Jamaican Gungo Peas Soup Recipe

Gungo Peas Soup is a Jamaican favorite. It is a rich Jamaican soup that features beef, pig tails, gungo peas, yellow yam and more. Often served as a “Saturday soup”. Ingredients: 1½ lb stew beef bone (with meat on it) or cubed stew beef 1 lb salted pig tail 2 cups Gungo Peas green (dried […]
Jamaican Chicken Neck Soup

Jamaicans waste no part of the chicken. The chicken neck is used by many Jamaicans for soup. It is a rich soup that features chicken necks, pumpkins, carrots, yellow yam, Irish potatoes, cho cho and more. Often served as a “Saturday soup”. INGREDIENTS : 3 qt. water 2 lb. chicken necks 1/2 lb. carrots, cubed […]
Alone, Scared and Betrayed – Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 79
I was lonely. Sue was back in Jamaica. In the last few months before she left we had gotten very close. I think part of it was that we knew it would be a while before we would see each other again. The first week she left she called and we spoke for an hour […]
A Conversation with Kellie Magnus, Co-organizer, Anancy Festival 2012 in Kingston, Jamaica

This week we have a conversation with Kellie Magnus Co-organizer Anancy Festival 2012 in Kingston, Jamaica. The Anancy festival is June 9th, 2012 in Kingston, Jamaica. Here is our conversation with Kellie. What Caribbean Country are you from?Jamaica Tell us about Anancy Fest 2012 Orlando Florida? How did it get started? How did you get […]
Interview with Andrea E. Shaw, Co-organizer, Anancy Festival 2012 Pembroke Pines, Florida

This week we have a conversation with Andrea E. Shaw Co-organizer Anancy Festival 2012 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The Anancy festival is June 9th, 2012. Here is our conversation with Andrea. What Caribbean Country are you from? Jamaica Tell us about Anancy Fest 2012 Pembroke Pines, Florida? How did it get started? How did you […]