I
love
to
cook,
and
to
make
people
happy
with
my
food.
I
have
won
several
cooking
competitions
in
my
hometown
Antigua
Barbuda,
the
Medical
Benefits
Healthy
Recipe
Competition
being
the
first
in
2005,
where
I
won
all
the
categories
in
which
I
entered.
A
feat
I
have
repeated
for
the
past
five
years,
(5)
years.
My
second
competition
was
the
Courts
Cooking
Competition
which
I
also
won,
since then, I have been cooking and
entertaining people.
I
started
my
own
catering
business
in
2012,
and
opened
my
first
・Take
Out
Eatery・
in
2013
where
I
got
huge
support
from
my
Family,
friends
and
the
community.
I
was
first
given
the
idea
to
write
a
Cook
Book
from
my
cousin
Miss.
Doleen
Lee,
whom
one
day
after
Church
Service
said
to
me;
・Dwaine,
I
think
you
should
should
write
a
Cook
Book
because
you
have
a
great
talent
in
cooking.・
I
told
her
I
will
think
about
it,
and
this
work
is
me
finally
deciding
to
do
so,
that
I
can
share my passion with others.
I
love
to
cook,
and
to
make
people
happy
with
my
food.
I
have
won
several
cooking
competitions
in
my
hometown
Antigua
Barbuda,
the
Medical
Benefits
Healthy
Recipe
Competition
being
the
first
in
2005,
where
I
won
all
the
categories
in
which
I
entered.
A
feat
I
have
repeated
for
the
past
five
years,
(5)
years.
My
second
competition
was
the
Courts
Cooking
Competition
which
I
also
won,
since
then,
I
have been cooking and entertaining people.
New York was a blast. here’s some of our
New York customers
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Sorrel is a plant which we use in Antigua heavily around the
Christmas season. The flower which is used, is very versatile and
is the source for the Sorrel drinks and liqueurs that has become
staple Antiguan tradition.
Ingredients
2 cups of over cooked sorrel pulp (blended)
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for
pan
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for
pan
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
Red food coloring
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 6-cup (8 1/2-by-
4 1/2-inch) loaf pan; set aside.
Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until
light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each
addition; add vanilla and salt. With mixer on low, gradually add
flour, beating just until combined (do not over-mix, add sorrel , 4
drops of food coloring and mix together.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean,
about 1 hour (tent with aluminum foil if browning too quickly). Let
cool in pan 15 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack, and turn upright
to cool completely.
Tip:
You can add fruits and rum to the sorrel cake if you wish
Home
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Fry Dumpling which is also called Johnny Cake or Festival by other
countries are just like white dumplings but with a little butter or
shorting, sugar and fried. There are usually served as a side dish.
Ingredients
2 cups White Flour
1 tpsp granulated sugar
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tpsp butter or shorting
1/3 cup water
Extra flour for in case needed
2 cups vegetable oil
Method
In a medium mixing bowl add flour, baking powder, salt , sugar,
butter or shorting and mix together with your hand add water a little
at a time until you get a firm dough, firm enough to roll. The dough
should not be sticky if sticky add more flour.
Cover with a kitchen towel and let sit for 5 mins. After the five
minutes dust a little flour in your hand then cut off a piece of dough
in the size that you want, place the piece of dough in the palm of
your hand and by using your thumb and index finger fold the outer
edge into the middle about 3 times then roll the dough into a ball.
Using both thumb and index finger on both hands start working the
dough in a circular motion from the center outwards the outside
forming a circle out of the dough. Dust some flour on the counter top
and place the finish dumpling in the flour to prevent sticking to the
counter repeat until all your dumplings are finish making. Cover with
towel.
In a shallow frying pan heat oil over high heat not to hot or else the
outer part of the dumplings will be cooked while the inside is still raw.
Add some of the dumplings in the pot then reduce the heat to
medium, using a fork turn the the dumplings when is its partly brown
and dig holes at the top, this will help to cook the inside of the
dumplings, turn and do the same then cook until brown.
Remove and place on paper towel to remove excess oil then they
are ready to be eaten with your favorite meat or as a side dish.