Shake, shake, shake! Shake that roti! For years I have heard about people shaking roti (oil/paratha roti) in jugs, all in an effort to get away from clapping the roti hot off the tawa, avoiding the sting from the heat and subsequent tenderness of the hands.
A few years ago, I did a What’s Cooking on Baked Chicken.
I am temporarily displaced for several days so I’m in ‘de countryside’ staying with friends.
Regardless of what is sandwiched in between, it is the bread, the roll, the bun, that makes a sandwich exceptional.
If you like your Pepperpot with cowheel and trotters (pig feet), then you should like this sandwich – it is made with one of the parts of the animal considered to be an odd bit.
One of the things that is selling cheap at the market for the past few weeks is cucumbers.
The other day I was craving something homely with a hint of sweetness that I could have with a hot or cold beverage.
The loud whistling kettle interrupts my thoughts. Slowly, almost reluctantly, I raise the upper half of my body that was leaning on the kitchen counter, looking through the closed glass window.
Writing this weekly column is often like some dishes that require significant preparation, multiple stages and sometimes long periods of cooking.
Don’t you just love the various ways in which you can prepare sweet potatoes?
Long lines stretched longer by social distancing, and empty shelves have been the experience of many people across the world, as the global pandemic took hold and countries went into various periods of lockdown/shutdown.
Here (in Barbados) we came out of our second lockdown about 2 weeks ago on Monday March 1.
I’ve been meaning to share with you about these tasty coconut chutneys for ages but I’m only now getting around to it.
My fridge is full. It is pulling double duty – not just for my perishables and things that are meant to be in the refrigerator, but it serves as a storage facility.
You know how every week we are think of ways to cook the ingredients – particularly vegetables – that we buy every week?
It’s no secret. The ingredient is love. To cook, to bake, to make something for someone is the one of the sincerest ways to say, I Love You.
Baigan (eggplant) Choka and Potato Choka are not complicated things to make.
Do you have eating phases? You know a period of time when you can’t seem to get enough of a particular food or drink; you make it regularly and consume it almost daily.
Do you remember those crisp old time Coconut Biscuits that we used to get regularly?
“Soooooo delicious! Now I don’t wanna ever eat plain white bread again!”
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