From the category archives:

Sauces and Marinades

Boiled Shrimp and Cocktail Sauce

August 2, 2010

Southern-Style Boiled Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce

By the time you read this, I should be in the air somewhere between Tortola and Greensboro, North Carolina. I’m going home to spend some time with my folks and pick up Audrey from camp. I’m not sure when I’ll next have internet access so I’m experimenting with the advance scheduling feature on my site. Here’s hoping it works!

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Diet for a Happy Planet

November 4, 2009

Remember used bookstores? They seem to be a dying breed and I miss them. When I was in North Carolina picking up Audrey from camp this summer, I had a few hours to spare and wandered around Black Mountain, near Asheville. I managed to stumble on a wonderful shop called Black Mountain Books, a welcome change from all [...]

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Cucina di Bambini

August 28, 2009

It’s not all sagras and restaurants. Hotel rooms are fine for a day or two, and I love a good restaurant meal. But I need a kitchen. I need to shop the local markets, check out the local ingredients. I need to cook.

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Raw Oysters on the Half Shell

June 1, 2009

We’ve just returned from lunch at the Yacht Club and I am one happy woman. A dozen raw oysters on the half shell does that to me. I’ve always loved fried oysters but I was 30 years old before I was brave enough to try one raw (at my wedding rehearsal dinner). I’d like to say that I’ve been making [...]

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Devica, Continued

April 24, 2009

As promised, here are a few more recipes from the Trinidad feast that Devica produced earlier in the week.
Devica’s Green Seasoning
Devica starts a lot of her dishes with this fresh green Caribbean seasoning. Devica uses it in her curries, as a marinade for barbecued chicken and in fresh salads and relishes. You can buy it [...]

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Potluck in Paradise

April 13, 2009

The balcony has been suffering from a lack of company lately so the four day weekend seemed the perfect opportunity to invite some friends over for an Easter potluck barbecue. The BVI is a pretty multicultural kind of place and we had the usual assortment of countries represented. America, England, Ireland, Australia, Italy. And Jamaica, mon. Which was why [...]

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Passage to India

April 8, 2009

Bones is famous on the island for his amazing Indian dinners and, in fact, he won my heart with a curry. I was in the BVI for my first Caribbean holiday and got invited to a birthday party on the last night of my vacation (I was invited to more than one party while on vacation, the [...]

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