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It is never a good thing to eat and talk at the same time. I have proven it myself, time and time again. Whenever I do, I get extremely annoyed. Why? I find it rather difficult to taste or enjoy my food. I like to savor all the flavors while simultaneously inhaling the aromas and…
Whenever I cook fish, I use the entire fish. I cook them whole: head and body. Do I think the head looks unattractive? Of course not! Regardless of how the fish is prepared; steamed, fried, stewed or escovitched; to me, an entire fish seems more enticing on my plate. Don’t get me wrong, I do…
My ham bone was extremely happy today! It was able to revive itself, be recreated and intermingled with other ingredients, to create yet another satisfying, authentic dish: Yellow Split Peas Soup. I refuse to discard any form of food, if a culinary remix can be accomplished. I couldn’t wait for this soup. I had been…
Mama (my Jamaican grandmother) was very resourceful. She ate everything: necks, backs, tails, kidneys, liver, gizzards, feet etc. You name it, she cooked and ate it. It is the norm for Jamaicans, who were raised in Jamaica, to eat such types of delicacies. Mama fed us everything that she ate, and it was never disappointing.…
I couldn’t wait to make cod fish fritters this morning. I had anticipated frying up a huge batch this weekend; but with having to do the laundry, updating my blog and interacting on my Facebook fan page; time wasn’t accommodating. To say the least, it just never made it on to my hectic “things to do/cook list.” However, it was well…