This is the very first breakfast that Chef Lij made. He was 5 years old and stood on a stool under the supervision of his mother. Well… he made the plaintains, not the egg and as they say, the rest is history. Frying plantains is often the very first dish that most of us Jamaicans…
Chinese Vegetable Stir Fry
After gorging on pizza on our previous post, we had a very strong desire to re-balance by cooking lots of vegetables. We called around to our gourmet friend Christine and made her an offer she simply couldn’t refuse: “Join us for a trip to the Chinese Market in International City and bring Helen.” It’s hard…
Low Carb Pasta Primavera
Pasta is not necessarily evil. Non-Italians have a misconception of pasta and serving sizes and some of us believe that Italians break their fast with pasta and have night caps with a side of pasta every single day . Not so! Italians eat a lot of vegetables and a wide array of dishes which are…