9 Caribbean ways of eating plantains
By Dania Santana From Babble I love plantains in any way possible. Plátanos are as popular in the Dominican Republic as baseball, merengue music, and rum. It is one of those foods people outside the Caribbean see as something exotic,…
If you are a Foodie (and you know you are!)
From Dody Denman If you are a Foodie (and you know you are!) you’ll love the Metro Cooking Houston Returning Sept. 14-15 Foodie weekend to include TV stars, restaurant tasting Pavilion, 100s of vendors The weekend of September 14 &…
Study: skipping breakfast could increase risk of heart attack
By Mary Beth Quirk from Consumerist This is usually where I’d say that my wise, older relative once told me the benefits of doing such and such a thing, but not this time. I always say: I don’t skip the…
YES!! More lionfish stories
Save Caribbean snorkeling and ‘eat a lion,’ conservationists say By Ezra Fieser From The Christian Science Monitor Here’s the last thing you’d expect to hear from a conservationist: Eat a lion. But that’s exactly what marine biologists are telling people…
Caribbean leaders warn of rising food import bill
From The New Zealand Herald GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) A Caribbean trade bloc released a report Saturday (27) that warns the region’s food import bill is increasing at a rate of 7 percent a year. Caricom said its 15 members spent…
Italian easy: spaghetti with clams, mussels, and tomatoes
By Deborah Mele of Italian Food Forever From Serious Eats We eat a lot of pasta in our house. Luckily, it’s so versatile that the options are truly endless. With all the fresh and dried varieties available in stores these…
FTC clears Caribbean Broilers in egg market fight
From The Poultry Site JAMAICA – The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has ruled that Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group’s entry in the table egg market is unlikely to crowd out other players. The Gleaner reports that the decision followed complaints by…
No-Bake Dessert Recipe: Peach Tarts with Ginger and Coconut
RECIPES FROM THE KITCHN You could make these no-bake peach tarts because you can’t bear to turn on the oven on a hot summer day. You could make them because you’re gluten-free or raw or vegan or paleo or whathaveyou….
Bristol Diabetes UK meeting to focus on healthy African and Caribbean food
From Guide2 Bristol On Saturday, 20 July, the Beechwood Club in Fishponds, was the venue for a Diabetes UK meeting focusing on advice for those wishing to cook healthier African and Caribbean food. Type 2 Diabetes is up to three…
Sharknado and chilled soup
By Dody Denman Paula Deen Scandal, Benghazi Cover-Up, Obamacare…Is this what we’re talking about? No, it’s “SHARKNADO”! “Sharknado” premiered to nearly 1.4 million viewers on the SYFY channel. The encore, last Thursday, topped the premiere by 500K viewers…I was one…