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  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, January 3, 2009 | 0 Comments

  
  

  

  Eureka’s  green thumb
  … expanding our palates
  Hi Everyone, Very early on Saturday mornings just as the sun rises to embrace the day, there, at the Cheap Side Market, you’ll find Eureka Carver and Dazzle Blackman …

• Tastes Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, December 27, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  

  Another year in the kitchen

  Hi Everyone, What a delicious and adventurous year this has been! Each month brought a first – first time to try an ingredient, first time to eat a new dish, first …

• Tastes Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, December 20, 2008 | 6 Comments

  
  

  

  Home: A memory is just a taste away
  Hi Everyone,
  As I sat on a plane bound for the United States of America, I contemplated what to write about in this week’s column. What do I want …

• Tastes Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, December 13, 2008 | 2 Comments

  
  

  

  Jug Jug: No longer a tradition?
  Hi Everyone,
  Though it is a traditional Barbadian Christmas dish, it does not make an appearance on feast-laden tables throughout the island. There are a few households that still make Jug …

• Taste Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, December 6, 2008 | 4 Comments

  
  

  

  Christmas beans!
  Hi Everyone,
  It’s soon going to be Christmas and did you know that Christmas has its own beans? I am not kidding you. They are called Christmas Lima Beans! Alright, so maybe it is not …

• Tastes Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson and Administrator | Saturday, November 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

  
  

  

  Great news!
   
  By Susan Harewood
  Guest columnist
  I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news….actually the great news is that Cynthia’s book, My Caribbean Cookbook Tastes Like Home, will be available on Amazon.com tomorrow …

• Tastes Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, November 22, 2008 | 7 Comments

  
  

  

  Precious thyme
  Hi Everyone,
  Given that long ago thyme was used for its antiseptic properties and medicinal uses, and in ancient times some bathed in its water to renew their energy while others used it for embalming, …

• Tastes Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, November 15, 2008 | 3 Comments

  
  

  

  I rise to bake
  Hi Everyone, Fraught with unpredictability, temperamental partners, atmospheric conditions that I cannot control and sometimes a shaken confidence, why then you may ask, would I venture into such an arena? The simple …

• Tastes Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, November 8, 2008 | 5 Comments

  
  

  

  Can soup unite?
  Hi Everyone,
  Whenever my friend Adele mentions that she is making soup, I see her husband, Ivan, get a worried look on his face. You see, Ivan is one of those people who think …

• Tastes Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, November 1, 2008 | 1 Comment

  
  

  

  A selective sweet tooth
  Hi Everyone, I often tell people that I do not have a sweet tooth and that I prefer savoury, and it’s the truth. I almost never order dessert when dining out, and …

• Tastes Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, October 25, 2008 | 7 Comments

  
  

  

  One man’s Poison is another man’s Feast
  Hi Everyone,
  “Try and don’t poison the people.” This remark stopped me, my knife suspended over the banana blossom I was frantically chopping and tossing into the bowl of waiting …

• Tastes Like Home

  By Cynthia Nelson | Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  

  A familiar ingredient in unfamiliar ways
  Hi Everyone, Like you, I buy the same ingredients weekly, like you, I prepare the same dishes every week and like you, I am always looking for new ways …

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