Eat well - travel often
National Dish of Antigua – PepperPot and Fungee What is the National Dish of Antigua? Most of the Caribbean islands have a national dish. This is a dish close to their hearts that is often made at family gatherings or special times of the year. […]
Papaya, Pineapple & Chilli Glazed Chicken Sometime when I am shopping I see an ingredient that gets my brain wizzing. What can I make with it to tingle the tastebuds? This time I saw a couple of papayas reduced for a quick sale so I […]
Caribbean Restaurant BB’s Crabback – Field to Plate: We are frequent visitors to the Caribbean island of Grenada and a restaurant Mr R and I try to visit often is BB’s Crabback. What Ealing in West London has lost – Grenada has gained! Brian Benjamin […]
My recipe for Banana Bread with Grenada Spices and Chocolate. I attended the 6th Grenada Chocolate Festival (this was my fifth time) and as part of the festival I was asked to do a demonstration to the festival guests. I decided to bake my favourite […]
Painting a calabash bowl is fun and a great souvenir to bring home from Grenada. This year I attended the 6th annual Grenada Chocolate Festival. This was my 5th consecutive year of attending the festival. Each year the organisers try to think of new and […]
Scroll down for my recipe for Caribbean Pepper Pot Stew:- Each Caribbean island I have visited have their own version of a Pepper Pot Stew. It is a slow cooked, rich and meaty stew with varying degrees of heat depending on the cook so I […]
Your chance to win a Spice Pack from Grenada. Most mornings I have a smoothie bowl for breakfast and if I do I always have some cinnamon and some freshly grated nutmeg on top that I brought back from Grenada. Grenada is known as the […]
My goal to get to know the Caribbean islands took one step further this year when Mr R and I visited the island of Nevis. We stayed in luxurious and beautiful hotels and ate in award winning restaurants and always with majestic Mt Nevis in […]
Book Review and Giveaway – The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World by Jenny Linford I have joined with White Lion Publishing to offer you this fabulous giveaway. This book is a history of the the seven culinary items that seem to crop up […]
Nevis has a rich history for such a small island and a Heritage Trail. I love the Caribbean islands and each year I am trying to visit one or two new ones. This year we flew from Grenada via St Kitts taking the short water […]
Visiting Grenada makes me feel like I am coming home! The country of Grenada is a small island but crammed full of experiences, food, spices and amazing places to stay. This year will be my 4th visit to the island. We will be staying in […]
Scroll down for a unique recipe from Crayfish Bay Organic Cocoa Farm for their chocolate cake. The first time I visited Crayfish Bay Organic Cocoa Farm on the north western side of the the island of Grenada I absolutely fell in love with it. I […]
I was invited to visit the Caribbean island paradise of Tobago. This was really exciting because I had never been there or to her sister island of Trinidad. I have to confess I love the Caribbean islands now adding two more to my list of […]
Grenada is known as the Spice Island of the Caribbean and I love it there and every day that I am there is a celebration in itself however 2017 is a big celebration for some of the local resorts. Grenada is a small island only […]
Making Pizza at Vendome School in Grenada. Last year I visited Vendome RC School in Grenada for the second time bringing them second hand books for their library which had been donated by my local friends. As I have already told you about the school […]
I will shortly be making my third visit to the Caribbean island of Grenada. My first visit was two years ago when I was invited to experience the Grenada Chocolate Festival, then in it’s second year. I had been to the Caribbean before but I […]