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The first time I had Thai Green Curry was at a tiny restaurant in Cocoa Beach, FL.  The reviews were not stellar but we decided to chance it being on vacation and all.  We decided to do take out, so we called ahead and ordered.  At 7pm we popped up at the restaurant and itContinue reading “Spicy Thai Green Curry”

I absolutely love corn muffins/cornbread muffins.  Whether plain or spiced up to bacon, jalapenos or cheese.  This morning I woke up craving a warm corn muffin and decided to whip up a batch.  Now my basic corn muffin recipe is 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup cornmeal 2 eggs 4 tbsp vegetable oil orContinue reading “Spicy maple chicken and mushroom muffins”

Perfect adult dessert. Hints of coconut and rum creates a decadent and moist cake to die for!! Let’s dive right in…I usually use a basic 1234 cake to avoid any complication. There are only 2 additional steps to create pina coco goodness 😋 but first let get to the ingredients… see Ingredients 1 cup (2Continue reading “Drunken pineapple coconut upside down cake”

I love the smell of bread. It makes the entire house smell so good and I can’t resist freshly baked bread! Took me a while but this is my basic bread recipe… 3 cups all purpose flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 3 tablespoons sugar 2 tsp instant yeast 4 tablespoons butter (melted)Continue reading “Homemade pumpkin bread!”

Sweet and sour fish This is definitely one of my favourite ways to cook fish at home after fry, curry, stew, broth 😂😂 anyway, this is such a simple and satisfying dish that’s packed with undeniable flavour. It’s a great weeknight, date night or even dinner party meal. It’s not a 30 minute special butContinue reading “Sweet and sour fish”

These wraps are packed with flavour and so satisfying. Some hints of sweet from pineapple and mango, some heat from the jalapeño, and a beautiful garlic flavour that’s not too overwhelming. You can definitely add sour cream and cheese to these wraps but I think it’s perfect as is! Perfect for a hot and lazyContinue reading “Chili garlic beef lettuce wraps”

Simply delicious and worth the time and effort… 1/2 cup boneless salt fish 1/2 cup chopped shrimp 1/2 cup chopped lobster claw meat 1/2 cup crab meat 1/4 teaspoon Chief fish seasoning 2 cups all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 small onion 4 pimentos 2 cloves garlic 2 culantro leaves 3 green onion stalksContinue reading “Seafood fritters aka salt fish accra”

Stuffed mushrooms are an absolute favourite of mine. The best part is I can definitely serve these beautiful crowd pleasers at home gatherings. Looks fancy and tastes like I spent sometime in the kitchen preparing them 😂. I think you can stuff mushrooms with almost anything but here’s my favourite! Ingredients 18 stuffing mushrooms 3Continue reading “Stuffed Mushrooms 🍄”

My macaroni pie recipe is simple. Every household has a special secret in their recipe….I’ve seen secret ingredients like ketchup, nutmeg, mayonnaise, cream cheese, bread crumbs and I am almost certain they are all quite good. But what I like most about my recipe is, that more than likely you will have all of theseContinue reading “Macaroni pie 🧀”