Grande Mangeur

Banana Bread

I’ve never bought bananas to make Banana Bread with, I’ve always just used what bananas we didn’t eat that started to get over-ripe. Not to be confused with Banana cake, it’s the one yeast free bread that you can make as healthy or as decadent as you want. I make a modest Banana bread, nothingContinue reading “Banana Bread”

Caribbean Butter Flaps or Coco Bread

This bread is popular Caribbean-wide, Jamaicans call it coco bread because sometimes it’s made with coconut milk and grated coconut. You can replace coconut milk with any other milk to make this bread and just call it a butter flap. This bread was a scarce treat as my mom and aunts don’t like butter. IContinue reading “Caribbean Butter Flaps or Coco Bread”

Breakfast

Sazon

Sazon is a used in daily Caribbean cooking. Milk, sugar, eggs, flour, bread, sazon Moving away to the southern hemisphere, I’ve not seen 1 box of sazon on sale at any grocery store or specialty store. I decided to do some research and see what exactly was sazon made of, and it was all thingsContinue reading “Sazon”

Adobo Seasoning

Along with Sazon, Adobo seasoning is a staple for seasoning meat or chicken and fish in Caribbean cooking. We always put a dash in for flavor. When I found out how easy it was to make your own with ingredients we already have in the pantry, I thought I’d give it a try. Home madeContinue reading “Adobo Seasoning”

Lamb Cutlet Dinner

At this time, Lamb cutlets are expensive, so always use a full-proof Method to cook them so they’re not over-cooked tough and/or taste less. Ideally you should season your cutlets at least 1 hour prior to cooking. Caribbean cooks would do this part in the morning and place the seasoned meat to marinate in theContinue reading “Lamb Cutlet Dinner”

Scones

I was first introduced to scones in my high school home economics class, I would not see a scone again till my hubby made me scones in Australia 10 years later as a newly wed. Scones are usually eaten in Australia for morning tea, a snack between breakfast and lunch, brunch. My Hubby loves sconesContinue reading “Scones”

Tonight’s Dinner

Chicken Schnitzel and Coleslaw made using my simple recipe I used the same schnitzel recipe to make chicken nuggets Recipes coming soon.

JAKARI Bread

This is still my favorite bread when I return home to visit. Jakari bread was my school lunch bread, and afternoon snack bread with peanut butter. I like the unique shape and the softness. I can’t get Jakari bread in Australia, so I decided to make my own. I called an Aunty for some basicsContinue reading “JAKARI Bread”

Salted Codfish (Bacalao) and Bakes (Floats, Jonny cakes)

Salted cod fish is a favorite in the Caribbean. In restaurants and bars and snackets you can find bakes stuffed with either codfish or corned beef. The Fish has been preserved in salt and most times doesn’t even need to be refrigerated. It’s so salty that it needs to be boiled several times to removedContinue reading “Salted Codfish (Bacalao) and Bakes (Floats, Jonny cakes)”