One of my favourite places in the world is Jamaica. Beautiful landscape, friendly people and tasty, tasty food. Just hours after we landed in Montego Bay, we grabbed some jerk chicken and pork at a local joint The Pork Pit and I loved it. I love spicy food. Some people find adventure and thrills in … Continue reading Jamaican Food / Recipes: Adventures in Food – Jerk Chicken
2014 Fifa World Cup Group A Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts 1 Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 7 1 Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 7 3 Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3 4 Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 9 -8 … Continue reading 2014 Fifa World Cup – Group Standings
The 2014 Fifa World Cup organizers have had to amend their policy of allowing only sponsors’ wares to be sold at stadiums On the cobbled streets of Salvador, in the shadow of faded pastel buildings that date from Brazil’s colonial era, an army of ladies in flowing white cotton dresses sell the local delicacy acarajé. … Continue reading 2014 Fifa World Cup – How Brazil’s traditional food vendors took on FIFA and won | Al Jazeera America
Hmmm! Curry Chicken, a well known dish the world over. However, today we a re giving you a recipe with a nice little twist. We featured the Jamaican Curry Chicken recipe on our blog a few months ago but today we offer you Chicken Curry cooked down in creamy Coconut Milk. Check it out below. … Continue reading Recipe of the Day: Chicken Curry in Coconut Milk
Check out this brief documentary on Jamaican food as experienced at Jack Sprat-Treasure Beach ...certainly a part of The Calabash Experience. Located on the western end of the property, cushioned in its very own bay, Jack Sprat serves up seafood prepared to your preference in a relaxed outdoor setting. But let’s not forget the pizza—it’s … Continue reading The Calabash Experience – Island Potluck at Jack Sprat-Treasure Beach
A one pot meal is an easy way to make dinner for your family, especially when you are pressed for time. Today we give you a great recipe that will take care of that. The Callaloo is a popular Jamaican vegetable that is used in various dishes, but if you are in the U.S. or … Continue reading Recipe of the Day: Jamaican Callaloo/Spinach Rice
A week long culinary festival that offers several different type of activities. It takes place May 22 to May 29, 2014. The main festival takes place on Grizzly’s Plantation Cove, Richmond, St.Ann, which is ideally placed in the centre of Jamaica’s north coast. You can attend one or all the events and in each case … Continue reading Jamaica Epicurean Escape
This was a bit of a departure from the Wok Wednesdays schedule. I had some leftover rice from the previous recipe and decided to try my hand at making fried rice. I love me some fried rice, so I chose the first recipe off the schedule that fit the bill: Chinese Jamaican Jerk Chicken Fried … Continue reading Jamaican Food / Recipes: Chinese Jamaican Jerk Chicken Fried Rice
I came across this recipe in Fine Cooking Magazine and liked it so much that I made it twice in the same week. I prepared it as instructed in the magazine and tried my own variation using tofu instead of shrimp and adding broccoli. Both dishes were delicious and so easy to make. Red curry … Continue reading Quick Thai Cooking – Red Curry with Shrimp and Snap Peas