No - never!! Well, the young ones might ;) :D We're still in miles per hour and fahrenheit too! We HAVEN'T got the Euro, and in my mind, we've still got pounds, shillings and pence....:eek: :D

We have a coconut cream that you can buy off the shelf...its hardened and packaged, refridgerate after u use it. You just cut off what u need, the rest you can keep in the fridge for months!
I think Nu Pak makes one as does Grace.
My jerk chicken is too die for, although I have to watch how much jerk seasoning i use! Made it for my neighbour for a Karibana party she was having...she didn't tell me mild, medium or hot, she just told me 'jerk this for me'!
well I jerked it all right! (not trying to offend anyone) The um lets say non-west- indian folks were fanning tongues and gulping down water! Tears running down their faces, sweating, the whole nine yards! She is African-American, her dh's family is Scottish! She loved it!
I guess i could have told them water only accentuated the burn/heat, to cool down your taste buds drink milk or eat bread!
I'm evil, I thought it was funny!
The best jerk seasoning to use is 'Walkerswood'...its manufactored in Jamaica...yum!
And you simply must cook it on the BBQ! The oven doesn't give it the same taste.
I will try and dig out the recipe out of the trashcan of my memory.
I'm an old school cook, I dont write anything down!

I love pounds, shillings and pence, some things should never change!

The trashcan of your memory :D:D I love it :thumbup:

I don't use recipes much either. I am off to look for Walkerswood now~ thanks!!!

Okay - I found it!! Am I looking for the marinade or the rub or the seasoning...... and I guess hot or mild is personal preference :teethysmi

I prefer more medium......maybe buy both and mix the 2??

Ok, I just dug mine out of the fridge, the jar says 'traditional jerk seasoning' it comes in a jar that required refridgeration after its opened. So I guess its the rub. Rub it in and let it sit...overnight is best, or at least a couple of hours.
'hot and spicy'. i use about a tablespoon per pound of chicken. If you want a more medium use less....you can use it for fish and pork as well.
They also have an 'escoveitch pickle sauce'...same brand its more of a tangy taste mixed with some heat. Use this for dry frying fish, snapper or king fish is good with this.
Heading out to 'Afrofest' now I will check back with you all later...have a good day!

Afrofest...music, dancing, food...artifacts, books etc. They are holding it at Woodbine Beach instead of Queen's Park this year.
I'll let y'all know what i find!!

Sounds like a blast!!! Thanks for checking on the jerk for me! Just placed my order from Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more :thumbup: !!

I didn't know it came in different strengths...I just buy the Hot and Spicey, You could buy the two and mix them for a more medium flavour! Let me know how its turns out. :D:D:D

Anytime hun!! Let me know how you like it/and how it turns out.

That's exactly what I did. I bought one hot and one mild :D:D

Mashed potatoes are VERY easy! I use red potatoes, about 2-3 lbs or about 4-6 med to large potatoes. Wash and quarter them. Put them in salted water and boil until the skins start to come off easily. I also put in some cloves of garlic too. Drain and put them in the mixer. If you don't have a mixer just put in a big bowl. I add in 1 cup warm skim or 1% milk, a few tbsp of cream cheese (I usually use the chive one), the garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Easy peasy! Everytime I make it, everyone always loves it and it's a much lower in fat version but the red potatoes are creamy itself so seems like it's more fattening than it really is.

Ooh sounds fun! :thumbup:

Lucky you...to have an Asian market...I am lucky to have a tiny Asian section in the 3 markets here in our town:(

But you found fish sauce and rice wine vinegar :thumbup::thumbup:

wow.. jerked chicken YUMMMMMY Remember I live it miami and Jerked chicken here is like hotdogs to other parts of north america lol

Same way in Melbourne and Palm Bay :D:D

Lol omg what if she couldn't find fish sauce, that would not even count as Asian section!

She had to look at THREE stores :eek: :eek:

Yep...and found it in the smallest local owned store that normally has no variety in their selections...haha even our Walmart superstore didn't have it..so sad:( I have to usually go to every store to find most ingredients I need for making a recipe I find online. No one store carries them all..It is very frustrating. And lots of things..forget it...none of them have it.

OMG!!! That's like not being able to find ketchup over here.

ETA Please tell me the asian section had soy sauce!!

FLAVORED soy sauce.....inspired another thread :wink:

We need your input :D

We had a blast!!! The weather was hot but with a nice breeze from the lake!
My son stayed where the music and dancers were while fiance and myself walked around...ohhh the colours!
I found a tealight holder made in Kenya with three ladies sitting (I have three sisters), so I bought that, plus some goat soap..great for your face, and some handmade earings..bought two pairs one purple and the other aqua!
The food....wow...
I had to stick with what i know ..I had the oxtail with rice and peas, fiance had a polish sausage...:eek:, he saw traces of green pepper and flatly refused to have any! Claims the green pepper changes the taste, will eat my oxtail no problem though, I guess thats a good thing.
We had to have the roast corn too...no idea what my son had, says he's not eating anything I didn't make, it would spoil it for him cuz he knows it wont taste like mine.
My daughter had some kind of African samosa..says she didn't finish it...too spicey..:eek:! How is anything too spicey?!
Ah well it was a great day all around!

The bolded above sounds like a perfect lunch to me :thumbup::thumbup:

I'm a bit of a spice wimp. Not wimp per say, but If my tastebuds are on fire then I can't enjoy the rest of the spices in the dish :eek: :wink: :tongue:

LOL! spice wimp...I love it!
true that though, how can you enjoy it if your're looking for a fire extinguisher!! I do like spicey foods just not fire hot!
The food was amazing though...the corn tasted just like back home...made me kind of home-sick :rolleyes:

I've visited Jamaica once about 25 years ago , and again on a cruise 3 yeears ago. I would like to go back, I have just heard so many stories about safety as of late that I'm pretty apprehensive :eek:

I hear you on that one! I stay out of Kingston, it really isnt safe.
My mother owns two homes there...one in Kingston and one in the country..St. Mary. IF I'm going i will either stay in the country or head for the resort, usually Ocho Rios.
Even I'm considered a foreigner! Go figure! :rolleyes:

See Lisa? Last time I went was to Ocho Rios and I felt perfectly safe. This was around 2001. Actually it was a month after 9/11.

Lisa just stay out of the city...you'll be fine!

It was in Ocho Rios that they were swimming out to me in the water to sell me drugs. Also Ocho Rios where I was thrown on the back of a donkey and held for ransom until my xh gave them money to let me off :eek: :D :eek: I was NOT pleased :mad:

Oh Dear...sorry Lisa!!:(