Tastes Like Home

Hi Everyone, Here is the checklist for a traditional plate of Nachos: ●Crispy ●Cheesy ●Flecks of heat from hot peppers Nachos are made with 3 ingredients – corn tortilla chips, cheese, and hot peppers.

Hi Everyone, Like many of you, I grew up eating fresh food cooked daily, more than once a day.

Hi Everyone, What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you may have but are too shy to ask.

Hi Everyone, I am not a daily bread eater but when it comes to feasts, festivals, and holidays, count me in for celebration bread!

Hi Everyone, What do you look for in a Cross Bun?

Hi Everyone, Picture this: finely chopped onions cooked slowly until soft and sweet; tomatoes cooked on low heat until they break down and melt, rustically pulpy; crushed garlic so soft that it creams easily when pressed against the back of a spoon.

Hi Everyone, One main ingredient. Two versions of a chutney. One cooked.

Hi Everyone, Most of the times when we cook, we chop, soften, mash and stir ingredients, bending them to our will to create the dish we want to make.

Hi Everyone, What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you may have but are too shy to ask.

Hi Everyone, As a self-confessed weekday vegetarian, my friends tease me that I have it easy during Lent; that I have a readymade forbearance.

Hi Everyone, I’m rubbing my hands with glee – it’s Pancake day on Tuesday!

Hi Everyone, Layering slices of fried, sweet, caramelized ripe plantains in your sandwich is a game changer.

Hi Everyone, What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you may have but are too shy to ask.

Hi Everyone, Guyana opened its latest fast food restaurant chain in December – Burger King – and from all accounts, it’s a huge success.

Hi Everyone, The year is still new, so hopefully you’re still in a resolution frame of mind.

Hi Everyone, Today marks the beginning of the 12th year of this column, Tastes Like Home.

Hi Everyone, Today is Old Year’s Day and that means that homes across Guyana will be making the traditional end-of-year Cook-up Rice.

Hi Everyone, At this time of the year several people always say to me, “I’d love to come to your home one Christmas; I can just imagine the fancy things on your table.”

Hi Everyone, Are you stressing about the upcoming Christmas meal? Trying to determine what to make?

Hi Everyone, Do not stress yourself this holiday season trying to come up with new dishes, just try these 12 little twists on traditional things.