Comments on Tastes Like Home: Tortured with Porridge

nice pictures Cynthia, i loved sago porridge.. i j...

2008-03-26T15:34:00.000-04:00

nice pictures Cynthia, i loved sago porridge.. i just cant wit to try them all.

I'm with you, girl! I was forced porridge as a chi...

2008-03-17T16:38:00.000-04:00

I'm with you, girl! I was forced porridge as a child and hated it. Now, I can't get enough of the stuff! I usually have it on Saturday morning for breakfast with some apricots, cinnamon and vanilla mixed in. Sago is one of my favourites, too :-)

wow wow..so many to choose from..my god..all your ...

2008-03-01T12:44:00.000-04:00

wow wow..so many to choose from..my god..all your pictures have come out so well...

I love your site! I will be back!

2008-02-24T23:10:00.000-04:00

I love your site! I will be back!

I know the trauma, at least from a distance. My yo...

2008-02-24T13:01:00.000-04:00

I know the trauma, at least from a distance. My younger cousin would do anything she could to dispose of, or better yet, avoid the porridge. We had the backed-up sink and dogs with discerning tastes as evidence. Me, my issue was about consistency; no matter what kind (plantain was my least favorite) I refused to drink anything that looked like "pap", the runny stuff given to the youngest children who were still bottle-fed. My favorites remain cornmeal porridge cooked with cinnamon leaf and a touch of coconut milk, and hominy corn porridge. Grace Foods now sells individual servings of oats porridge that has that distinctive "cooked at home taste" -- to die for. Preparing porridge is an artform; the men who sell it on the side of the street in Kingston know what they're doing for sure.

Rosemaria & RV - a very warm Caribbean welcome to ...

2008-02-23T20:50:00.000-04:00

Rosemaria & RV - a very warm Caribbean welcome to both of you. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment. Do come back when you have the time.

Dana - Ah ha, so whenever you visit, I know what to feed you :)

Kribha - thank you dearest.

OMG! Even simple dishes like porridge looks so tem...

2008-02-22T20:23:00.000-04:00

OMG! Even simple dishes like porridge looks so tempting under your lens.

Omg, cream of wheat is my favorite!! But in gener...

2008-02-22T11:21:00.000-04:00

Omg, cream of wheat is my favorite!! But in general, I am obsessed with porridge of any kind. I love, love, LOVE it. All of these look SO GOOD!!

Hi Cynthia, me and my brother used have the cream ...

2008-02-21T23:57:00.000-04:00

Hi Cynthia, me and my brother used have the cream of wheat porridge when we were kids, lot of childhood memories linked with it as we used to lick the cup clean and had bits and pieces of the porridge on our noses:))

I like very much bad not reed english. please, tra...

2008-02-20T19:39:00.000-04:00

I like very much bad not reed english. please, traslator in blog. Excuseme, congratulations.

Miri - isn't it strange these happenings. I am gen...

2008-02-18T19:15:00.000-04:00

Miri - isn't it strange these happenings. I am generally a savoury person but some how or the other I can't think of having the porridge made savoury only sweet.

Ummmm, eggs were always fried in our household.

Pearl - I liked toast only when I felt like it but I think I would have much preferred it to the porridge! :D

Your column on it was fun. I was a more stubborn c...

2008-02-18T16:55:00.000-04:00

Your column on it was fun. I was a more stubborn child and ended up getting toast rather than that grey gelatinous stuff. Although with floating some whole milk around it and a pile of brown sugar, it wasn't bad sometimes, far better than instant.

i was never served porridge on a daily basis and w...

2008-02-18T10:28:00.000-04:00

i was never served porridge on a daily basis and when it was on the menu I insisted that it be served with buttermilk and salt - tasted much better than that milky sweet concotion!
BUT what was forced on me everyday was a boiled egg....there were many times they "fell off' the plate....other times i would drown them in ketchup and moon over them till the school bus came and i HAD to gobble them down. Then my mother got tired of forcing me and told me i would never be served them again. so i didnt eat eggs for the next 10 years - now i like them just fine! your "desserts" look really enticing though....good thing you didnt find out whether you like them or not now!

Peter, Sreelu, Shilpa, Laavanya, Bee, Keva, Sig, S...

2008-02-16T09:16:00.000-04:00

Peter, Sreelu, Shilpa, Laavanya, Bee, Keva, Sig, Sunita, PoojaV, Lori Lynn, Happy Cook, Lynda, Ivy, Chris, Asha, Minti, Helene, KJ, Val, Daphne, Dhanggit, Deborah, Emiline, Deepa, CS, Kevin, Bren, Rama, Seena, Sylvia, Odete, Superchef, Toni, Linda, Sia, Urban Vegan, Flo, Nora B, Mansi, Eda, Kesmeseker & Maryann - thanks for sharing all your porridge thoughts with me :)

Kalyan - now that's the kind of inspiration I like to learn about.

Jackson - so I've heard

Glamah16 - yeah sago is tapicoa; same thing different name

Karin - I love that :)

Chennette - same here, it was always about building the body and making it strong.

Bellini Valli I like that, sticking to the ribs :)

Sra - now that's funny :D

Fork full of spaghetti - now you make it sound so enticing!

Anita - you are so right about traditional similarities across distances. I am constantly in awe of such discoveries.

Jen - haven't tried it yet but I can jsut imagine the flavour!

David - of course! :D

Precious Pea - I've always found the instructions on the box to be useful.

Proud Italian Cook - it tastes like a more liquid version of cream with tiny soft beads :)

Rosa - ah! the porridge Gods love you! :D

Valentina - and I've missed yours too! When are you coming back?

Sukanya - it is so good to see you again! Welcome back!

Nanditha P - I heart you!

Mary - what a conincidence indeed

Bee - I hear you

Willowtree - I knew you'd understand

WMW - I like the sound of that porridge

Alpa - no darling, not weird at all! And I LOVE the idea of adding some rum :D

Coco - try it with raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon and milk.

Shella - :D

Kate/Kajal - I am so glad that you came over, welcome! and thank you!

Archana, Nithu, Aparna, EMWK, Annemarie, Anuzi, Nicisme & KF - I really appreciate all of you taking the time to visit and share your thoughts, they are welcomed and truly appreciated. I do hope that you all come back to visit whenever you can and I look forward to visiting your blogs.

I loved cream of wheat as a child.

2008-02-16T08:33:00.000-04:00

I loved cream of wheat as a child.

hi this is the first time at your blog. It was so ...

2008-02-16T06:21:00.000-04:00

hi this is the first time at your blog. It was so much fun to read through the porridge section. like all of them :), but my kids and hear hubby, cant even come close to it. I guess may be i grew up with these porridges.

Thank you,CynthiaI had good Valentine's.I hope you...

2008-02-16T02:55:00.000-04:00

Thank you,Cynthia
I had good Valentine's.
I hope you too.
Big kisses.

Ilove porridge..Mmmmmmmmmm..Yummy !!I enjoyed rea...

2008-02-16T00:19:00.001-04:00

Ilove porridge..Mmmmmmmmmm..Yummy !!I enjoyed reading ur writeup..and I can imagine small Cynthia sitting with a bowl of porridge and planning some tricks to finish the bowl..Here my 2 naughty kids do tricks daily with their food.

Ilove porridge..Mmmmmmmmmm..Yummy !!I enjoyed rea...

2008-02-16T00:19:00.000-04:00

Cynthia I'm hungry :) these are very interseting a...

2008-02-15T20:30:00.000-04:00

Cynthia I'm hungry :) these are very interseting and delicious. Hugs

wow, those look like healty bowls full of lovely s...

2008-02-15T18:05:00.000-04:00

wow, those look like healty bowls full of lovely stuff Cynthia! nice collection girl:)

have a great weekend!

How perfect for this time of year, so comforting! ...

2008-02-15T08:04:00.000-04:00

How perfect for this time of year, so comforting! And the punch looks interesting - I would be putting Baileys in mine too! ;)

I love the sago one the most, although you manage ...

2008-02-14T18:08:00.000-04:00

I love the sago one the most, although you manage to make all the porridge look so delicious, nice photos, Cynthia!

Thank you for the punch recipe.I'm very temped by ...

2008-02-14T12:08:00.000-04:00

Thank you for the punch recipe.
I'm very temped by your Cornmeal porridge!

All that porridge--all that fiber--and so many dif...

2008-02-14T10:21:00.000-04:00

All that porridge--all that fiber--and so many different, yummy kinds. I don;t eat enough of this stuff.