Jug Jug & Book Giveaways
>> Saturday, 13 December 2008
My friend Gwen says, “People are not into making ole time food” and unfortunately, that is exactly where Jug Jug finds itself, in the ole-time-food category. Read this week's column to learn more about this Barbadian Christmas Dish and for the recipe. Any of the variety of pigeon peas shown below will work.
My friend Maryann over at Finding La Dolce Vita along with her friend Joe are hosting a Seven Fishes Feast event, a tradition the Italians follow every Christmas Eve. They are going to be giving away a basket full of goodies! Click here for the event details. My entry is a dish of Chinese Longevity Noodles and garlic shrimp. Enjoy!
BOOK GIVEAWAYS
As I had mentioned before, there are going to be a number of blog events to promote my book and to offer you a chance to win a free copy. Thanks to all of you who have so willingly and readily placed a picture and link of the book on your blog. If you are reading this and you would like to help promote my book, feel free to copy the link and picture-cover of the book which can be found on the upper right hand corner of this blog.
Enter Sangeeth's Eat Healthy Contest and get a chance to win a copy of my book. Click here for details.
There is a special edition of the Royal Foodie Joust on and the winner gets a copy of My Caribbean Cookbook Tastes Like Home! See The Leftover Queen forum for the list of ingredients. If you are new to the Royal Foodie Joust and would like to part-take, not a problem, just click here and join in the fun!
Keep watching this space for more events and book giveaways!
Happy Weekend everyone!
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52 comments:
So fantastic!! The food, the story, the giveaway... love it all :-)
Yes, how great! I love it too :-D!
Cheers,
Rosa
Cynthia.. your entry into the Seven Fishes Event looks wonderful! I am also so happy for you.. Congratulations on the publication of your book! Good luck and "Speranza del Meglio"!
Hoping the Best! :)
Ciao!!
Mmm your noodle dish looks great! So many exciting things happening for you right now!
It looks so delicious, Cynthia! Thanks so much for joining us :)
Happy Holidays!
Book loos great and so does the noodle dish!
Carla
cpullum(at)yahoo(dot)com
Chinese noodles and garlic shrimp. These are my best friends. The dish sounds wonderful. Sounds like you are involved in some exciting projects, not to mention a book!!! Congratulations!
This is a great post. Lovely pictures as always.
great article cynthia! its interesting to see that every culture has its own way of using up left overs..
WOW Cynthia....great ways to get that wonderful book..infact I am taking part in the IRON CHEF competition. Love the challenge of coconut, banana and rice flour!!
Will post it up soon. :)
I hope you have a very merry Christmas too and a happy new year!
Congrats Cynthia! The shrimp garlic looks very tempting!
Best wishes for your book and for the Holidays.
Hugs,
Ivy
Congratulations on the publication of the book.
I love this entry....I eat a lot of garlic shrimp. That picture is stunning, well, all your photos are stunning.
Have a nice rest of the weekend my dear.
Wow i love scampis and that bowl with noodles and scampe looks super yumm.
Congragulation and good luck with the book.
Hi Cynthia! The Jug Jug looks interesting. Why is it called 'Jug Jug'? I don't think that was mentioned in your article. By the way, I love pigeon peas. :-)
That is awesome Cynthia! Happy happy holidays to you and yours!
Congrats on the book, Cynthia! The shrimp looks amazing!! :)
I just entered my Joust recipe. A special bread inspired by you.
Cynthia,
Its lovely to see your book is out. I hope you're feeling good now.:)
It is sad to see many traditional dishes in the world disappearing. I guess this where we food bloggers can try and make a difference.
Your Chinese Longevity Noodles and garlic shrimp look really great!! after you eat this noodles chinese said you can life to 100!!LOL!we ususally have this noodles on our Birthday morning:))
and congratulation on your book!! all the best!!
wow! congrats cynthia ....glad to know that your book is out!
Congrats Cynthia for the book! I am sure that it must be amazing. Looking forward to have a glimpse of it soon.
I have added to your book link on my blog.
You are not exactly slowing down over this festive season, it looks like you only gained momentum now!!!! All this excitement and still time to cook! Well done, Cynthia with all your accomplishments.
I have to try a vegan version! Yum-Yum.
Can't wait for your cookbook, Cynthia!
Cynthia, I've been so swamped over here I apologize for not reading over the last month. Congratulations on getting your book out! I will definitely put the link up on my blog and as soon as I can sneak over to amazon and order it without my husband finding out I'm on it! :)
Cynthia, happy cooking and best wishes on a successful book launch...my pleasure to help such a kind individual such as yourself.
PS...that Shrimp pasta is out of this world!
it's great to know that your book will be out soon, dear cynthia.
I'm loving these give-a-ways...I may have to get into some of them.
Good luck, Cynth! Would love to get your book soon... :)
Jug Jug, or just 'Jug' as we call it, is my very favorite Xmas food.. and I expect it EVERY YEAR - when in BGI of course. In fact, I make sure it's on the menu before accepting any invites;-)
(I am but only slightly kidding). My family all feels the same, so it's always there.. and always delicious! I consider it, next to flying fish, one of Barbados's most superior dishes.
Oh, and conkies too. If you haven't made them, I highly recommend them. Also an 'ole time' recipe worth documenting.... and most delicious (also a once a year treat - usually for Nov 5th as it was a traditional celebration for Guy Fawkes Day).
I am so glad that you are taking the time to preserve our old recipes:)
Simply fantastic! Love it!
I need some more healthy n tasty recipes ^_^
Never had jug jug Cynth, but it does look great. Congratulations on the completion of the book and best wishes for continued success.
wondering where to find my copy!! lovely pics!
This is my first visit to your blog. Some of your recipes bring back wonderful memories of my ex room mates..Many of them were from various places in the caribbean.
Oh I thought Jug Jug was a dark bread until I read the column. Interesting.
Your shrimp dish looks excellent.
Happy Holidays Cynthia!
LL
Congrats on the publication of the book, Cynthia! What an exciting and stressful time this must be for you. Best wishes.:)
Good for you Cynthia...I'm so glad the book's finally out. What better way to celebrate the holiday season than this!! Warm wishes to you & your family! Love & hugs!
Great article--I'd never heard of Jug Jug--thank you for sharing this with us!
That noodle dish looks delicious, too. Merry Christmas!
Congratulations on your book darling. It is such fantastic news that I can now purchase a book by you. Caribbean food will become commnon place in my kitchn in the new year thanks to you. I love the nooodles dish by the way. I have such weakness to noodles.
That Jug Jug sounds and looks really interesting (how can one not love something named Jug Jug?). And your Chinese longevity noodles look magnificent. May you live long and prosper!
oh, those chinese noodles and shrimp look soooo tasty! happy holidays, and congratulations on your book--2009 looks to be an exciting year for you!!
Wow, thanks, for the lesson on this Cynthia, I've never heard of Jug Jug at all, cou cou yes, but not jug jug. I don't fancy peas or beans, but my father does. He might like this!
Congratulations Cynthia! Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays Cynthia - good luck on the book and I hope you have a great 2009!
Cynthia,
It may seem that you've been waiting forever, but it really is sooooooo exciting that your book has been published. I can't wait to see it. I know it'll be great.
looks delicious cynthia!
There's here that offers a book promo chance,
http://www.unsweetened.ca/book_expo/
The dish has such a unique name and looks absolutely inviting Cynthia! Wish you a very happy New Year and I will look forward to another year full of the most interesting stories and delicious recipes!
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