Cynthia Nelson

Hi Everyone, Perfect Cornmeal Cou-Cou cooked to the high Bajan standards in 10-minutes?

Hi Everyone, As I bit into a Pau I made yesterday, I was filled with a range of emotions – happiness because I had successfully re-created something I had loved as a child.

Hi Everyone, Fact: tell me to go into a health food store to buy a food item or product and I’ll roll my eyes.

Hi Everyone, You can flip all you like, I prefer my pancakes dropped; that’s way I grew up having them, and even though I’ve mastered the art of flipping, I have to tell you, there’s only one way I want my pancakes – dropped!

– eating with my hands Hi Everyone, I love eating with my hands; there is something earthly and sensual about it.

Hi Everyone, Ever since Guy Fieri, of Food Network Television visited Pam’s Kitchen in Seattle, Washington, on his Diners, Drive-ins and Dives show, I have been bombarded with questions and recipe requests for Trini Pelau – one of the main dishes featured.

Hi Everyone, Last week we looked at the what, where, who and how of a food label.

Hi Everyone, Smack in the middle of Christmas week, a time filled with ham, turkey, lamb and chicken, I hosted my first vegan dinner!

Hi Everyone, “I ain’t seen you since last year!” A corny joke, it’s true, but we all do it every New Years and this, after all, is my first column for 2010.

Hi Everyone, each year at Christmas, no matter how organized and prepared we are, there is one area that always has us flummoxed – what presents should we buy for friends and loved ones!

Hi Everyone, Khichri (kitch-tree) is a dish with its roots firmly in India.

Hi Everyone, they can make or break a meal. Very often, they are the most memorable things about a meal; without them, let’s just say that your meal will be average with the ham, turkey, roast pork, beef or chicken all standing alone.

Hi Everyone, I like to hear what people’s favourite dishes are.

Hi Everyone, Bunches of beautiful ripe, red Annatto can be found on the tree just outside the classroom where I teach.

Hi Everyone, What’s the difference between juice and drink? How much does one cup of raw rice yield when cooked?

Hi Everyone, The other day, a friend of mine threw up her hands in exasperation and exclaimed, “I love eating shrimp but I hate cooking it!

Hi Everyone, I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again (so you’d better get used to it) – cooking combines so many aspects of creativity.

Hi Everyone, are you tired of stirring and waiting for the sugar to dissolve in your drinks?

According to Hindu tradition, Rama subsisted on the Jamun fruit in the forest for 14 years during his exile from Ayodhya.

Tastes Like Home Hi Everyone, “Will the Garlic Pork taste as good as you claim?”