Caribbean Christmas recipes
As chill winds blow up here in the north, hastening the birth of Christ, everyone around me is happily browsing or buying gifts, looking forward to a white Christmas. I, on the other hand, am yearning for the land of my birth, and a true Caribbean Christmas.
Queen of the Essequibo
If you’re ever voyaging down Guyana’s immense Essequibo River, try docking at Shanklands Rain Forest Resort for a bite to eat. This...
Hans Schweitzer: a man for all tastes
Wherever Hans Schweitzer travels, from backpacking in Nepal to traipsing through Paris, he always winds up in the kitchen — hotel...
Total coconut | Caribbean Cookup (March/April 2002)
Total (Coco)Nut Hunters extract “sky grease” from coconuts, and use the rich oily milk to cook their meat. From the forest, coconut...
Caribbean rum — white heat, brown beauties
What is more refreshing on a hot day than a cool drink made with enticing white rum, a twist of lime and a splash of fresh coconut water?...
Total local | Cookup
Christmas means feasting, and traditionally many of the Caribbean’s seasonal delicacies — from roast turkey to black cake — use imported ingredients. But could you create a Christmas lunch or dinner using only locally grown food? Franka Philip takes up the challenge
Pelau vs Pelau
Pelau is to Trinidadians and Tobagonians at Carnival time what hot dogs are to Americans on the Fourth of July — but much healthier. The...
Life is sweet
For most Caribbean people, honey is something you buy in the market or along a country road from a vendor who pitched up a little table in...
