Well… besides the crunchy,  nutty texture of the oats and toasted nuts, and the sweet taste of the dried fruits that makes it super d’luscious……um…ok…that’s why I make…

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October 4, 2013