Trelawny Yam Festival 2005
As the Easter Holiday nears, so begins the island-wide buzz for Trelawny Yam Festival 2005. Scheduled for Easter Monday, March 28th, The 2005 version of Jamaica’s first and best festival looks to expand on last year’s record setting performance of nearly 18,000 visitors. Activities begin on March 16th with the Schools Competition and kick into […]
Renta Pineapple Orange Drink
INGREDIENTS: 1 lb Renta Yam 1 cup fresh squeezed Orange Juice 1 cup Pineapple chopped 2 limes ½ lb granulated sugar 2 oz ginger 2 cups of water Shop Now for Jamaican recipe ingredients & seasoning in our online store. METHOD: Peel and boil Renta Yam until yam is soft. Allow to cool. Add yam […]
Yellow Yam Rissoles
INGREDIENTS: 1 lb Yellow Yam 1lb Cooked Chicken 4 oz Bread Crumbs 1 tsp Lemon Juice ½ teaspoon minced garlic Pinch of salt Black pepper 2 Eggs ½ pint cooking oil Parsley Shop Now for Jamaican recipe ingredients & seasoning in our online store. METHOD: Sautee chicken. Boil yam until soft Mince cooked chicken finely […]
Chance or Choice?
It is that time of year when once again New Year’s Resolutions abound. We kick off the year with a myriad of changes we want to bring about in our lives. Sadly, with each passing year we set the same resolutions with eager anticipation and watch in bewilderment as the habits we are trying to […]
Sosjamaica, reggae people fighting for human rights
Human rights organisations, Amnesty International, Jamaicans For Justice(JFJ) , Families Against State Terrorism (FAST) have for sometime been seeking to address the state of human rights violations in Jamaica. SOS Jamaica have joined the effort, the human rights watchdog group with Headquarters in Italy wants to send the outside world the message that Jamaica is […]
Roping a Cow by American Retiree in Jamaica
Maybe roping is the wrong word. Chaining would be more accurate. This all happened two months after moving into my retirement home. I was awakened one morning by the sound of one of the neighborhood dogs barking. That, in itself, is not uncommon in Jamaica. This particular dog, Sparkle, has a very good memory. If […]