Still contemplating what to serve tomorrow Christmas Day? Thursday Food shares four recipes from Master Crafter Gregory Burrowes guaranteed to elicit wide smiles and spice up your festive spread: Roast Beef, Christmas Baked Salmon, Brown Sugar Garlic Butter Pork Roast, and... Read More
For baking enthusiast Aldane Taylor, who has been honing his skills from high school some 13 years ago, and who baked his first Christmas cake nine years ago, his must-have ingredient is JF Mills All-Purpose Flour and his most challenging aspect of Christmas cake baking is the creaming... Read More
Zelecia Smith's mother's sweet tooth and her father's entrepreneurial spirit played a key role in her baking journey, which commenced in 2016 but has not been without its share of challenges. Consistency has been one, she tells Thursday Food, due to constant experimenting when she just... Read More
Shenee Palmer has been baking from the age of 13. She was introduced to the mixing bowl by her late mom and her aunt. “I baked my first Christmas cake in my teen years with my mom,” she tells Thursday Food. “It was always a chore, too, because she was very methodical... Read More
The taste of sorrel is synonymous with a Jamaican Christmas. This recipe skilfully combines that familiar flavour with delicious Rainforest shrimp, to create a delicious dish that is sure to become a holiday favourite and a fixture on your Christmas table. Read More
Audrey Rose has been baking since her childhood years but baked her first Christmas cake at the age of 23. “Getting the texture and taste right” is, she tells Thursday Food, the biggest challenge. That said, having mastered it, the result is Christmas cakes that are... Read More
In October 2000 the first bottle of Grace Tropical Rhythms came off the production line at Grace Food Processing Canning and was officially launched to the Jamaican market in November. Twenty years later, the iconic brand is well-loved and available in the United States of America,... Read More
The new Popeyes Chicken Sandwich, which proved to be a crowd-pleaser and sold out due to overwhelming popularity within days of being introduced in the USA in August 2020, is proving to be equally popular here in Jamaica. Read More
Mateel Peddie's baking journey commenced three years ago at Granville Northwest TVET Institute. “It instantly became my passion, something I absolutely enjoy and find peace in doing,” she tells Thursday Food. She baked her first Christmas cake while in training, in... Read More
As Christmas Day nears, we start racking our brains about the ideal gifts for friends and loved ones. For the gourmands among us, being able to cook something delicious is top of list. But if they already have all the kitchen tools known to man, what else can delight them? Well, meat, of... Read More
Often dismissed as the mere opening act for the big celebration that takes place later on in the day, the Christmas breakfast is a wonderful opportunity to embrace the season's joy. Read More
Linval Malcolm is no stranger to baking. He's been at it for over 25 years, but remembers the day he put his first Christmas cake in the oven. “I was the assistant pastry chef at Grand Lido Negril,” he tells Thursday Food. Now at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, careful... Read More
Baking has played an integral role in Melissa Barnes-Thomas's life for as long as she can remember. Indeed, she recalls perfecting that ubiquitous Pineapple Upside Down Cake in fourth form at Montego Bay High School. Her mother Loret Faulknor-Whittaker is, however, the person who stoked... Read More
“I've been baking for as long as I can remember,” shares Venese Spence. “My grandma started the tradition with baking in my family. She would bake puddings and a cake from any fruit in season for church on Saturdays. Every Christmas, I would help with licking the bowl... Read More
's passionate affair with baking harkens back to primary school. “I always loved watching my mommy bake and I believed that's the reason I wanted to become a pastry chef and start my own business. When I first watched Creative Cooking on ... Read More