Cynthia Nelson

Hi Everyone, Sunday lunch is one of the most looked-forward to meals of the week.

I like pasta with very simple sauces. And I do not like my pasta smothered in sauce of any kind.

Last week’s recipe of Thai fish cakes – that included a signature ingredient in Thai cuisine, lemongrass – prompted questions from several readers about the use of the lemongrass stalk.

Escovitch fish is a popular Jamaican dish of whole fried fish that is marinated in a fiery-vinegary pickle made of onions and vegetables, overnight, and served as a breakfast dish.

Hi Everyone, I have this monologue with myself each Saturday that I go to the market: “You have the list right?

Hi Everyone,  One of the thrilling things about cooking with spices and herbs is that you can use them in many combinations and on each occasion be totally surprised by the flavour.

Hi Everyone, I have an obsession with bakes. Not exclusively with the eating of bakes but with the cultural and historical significance of this food of fried dough found across the length and breath of Guyana, and indeed, up and down the entire Caribbean.

One of the many things I like about pasta is how easy it is to prepare and to pair with a sauce.

Hi Everyone, A few weeks ago I was visiting some friends up North.

Hi Everyone, I have suffered from severe migraine headaches since I was a child.

Hi Everyone,  Here in the Caribbean we live in a tropical environment that enjoys summer weather all year round but in July and August, it gets even hotter.

Hi Everyone, Since we’ve been baking sweet cookies for the past two weeks, I thought that it is time that we add something savoury to the table.

This recipe shows corn being used in two ways – canned and dried.

Hi Everyone, After all the talk about buttery shortbread cookies last week, I am keeping my promise to share with you the late Urmia Cummings’ butter cookies which she called Teatime Cookies.

Hi Everyone, I always say, if you’re going to have a cookie, then have a cookie.

Looking for something that cooks up in about 10 minutes that’s hearty?

Hi Everyone, This week I conclude the 2-part series looking at cooking with pressure cookers.

Hi Everyone, I have a new baby – a Futura Pressure Cooker, from the makers of the world-class Hawkins cookers!

Hi Everyone, I hung around my aunt Betty’s kitchen a lot when I was growing up.

Hi Everyone, There is very little if anything that needs to be done to fried sweet ripe plantains.