Tastes Like Home

Hi Everyone, A friend: “I ain’t want no blond sauce (referring to all light coloured sauces).

Hi Everyone, My mom makes a mean (really good) shrimp cake.

Hi Everyone, There are several versions of rice cooked with turmeric and or curry powder that are Curry Rice.

Hi Everyone, My world of tea drinking took an exotic twist back in 2007 when friends from the Indian sub-continent introduced me to tea masala (masala chai).

Hi Everyone, There are certain dishes when made and eaten just set your soul at ease.

Hi Everyone, There are subtle differences between a country style biscuit (think KFC and Pillsbury) and a scone.

Hi Everyone, The one particular aspect about food in Guyana that I miss the most is fish.

Hi Everyone, For us here in the Caribbean, chutneys are hot, spicy, tangy (acidic) condiments.

Hi Everyone, I remember a time when dessert was a very simple affair – right out of a box and sometimes a can or tub.

Hi Everyone, Porky, meaty, sweet – that’s Lap Cheong (in Cantonese).

Hi Everyone, Lime + water + sugar = swank. It’s that simple that’s why we call it as we see it: lime water.

Hi Everyone, Antigua & Barbuda beat out front runners Italy, France and Germany to cop first place and the title of Best Design in the recently concluded prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in their nominated category!

Hi Everyone, Have you ever found yourself sitting down to a plate of food and saying, “You know what this (fill in the blank) needs?

Hi Everyone, Often we grow up following and maintaining traditions without knowing or fully understanding why we do so.

Hi Everyone, I have many cups in my cupboard, small and large, expensive and economical.

Hi Everyone, Happy Independence to brilliant, beautiful, bountiful Guyana! Five years ago, I wrote about an ‘Independence food dream’ I had – one in which there was a table with a veritable feast of the foods of my country.

Hi Everyone, There are 3 men in particular who read this column and comment every week.

Hi Everyone, Back in 2007, I shared with you, what The New York Times’ Mark Bittman (aka The Minimalist) and Jim Lahey served up bread-loving folks the world over, No-Knead Bread.

Hi Everyone, There is one particular vegetable that I buy every week when I go to the market – Okra – even when it is selling for BDS$6 (GUY$540) a pound.

Hi Everyone, I couldn’t possibly reveal the subject of this column in the headline for fear that you might not buy the paper.