Tuna and grits is a classic Bahamian combination, appropriate for breakfast, lunch or dinner, but traditionally eaten for breakfast. When I was a student abroad it was a comfort food and a way to fight homesickness. Then, whenever I came home, it was one of the ways I felt welcomed and grounded. At ...
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Strawberry Cream Scones | Rushin’ to Bacchanal
Ok, so for one, these strawberry cream scones are amazing. They’re little bites of delight that make you grin and reach for another, oh my goodness. I pinned them ages ago from Joy the Baker, and when I was looking for a more interesting breakfast goodie than banana bread, I knew it was finally time ...
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Guava Juice
I love fruit. I get super excited when I think about mangoes - one bountiful summer I ate so many I turned a little orange - the deep velvet of sea grapes makes me swoon and I splurge on grapes so I can eat them for dessert. There are few fruits that I don't particularly care for - dillies, which ...
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Rex Pinder’s Soursop Ice Cream | Cherokee Sound, Abaco
What’s the smallest town you’ve ever visited? I wonder if it’s as small as Cherokee Sound, a settlement so tiny it has a parking lot. Home to about 150 people, it was at one time in its history the most populous settlement in Abaco, although even then there were only around 400 people. Today Abaco ...
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Vernon’s Bread and Jeffrey’s Fritters | The Lighthouse on Elbow Cay, Abaco
Earlier this summer I went to visit my friend Kelly in the Abacos, a group of islands in the northern Bahamas. She lives on Great Abaco, and invited me up for a lighthouse festival on Elbow Cay. The festival was a fundraiser for the 153 year old Elbow Reef Lighthouse, the only hand-wound, ...
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Caramelised Mushroom and Onion Biscuits | A Farewell Tea Party
You’ve said goodbye to people that you love before right? There are all kinds of circumstances where this happens. This summer I’ve had emotional airport sendoffs for Sarah and Elora, sisters and two of my dearest friends. We were blessed to be able to say a long goodbye, since they moved with their ...
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