Monday, November 15, 2010

Jamaican Mondays

You may be wondering what I mean by "Jamaican Mondays" so allow me to explain:

You've undoubtedly heard of the worldwide infamous Taco Tuesdays, right? Well, I've decided to create a weekly family tradition that simply hits close to home. My parents, born and raised in Jamaica, brought us up on this mouth-watering cuisine and since I am no longer able to get my hands on their cooking I thought it would be smart to master it! Especially while Korey is still in diapers! I am going to attempt to prepare a Jamaican dish every Monday night whether it be an appetizer, entree, dessert, or drinks! If all else fails, I promise I will post something related to the title of this anticipated family tradition. I'd love to expose my son to the Jamaican culture so that he knows where my side of the family came from. After all, he is half Jamaican:)


To no ones surprise, I am no masterchef (yet..lol), so I plan to purchase this book from Amazon.com tonight to start reading up on some of the spices that I should begin to stock up on. Mind you, not only am I going to have to stock up on spices, but I'm also going to have to read up on my measurements...normally when I cook at home I season with the "eyeball it" approach. This cooking by-the-recipe may slow me down a bit but I'm game!

5 comments:

  1. I LOVE THIS. I AM SURE YOU WILL SUCCEED AT BLOGGING AND ON MASTERING THE JAMAICAN CUISINE-MOM

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  2. I REMEMBER WHEN YOU COOKED FOR ME YOU GUESSED ON THE AMOUNT OF SEASONING. IT WAS FUN TRYING OUT YOUR TASTY EXPERIMENTS WITH FOOD. I'M SURE YOU WILL SUCCEED WITH THIS AS WELL!

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  3. What a great little tradition. My hubs and i are always trying to think of awesome ideas for new traditions to start with our little family :) I look forward to trying out a few recipes!

    btw. do you have feedburner or some other way to subscribe to your blog by email? It's the best way to keep me coming back everytime there is a new post :)

    XoXo,
    Syreena

    http://mommy-me.squarespace.com

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  4. Hi Syreena,
    I went ahead and reposted the "follwers" gadget on my blog...I hope this helps! If not, maybe you can give me a few tips on how to make it more convenient for viewers to follow up on my posts:)
    Thanks for looking!

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  5. Hey Kristen,

    google friend connect is a great way. I use feedburner. Just go to feedburner.com and set up an account. This way your readers will also have the option to subscribe to your feed and also by email. I love subscribing by email because it will send me a new email each time you post, that way I won't miss anything :) I can read and then leave my love notes and skip along on my merry way and we stay connected...whooo hooooo!

    Syreena

    http://mommy-me.squarespace.com

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