From the category archives:

Chicken

Spicy Caribbean Gumbo

February 20, 2010

The Caribbean, land of perpetual summer. But we do have seasons – and not just hurricane season and tourist season (which reminds me of a fridge magnet someone once sent us…”why is it called tourist season if we can’t shoot at ‘em?”) This time of year, the heat of the day is tempered by wonderfully cool nights when [...]

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Stuffed Christophene

December 14, 2009

I call it christophene. But you can also call it christophine, mirliton, chayote, choko, chocho, chuchu, chow-chow, alligator pear, vegetable pear, sayote, tayota, Madeira marrow or xuxu. I’m sure there are a few I’m missing. If there’s ever an award for the vegetable with the most names, christophene is a sure contender.

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Autumn Chicken and Vegetable Stew

November 18, 2009

A big storm blew through the BVI on Monday. Roads were flooded, trees were downed and the weather cooled off nicely. Well, cool for us, which means the temperature dipped to below 85 degrees, at least for the day. A day that cried out for stew. like this warm, homey Autumn Chicken and Vegetable Stew.
Autumn Chicken and [...]

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Chicken Pelau

November 9, 2009

Audrey was raised on it. Devica never goes to the beach without a pot of it. It reminds me of a Caribbean jambalaya. It’s dark, rich, and hearty, without being overly heavy. What is it? Why it’s pelau, Trinidad style. And it’s good, especially made by Devica.

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Kebabs on the Grill

October 25, 2009

Are you smarter than a sixth grader? I, apparently, am not. I do not know how abiotic factors affect biotic factors. I cannot explain estimation strategies used to determine reasonableness of solutions to real world problems. In fact, I cannot estimate at all. Whatever happened to long division? I’m definitely not smart enough for sixth grade.

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