As I bit into a Pau I made earlier this week, I was filled with a range of emotions - happiness because I had successfully re-created something I loved as a child. Sadness because many of the people I associated with the memory of eating Pau have gone... 

If you tell me to go into a health food store to buy a food item or product, I'll roll my eyes. Given this fact, how then do I end up talking about wheat germ, and what is it anyway? Click here to read this week's column and to find out how to use this... 

There's only one way I like to have my pancakes - dropped!Due to our Portuguese heritage, the pancakes we make and enjoy in Guyana are different; some of you may know them as Malasadas or Portuguese Donuts. My friends we are talking here about pillowy... 

There is something earthly and sensual about eating with my hands. It allows me to engage with my food intimately in a way that no knife, fork or spoon can. This style of eating indelibly marks me as a product of the multi-cultural society to which I... 

Ever since Guy Fieri, of Food Network visited Pam's Kitchen in Seattle, Washington, on his Diners, Drive-ins & Dives show, I've gotten lots of emails with questions and requests for Trini Pelau - one of the dishes featured. In my column this week,... 

When you look at the Nutrition Facts Table on food labels, do you know what it means when you see calories from fat? What about Percent Daily Value (% Daily Value)? Do you understand that? It's explained in this week's column. Many of us make decisions... 

Food manufacturers the world over, invest a lot of money in designing and creating labels for their food products. The reason is simple – to attract consumers. However, some studies suggest that many of us find it difficult to interpret the information... 

WANTED: A Shelter Box. Click here for detailsSmack in the middle of Christmas week, a time filled with ham, turkey, lamb and chicken, I hosted my first vegan dinner! A Vegan in the Sun and her husband came to visit and that's how it all came about. Read... 

Updated: Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010Haiti needs our help. Please give whatever you can. Donate to Haiti earthquake victims:- Save the Children. Donate online or make checks out to “Save the Children” and mail to: Save the Children Income Processing... 

For those of you who accidentally landed on this blog, welcome. And for the folks that came out of your own desire, thank you for your continual support. The direction of this blog has not changed. The idea is still to bring you old Barbados as...