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Caribbean: Papaya Salad

4 tablespoons sunflower oil 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 4 cups peeled, seeded, and grated green papayas 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice Method: Prepare the vinaigrette Continue Reading...

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Caribbean: Papaya Fritters

1 cup self-rising flour ½ cup milk 1 egg, beaten 1½ tablespoons sugar 1 cup papaya, peeled and cut into cubes Oil, for deep fat frying Method: Combine flour, milk, egg and sugar. Then, stir in papaya. Do not use an electric mixer and do not over mix. Drop by teaspoonfuls into hot oil. Cook 1 to Continue Reading...

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Caribbean: Mango Salsa

1 cup diced ripe mango 2 Tbsp. minced scallions 1½ Tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley 2 Tbsp. chopped green or red pepper Crushed hot peppers to taste Mango Salsa with Breadfruit Chips Method: Combine the ingredients in a small bowl and mix thoroughly. Cover; chill Continue Reading...

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Caribbean: Festive Citrus Salad

3 small grapefruit, peeled 3 oranges, peeled ½ tsp. salt 1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced sunflower seed (or any nuts of your choice) 2 avocados, seeded, peeled, and sliced lettuce range cup 2/3 cup wine vinegar 1/3 cup sugar 1 small onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings Method: Section Continue Reading...

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Caribbean: Green Banana Salad

Ingredients: 2 lbs. green bananas ½ cup sliced pimento-stuffed green olives 4 cloves garlic, crushed 2 onions, sliced 1 bay leaf ½ cup olive oil ¼ cup vinegar Squeeze of lime juice Salt and black pepper to taste Garnish: lettuce, tomato, avocado, carrot sticks, red pepper strips and broccoli Continue Reading...

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Caribbean: Goombay Fruit Salad

1 cantaloupe 3 bananas freshly squeezed juice of 1 lime 2 tangerines 1 papaya 2 mangoes 1½ oz. sugar 1 Tbsp. Ole Nassau Pineapple Rum 12 oz. strawberries 8 pitted cherries Method: Slash the cantaloupe down the section lines, but do not cut as far as the base. Carefully open like a flower and Continue Reading...

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Caribbean: Banana Fruit Loaf

1 1/3 cups flour 3 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt 1/3 cup butter 1/3 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup mashed banana ¼ cup milk 1/3 cup candied fruit ¼ cup seedless raisins ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans Method: Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add chopped nuts. Cream together sugar and Continue Reading...

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Caribbean: Banana Flambé

2 bananas 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 4 tablespoons sugar ½ cup white rum 1 lime, squeezed Method: Peel and halve the bananas lengthwise. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Brown the bananas 5 minutes on each side. Add the sugar and pour in the rum. Cook for 2 minutes. Continue Reading...

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Caribbean: Baked Bananas with Tamarind Sauce

4 ripe bananas ¼ cup Tamarind-Apricot Sauce ¼ cup packaged sweetened flaked coconut ¼ cup slivered almonds 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 tablespoons melted butter (do not substitute margarine!) juice of 1 lime or lemon Method: Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Peel the bananas and split lengthwise. Continue Reading...

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Caribbean: Almond Fruit Cone with Pernod Custard

4 egg yolks17 fl.oz milk ½ a vanilla pod 1-2 tbsp pernod 4 oz granulated sugar 2½ oz cornstarch 2 oz water Almond Cone: 4 egg whites 7 oz Icing sugar 2½ oz melted butter 4 oz flour 1 oz ground almonds 2 tbsp heavy cream Raspberry Sauce: 8 oz frozen raspberries (defrosted) 12 oz Continue Reading...

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