Tastes Like Home

Sweet Plantain Fried Rice (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)
Sweet Plantain Fried Rice (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Chef Croes’ Sweet Plantain Fried Rice

There are chefs whose minds work in ways that astound. Their creations, and their approach to ingredients are a combination of artful expression, respect, and a dash of playfulness.

Salads and salsas can be made a couple days ahead (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)
Salads and salsas can be made a couple days ahead (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Smart work this Christmas

Cooking the big holiday meal is not a 1-day job so let’s not try to get it all done in a day.

Steam the Bread Pudding!

It’s a game changer – steaming bread pudding. You can create the same effect if baked in a bain-marie (heated water bath in the oven) but steaming it on the stovetop I find to be easier and more accessible.

Badam lacha (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Excited by freshness

There is an excitement that you get when you shop at an open air (farmer’s) market that you do not get when you shop in a supermarket.

Gulab Jamun (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Reflecting

Whether it’s Eid, Easter, Diwali or Christmas, many of us find ourselves in a state of reflection as we engage in the rituals and traditions with which we grew up.

Delicious crust and soft gooey texture of tawah pone (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Oh My, Tawah Pone

It’s not right. And it’s not nice. Y’all know about certain things and keep the information to yourselves.

Stewed Golden Apple (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Gorgeous Golden Apple

Eating seasonally is like being in a state of renewal. You get to enjoy things at the first picking, in the full flush of the season, and like a loved one leaving after a joyful visit, you soak up all it you can, until the next time.

Bagging Bay Leaf

It is my favourite “bush” tea. Bay leaf tea. If the word bush scares you, let me use a different word, and say the same thing.

 Stewed Beef & Cucumbers cooked in a pressure cooker (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

What’s Cooking: Pressuring Meat

What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you may have, and things I may have found out myself that I want to share with you.

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