July 30, 2015

Johnny Cakes

July 30, 2015/ Karen Sale

My daughter and I got absolutely addicted to these on a girls-only vacation to Antigua once. We made Mark learn how to make them when we got back.

Let’s Go To the Caribbean

July 29, 2015/ Karen Sale

Just as I was the one to introduce Mark to France, so he was the one to take me on my first visit to the Caribbean. Though Mark had been a couple of times before we met, we both decided that somewhere completely new to both of us would be more fun. So Mark did some research, and came up with a “quaint”, quiet-looking place

Did you know... Cooking Caribbean

July 28, 2015/ Karen Sale

An old rule of thumb for sailing from England to the Caribbean was to sail south till the butter melted, then proceed west.

Jerk, as in “Jerk Chicken” refers to the spice blend used in barbequed meat dishes.

Callaloo, an ingredient that is featured in many dishes served in Jamaica is a type of spinach that originated in Africa.

Food in the Caribbean is based on mostly African, Spanish, Chinese, and East Indian, but generally are crossovers of the cuisines from the rest of the world.

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An old rule of thumb for sailing from England to the Caribbean was to sail south till the butter melted, then proceed west.

Jerk, as in “Jerk Chicken” refers to the spice blend used in barbequed meat dishes.

Callaloo, an ingredient that is featured in many dishes served in Jamaica is a type of spinach that originated in Africa.

Food in the Caribbean is based on mostly African, Spanish, Chinese, and East Indian, but generally are crossovers of the cuisines from the rest of the world.

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New York Magazine's Best Deli 2016: Katz’s Delicatessen, 205 E. Houston St. at Ludlow St.

In 1959 there were about 15,000 delis in New York City.

The word 'delicatessen' is of German origin, 'delikatessen' which means delicacies, or an an abundance of good things to eat.

At one of New York's legendary delis, Zabar's, the average salary for a lox slicer with 10 years experience is $60,000 a year.

Americans consume more than 5 billion pounds of deli meats a year, including about 800 million pounds of bologna.

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