Quick and Flavorful Recipes for Busy People
This Jerk Chicken Soup is a delicious spin on traditional chicken soup. Made with an authentic jerk seasoning, sweet potato, beans, and corn. Have a taste of the Caribbean with this amazing and flavorful soup.
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This Air Fried Jamaican Jerk Pork Recipe has amazing flavor and can be made right in your air fryer. A great way to travel to the Caribbean in your very own home. This post may contain affiliate links, please read my full disclosure here.
I think I’ve gone a little air fryer crazy lately. I seriously use it every day and I love it. As you can see I’ve shared air fryer recipes like Perfect Air Fryer Steak, Crispy Air Fryer Fish, Korean Air Fried Chicken Wings, and many others back to back. I even went on ahead and added this Air Fryer Category to my Recipes page since I have so many now.
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This Jamaican Style Carrot Juice Recipe is a refreshing yet sweet treat. One of my favorite drinks when growing up in Jamaica. This post may contain affiliate links, you can find my full policy here.
Growing up, carrots were one of my favorite vegetables to eat. Not the cooked carrots, but a regular raw right out of the bag carrot. I’d grab one, sit in front of the t.v. watching my cartoons, and chew on the carrot. Basically, I wanted to be Bugs Bunny.
A little birdie also told me that carrots were really good for eyesight so as a kid, I made sure I ate at least 2 a day. I still don’t need glassess…I’ll give props to the carrots and that little birdie.
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This Jamaican Rum Punch Recipe is the perfect drink for the summer. It’s delicious and refreshing and the perfect drink to bring you to the Caribbean. This post is meant for an audience 21 and over. This post may contain affiliate links, please read my full disclosure here.
Oh Jamaica! Jamaica! How I miss thee! I’ve got to say that I loveed growing up in a Jamaican household and I love everything about Jamaica, especially the food! Which is why I really should share more Jamaican recipes with you all. Noted! More Caribbean recipes to come in the future and will be added to my Carribean recipes page. But for now, I must share this Jamaican rum punch recipe with you.
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This Jamaican Callaloo and Saltfish recipe is the perfect main course or side dish for any meal. Generally eaten for breakfast in Jamaica, this delicious dish can be served at any time of the day. This post contains affiiliate links, read my full disclosure here.
What a gwan?
Translation: What is going on?!?
You gon fi luv mi callaloo n sal fish recipe.
Translation:You are going to love my callaloo and saltfish recipe.
I love speaking Jamaican patios but my mom tells me I sound horrible when I try. Although I was raised in a Jamaican household, I was raised in the lovely states of Maryland and Florida and only visited Jamaica once in a while. When I speak patios I sound like the actors in Cool Runnings
. Great movie but horrible accents. Moving on…
I was honored to be invited to a Black History Month Virtual Potluck, organized by Meiko of Meiko And The Dish and Aaron of The Hungry Hutch. This potluck will include 28 of some of the best black food bloggers in the world. We are talking Southern, African, Caribbean, Creole…all kinds of amazing recipes.
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This Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge Recipe is one I grew up eating. Now my daughter, hubby, and I enjoy this recipe almost weekly. Make it in the Instant Pot for a hands off breakfast. This post contains affiliate links, read my full disclosure policy here.
Instapot!!! Ok, I know…it’s called Instant Pot, but I like saying Instapot! I got an instant pot over the Christmas break and I’ve been loving this thing. What the heck is an Instant Pot you may ask?!? Well that’s what I wondered when I ordered it with no clue what it was. But everyone was getting it so I wanted one too. Well, it’s pretty much a pressure cooker. An electronic genius pressure cooker that won’t blow up in your kitchen if you follow the instructions. It has tons of settings and you can find one on Amazon
for a pretty reasonable price.
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This mini rum carrot cake recipe may be the cutest thing you make all year. They are so cute and perfect for giving away to family and friends. They are also perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Happy New Year! 2017 is among us and it’s time for me to come off my vacation and comply with all my New Year’s resolutions. So for my first recipe for the new year, I decided to share this Mini Rum Carrot Cake Recipe. OK, I’m lying…I originally decided to share another recipe as the first recipe of the year and for some reason, I can’t find where I wrote out the recipe. 2017 is off to a great start! No worries, I’m sure I will come across that recipe one of these days but for now, I think these mini rum carrot cakes are a great way to start the year.
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This refreshing cucumber ginger juice recipe will leave you happy you had the chance to drink your veggies for the day. It’s a delightful drink for those long, hot summer days.
My husband started a garden at his grandmother’s house. I didn’t really understand why initially but now I get it. He finds a certain joy in coming home with bags full of vegetables that he has planted. The garden has all types of vegetables and fruit that include tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, onions, cantaloupe, green beans, okra, sweet potatoes, two kinds of watermelon, and corn. Everyone has worked in the garden…except me. Even my husband’s 96 year old grandma got out there and pruned some weeds. Maybe one day I will make it out there to help out…but this heat keeps telling me to stay cool on the inside.
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This Easter Spice Bread, Jamaican style, is a delicious bread recipe that is a part of the Jamaican Culture. I call it Easter Spice Bread but Jamaicans call it Bun & Cheese. Keep reading to hear about my experience waiting all church service on an Easter service for my Spice Bread.
Any Jamaican will let you know that it is a must to eat “Bun & Cheese” for Easter. Growing up, it was a must for me to eat Bun & Cheese every time I visited the Jamaican bakery. Honestly, I didn’t find out about the Easter tradition until last year. It kind of makes me feel like a bad Jamaican.
My family and I took a trip to South Florida to visit my mom. She was a member of this Jamaican church and loved it and told us we must come to Easter service with her because she was singing in the choir. I had reservations about going because I have heard my mom sing and I wondered who in their right mind would give her a microphone (I love you mommy). Also, I knew how some church Easter services could be so very long and I had a gut feeling this one would be no different. My mom ensured us that service would last no longer than an hour and then we would all go out to eat. Sweet! So my husband and I, like the geniuses we are, skipped breakfast and headed off to church. My daughter, like the genius she truly is, had a bowl of cereal.
Church service was nice. Everyone was friendly, the air conditioner worked, the pastor’s accent was thick so hubby had a hard time understanding him, but overall it was a good experience. The singing was actually tolerable, I’m not sure who turned off my mom’s microphone but thank you (I love you mommy). After an hour, I was checking my watch because I was starving. Hubby had that look of hunger in his eyes and my mom just smiled. After 2 hours, the kids left the church to go look for Easter eggs, so daughter was happy, but hubby and I were still starving. After 3 hours, I feared hubby would get up and walk out and never speak to me again. Then the Bun & Cheese appeared!!! A member of the church made it and provided everyone in the congregation with a piece. It was then that my mom explained to me and my hubby that Bun & Cheese was an Easter Jamaican tradition. I would have loved to learn the history but my belly said to eat the Bun & Cheese and ask questions later.
So in honor of Easter memories, I figured why not make this delight for my family this Easter. Traditional Bun & Cheese is made with yeast, this version is not, resulting in a more cake like feel. Hence why i call it Easter Spice Bread. I prefer it that way. Enjoy 🙂
This Jamaican Spice Bun Recipe is delicious and a traditional bread served in Jamaica for Easter.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, all spice, and nutmeg in a bowl and set aside.
Whisk egg in a bowl. Add brown sugar until combined.
Add beer, milk, honey, melted butter, browning, and vanilla extract to the egg mixture until combined.
Add the flour mixture to your wet ingredients and stir until combined.
Add craisins and raisins and stir until incorporated.
Pour into loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Enjoy 🙂
*Adapted from Tanya’s Jamaican Spice Bread. Funny how this Tanya and I share the same name 🙂
Quick and easy Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe, Jamaican style, is our go to recipe for busy weeknights. Flavorful and quick traditional recipe.
Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. When I think of St. Patrick’s day, I think of the color green, the movie Leprechaun in the Hood (great movie by the way), beer, and Corned Beef and Cabbage. Growing up in a Jamaican household meant this was a dinner option quite often and I loved it. Still love it. So when anyone talks about corned beef and cabbage, all I can think of is the Jamaican version, also sometimes referred to as “bully beef.”
So what makes Jamaican Corned Beef and Cabbage different? Canned meat of course! Meat in a can? Yes, I know it sounds utterly disgusting but seriously, this meat in a can is amazing.
First, Mise en place! Love that word. Get all your ingredients ready for cooking, because this is a quick recipe. Shred half a medium sized cabbage into medium sized shreds, chop 1 green pepper, chop 1 medium sized onion, mince 2 cloves garlic, and chop 2 roma tomatoes.
Next, you will heat 1 TBSP olive oil over medium-high heat in a skillet. I did this in a “Dutch pot.” OMG, how cool is it that I own a Dutch Pot! I got this from my dear mother and I barley use it so I get excited every time I whip it out.
Look, how cool 🙂
Once your oil is heated, sauté green peppers and onions for about 3 minutes, or until softened.
Next, add garlic and stir for about a minute more. Next, add your shredded cabbage to the skillet (or Dutch pot) and continuously stir for about 3 minutes, allowing the cabbage to soften but not get too mushy. Add your roma tomatoes and 2 springs of thyme. Then the fun part, adding your corned beef.
I use this brand. I have tried other brands but this is my all time favorite. Also, I should note that opening corned beef is an interesting adventure. Seriously, there is this weird key on the side that you turn to get it open. It has directions but it took me a while to get it right.
Once you add your corned beef, you will need to break it up in the pot and stir it with the other ingredients.
Looks delicious, right! Well, you’re not done. Add 1 TBSP ketchup (Yup, ketchup on corned beef) and stir. An optional, but yet strongly recommended ingredient, is “hot peppa” sauce, also known as scotch bonnet sauce. It’s a sauce made from scotch bonnet peppers which I have a difficult time finding in my city, so the sauce will have to do. I can find this sauce in any international supermarket. Just know, it’s delicious but spicy. I added only 1/2 tsp to this dish to keep it kid friendly. Reduce heat to medium and let this cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the corned beef is heated through. Season with salt & pepper to taste, but go easy on the salt, corned beef already has a good amount of salt.
*hot peppa sauce. spicy!!!
And there you have it, corned beef and cabbage, Jamaican style! I like to serve mine over plain white rice or put it on bread to make a samich. Yums!
Looking for more Jamaican Recipes? Try these out…
Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge (Instant Pot)
Jamaican Jerk Pork (Air Fryer)
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Soup (Instant Pot)
