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pricelist for june upmarket. totally scaled back this month. stop by and say hulloo!
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Anonymous asked: Do you have a blog with your recipes ? That split pea soup looking real good :)
a lot of my recipes for trini foods are my mother’s and grandmothers’, or derived from theirs - so i’m hesitant to share the actual recipes. that dhal for example is a modified version of my mother’s. maybe one day i’ll publish them… maybe. that said - if you have a specific question about trini foods or a recipe of your own that needs fixing - i’d be happy to help.
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curry crab & dumplings. the lazy version using a 1lb can of lump crab meat. laced with coconut milk, shadon beni and scotch bonnet peppers. 20 minutes start to finish - take that rachel ray!
now i’m going to close my eyes, and dream of tobago.
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avert your eyes vegetarians! this sunday broil is about to go down!
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coconut chutney made to go with yesterday’s curry lunch. taken up a notch by roasting (not toasting) the coconut. blended with shadon-beni, spanish thyme, geera, scotch bonnet peppers and other goodness.
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it’s not yellow split pea soup mmkay? it’s dhal. with a big ole bird pepper sitting in the middle of it.
just had this with steamed jasmine rice, curried chicken wings and the best coconut chutney ever. now excuse me - i’m going to nap until next tuesday.
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soul food for mother’s day. full cream macaroni pie, lime-butter corn, kidney beans, steamed asparagus and southern fried chicken.
two years ago, just around mother’s day, my mum went into what was supposed to be a quick hysterectomy. that was when we discovered she has ovarian cancer. i remember the moment the surgeon told me what he’d found - we were alone in the hospital corridor and i felt like someone was reaching into my chest and squeezing the life out of me.
for me mother’s day is a whirlwind of emotion; all the appreciation coupled with a reminder of how close i constantly am to losing the most important person in my life.
this is all i could manage to type due to the sudden onset of me crying like a bitch. so let’s end there. cook with love, give of your heart and cherish what little you have.
XX, zaaki
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Mystie says: (8:36:54 PM)
so is butter ur secret ingredient?zaaki says: (8:39:37 PM)
lol it’s not a secret -
on the whole food=love thing…
when i cook, i’m not thinking about the recipe; whether this batch looks like the last; or anything like that. what i’m thinking of is that first bite, the expression on your face when it hits your palate; the way you will experience it and remember it. THAT is the love i keep listing in my ingredients - and if i ever run out of that… i’ll find something else to do.
xoxo, zaaki
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PriceList for UpMarket May 2012.
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test batch of lemon poppyseed muffins. perfect on the first shot. the next step would be to add my signature fruit swirl. but for now - munching… nomnomnomnomnom
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birdy bread. stone-ground whole wheat with walnuts, cranberries, sesame seeds, flax seeds, rolled oats and olive oil. had the first hot slice with butter, going to have a second with a sliver of camembert and raspberry jam.
oh, and i think i’m ready for a proper camera.
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#supertip… about that butter
an american stick = 4 ounces = 8 tablespoons = half a cup
trini block of butter = 8 ounces = 2 american sticks = 1 cup
there are 16oz in an imperial lb.
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#supertip for garlicky fingers
rub your fingers on a stainless steel spoon (or fork if you’re feeling ninja-y) under running water. that’s right - use a spoon like it’s a bar of soap. and voila! - stinky fingers are neutralized.
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butterflaps.
kneaded with butter; folded with butter; kissed with butter.
because butter makes it better.
