Ackee and Saltfish

Posted by Heather on Aug 7, 2011 in Guest Blogger | 1 comment I say it often: if you are going to date someone for their family’s native regional cuisine I would highly recommend considering Jamaican. Ackee and saltfish – Jamaica’s national dish – is a pile of sauteed peppers, onions, dried salt cod and squishy ackees, which are custard-coloured fruit that resemble tiny scrambled egg brains. Bacon is sometimes added to transform...
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Sharon’s Jamaican Curry

Posted by Maureen on Aug 1, 2011 in HM Kitchen | 0 comments I have tried my hand many times at rich, sweet, coconut milk based Thai curries and spice laden Indian curries. Tonight I am trying my hand at Jamaican curry with a family recipe kindly supplied by Sharon Kameka, my daughter Heather’s boyfriend’s mother. They need to find a better term for that relationship. Heather raves about this recipe and her SO Matt makes it frequently....
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