I am here up late, watching Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (on Food Network) where Guy Fieri is visiting a Belizean establishment in Chicago. I’ve been to Belize quite a few times but I can’t say I have sampled the whole range of cuisines. Belize is the only English-speaking country in Central America, so while there [...]
Category Archives: Caribbean
Sweets from Curaçao
April 29, 2011 – 9:00 am
Originally published on 30 July 2009. Updated – 28 April 2011 to add some new recipe links, where found. For additional information on Curaçao cuisine visit the following pages (found through googling) Curaçaose keuken – kitchens The Sweet and Spicy Sides of Curaçao Kos Dushi Almost 2 years ago, I wrote about my visit to [...]
Tastes Like Home – Book Signing
March 30, 2011 – 1:10 am
A little over two years ago, I’d announced that Cynthia Nelson, Caribbean food writer, photographer and fellow foodblogger had completed her book Tastes Like Home. While the book didn’t make it to stores back then, it was released recently, published by Ian Randle publishers and is now available for purchase online and in stores in [...]
Updates and Caribbean Vegan
November 13, 2010 – 5:49 pm
Dear Reading Public, Once again I have been remiss in regular posting. I am glad that after 4 1/2 years there is sufficient content to provide results for the searching Divali (Diwali) celebrants. And extra glad I updated my hosting package before the surge As always, the dreaded day job took over in the last [...]
Halaal Trini Black Cake? (recipe)
October 7, 2010 – 9:00 am
A few months ago I got a request for a Halaal Trini Black Cake recipe. Those of you familiar with the permutations of the traditional Caribbean Christmas black cake (whether you call it black cake or great cake) will know that this cake is generally viewed as inextricable from its alcohol content. In fact, a [...]
Eid on the Beach
September 10, 2010 – 8:57 pm
I am convinced that all Caribbean Muslims should have Eid salaah (prayers) on the beach. It’s in our blood and our essential island nature after all. What could be better? Those are the women’s shoes on the sand of Cornwall Beach in Montego Bay, Jamaica, where a group of about 50 men and women gathered [...]
Photo Walking – The Savannah
August 7, 2010 – 9:00 am
I recently participated in a photo walk in the vicinity of the Queen’s Park Savannah in Trinidad. For those who may not be familiar with the term, Wikipedia defines it – “Photowalking is the act of walking with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things that the photographer may find interesting.” [...]
Ting!
July 11, 2010 – 2:35 am
The first time I heard of Ting was 5 years ago traveling through the airport in Antigua with Caribbean colleagues. At the time, when one of them asked for it at the airport bar (little counter in the middle of the airport, at the time the only place to get some food) I had no [...]
Silk Cotton Tree and Jumbies
June 6, 2010 – 10:03 pm
On a recent visit to the Federation of St Christopher and Nevis (better known as St Kitts and Nevis), we took a whirlwind drive around Nevis, where I was impressed by the gardens, greenery and preservation of the old colonial buildings and plantations. More about that in a later post I hope. We didn’t really [...]
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