Come Let's Meet - in New York!

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Roast Bakes (bake bake)

Last week, it was all about the Pouffy, Fluffy Bakes, well this week it is about another variety of bakes. The ingredients are the same but the method of cooking is different.

Chennette's post in February, titled, Language Problems was a lesson not only in the varying language in the Caribbean when it comes to food; it was also an education in the different kinds of bakes one can find in this region.

If you're looking for a quick bread that only needs 30 minutes for the dough to rest and no yeast is involved, well then I think that you will like this bread. It's one of those things that you can afford to get up in the morning and make fresh. It is used as a bun for sandwiches as I have done there. Or, simply toast it and have it with butter, jam or jelly. Click here for the recipe. If you like, you can choose to shape the dough as a loaf.

Have a great week everyone!

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Pouffy, Fluffy Bakes

By now, all of you would have seen the cover of my book - Fried (sauteed) Salt Fish with Fried Bakes. If you want to make the cover and you haven't got the book, no worries! Create these fluffy bakes, sometimes called floats right in your own home. And all you lovers of salted cod, rejoice, for you can make fried salt fish and bakes over and over again to the delight of your friends and family. Follow the links above for both recipes. And if you're unsure about how to actually fry the bakes, then check out my little home video on how to do so. Enjoy!

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A Light has gone...

My Dear Friends,

You would have noticed an unexplained absence from this blog for 3 weeks now. It was due to the sudden passing of a very close relative who died unexpectedly in the wee hours of Good Friday morning. I did not have time to alert you that I won't be around because I had to get on the first available flight to Guyana.

We are all coping the best way we can... Death is often shocking and surprising and more so when someone at the prime of their life, without ailment, walks into a hospital, lies on a bed and is gone in 20 minutes. One is stunned when this happens, you slap and pinch yourself to wake up from the horrible dream because it cannot be real, you spoke to this person a couple of hours ago - you laughed, you made plans for the Easter weekend... but it is clear that God had other plans.

Since my return to Barbados, I have not done any cooking, I've only made a salad and I'm sharing it with you. It's nothing fancy, so there's no recipe really. Just cut some carrots, apples and toss then with a little mayonnaise, honey and grainy mustard. Add a splash of lemon juice if you like.

Have a great week everyone.

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