TODAY on MHTV: There’s no better time than now to try a new vegetarian dish, and you won’t miss the meat one bit in this hearty pumpkin vegetable curry stew. On the side, coconut milk and minced chili pepper add a little sugar and spice to cornmeal fritters. More from the show. Get the recipes from… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: Dinner tonight is so delish and hearty that the boys will never miss the meat. A vegetarian pumpkin curry stew is packed with potatoes, green bananas and spices and on the side I’m serving cornmeal fritters. They’re a little spicy from some Scotch bonnet pepper but the spice is balanced out nicely… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: Heat up in the cold weather with a couple spicy dishes from the islands. Curry chicken can be prepared in advance and tastes even better the longer it sits. Serve it with mango chutney and callaloo (Jamaican greens, similar to kale and Swiss chard) on the side. More from the show. Get… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: When I want to make something different for dinner, I reach for my Jamaican recipes.  The ingredients and flavors in a dish like sautéed Callaloo-style greens really stand out, especially next to Curry Chicken. And if I really want to feel like I’m in Jamaica, a banana daiquiri sends me there in… View Article

Mike Sheldon asked for this Curry Chicken recipe from the December 12th post. It comes from the above book and is a simple West Indian version of the dish NOT a traditional East Indian version in which the spices would be individually mixed depending on the style/region of is origin. Curry Chicken 6 pounds chicken,… View Article

Low and behold, I dissed Apple prematurely as THIS time, they actually called me within 12 hours with news of a smooth “data transfer.” Had just finished dinner so I hopped in a cab and made it there just before closing time at 9 to pick up my new computer. I won’t lie–its here and… View Article

pics rephotographed from Quentin BaconMy friend Jimmy called earlier asking for a Jamaican curry chicken recipe which sent me to my second book pictured here. It also reminded me of this great vegetarian pumpkin curry recipe which I use to make all the time. This is the time of the year in these parts of… View Article