Cynthia Nelson

Whitefish refers to any fish that has white flesh. However, the texture of the flesh can vary from delicate to medium to firm when cooked.

Hi Everyone, This week begins a 2-part series about Black Pudding.

This week, it is another recipe of cooking chicken twice. Well, technically, it is starting the cooking process on the stovetop and then finishing it off in the oven.

Hi Everyone, We are people who are at once sophisticated and simple.

Saag Aloo is a North Indian vegetarian dish made of any type of leafy greens and potatoes.

Hi Everyone, What is it about fried chicken that is so alluring?

I am sure that it has not escaped your consciousness that most of the recipes shared in ‘In Good Taste’ are based on experimentations.

Hi Everyone,  If you had to come up with 5 food (food & beverage) items that people visiting Guyana must try, what would they be?

Just like last week, this is a case of me experimenting by making one dough and subjecting it to different applications, in this case, frying and baking.

Hi Everyone, When I first conceptualized this column, Tastes Like Home, I knew what I would be getting out of it and I knew what people living away from Guyana would be getting out of it.

Sliders are mini or small burgers. They are so small that a typical serving is usually 3 or 4 depending on the eating establishment.

Hi Everyone, Every time I come back home for a visit I have to readjust my senses to the abundance of food, especially at the markets.

Mangoes of many varieties are in season and tis the time to enjoy this fruit to the full extent.

Hi Everyone, We have been chatting for several years now, so much so that things have reached the stage where I have to start some of our conversations with one of these phrases: Remember I told you… Last year I shared with you… If you have been reading me for a while… Well this is going to be one of those occasions.

Steamed vegetables can be blah and bland. If they are overdone, they look limp, their natural colours faded.

Hi Everyone, Last week Wednesday, I sat for 4 straight hours engaged in the tedious task of removing the skins off of 4 ½ cups of rehydrated black eye peas.

In good taste Microwave-made Potato Chips will save your hips and waistline a lot of calories and give you that crisp potato-chip fix whenever you want it.

Hi Everyone,  There was a period of time when I was going to secondary school that chickpeas (aka channa, garbanzo beans) were scarce.

While we are mostly accustomed to savoury spring rolls, changing the ingredients and making sweet spring rolls is both a surprise and a treat.

Hi Everyone, I am not a perfectionist but I get my sense of perfection from my mother.