The ultimate day for love is right around the corner. That’s right folks; Valentine’s Day is only 3 days away. Some may go to dinner while others will brave the kitchen and cook a romantic meal for their honey. What’s a romantic meal? For me it’s anything that I didn’t cook!! Hey, when you are the CFO(Chief Foodie Official) you tend to cook most all of the meals and it’s a nice change to be cooked for. I’m sure there’s… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Dessert
NOT Your Mom’s Tapioca Pudding
This is not the tapioca you remembered from childhood. This is a grown up, sophisticated version of what our moms fed us for breakfast. Also known as sago, tapioca porridge had a texture that I hated as a child and absolutely refused to eat it. Years later as an adult, I decided to give it a try and lo and behold, I actually liked it. Tapioca, which comes from the cassava plant is grown in tropical regions of Asian and… Read more »
Not Your Average Fruitcake
As a child, preparation for Christmas in my household usually starts just after Christmas. When the last piece of black cake and West Indian fruit cake are consumed my mom would set her fruits for the next Christmas. That means gathering raisins, currants, prunes, candied cherries and orange peel and meticulously passing it through a hand cranked mill until she has achieved the texture she’s looking for. Even in these modern times with electrical gadgets such as a food… Read more »