Turmeric a good treatment for lots and lots

It looks like the pigment for paint, and some call it curry. It’s turmeric. The health benefits are many starting with treating arthritis, cancers, melanoma and works wonders as a detoxifier. Glad to be living in Jamaica where we benefit from all these wonderful cultures — by far the medicinal benefits of plants and herbs brought here makes Jamaica a power packed island. Turmeric good for lots of ailments being one of them brought from India. USEFUL LINKS: http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/20-health-benefits-of-turmeric.html http://www.sacredearth.com/ethnobotany/plantprofiles/turmeric.php

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Its not Easter time in Jamaica if…

Ahhh its good ole time easter again. Traditionally though if traditions, myths, beliefs, practices of this time in Jamaica is not discussed, it doesnt feel like that good ole time Easter where we celebrate the Rock of Ages, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who clefts for us as humanity. Easter hymns make us cry… Easter myths make us go HUH? Lots of Jamaicans however swear by them. Its perhaps the only holiday where we do some things unique as Jamaicans. We do the Easter bunny, Easter bun, and chocolate thing…

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Eating Jamaican is what I am saying

EATING Jamaican Jamaica has so much to offer, when it comes on to food. We grow so much on this beautiful island. from vegetables to peas to nuts to fruits, we also rear animals of high protein for consumption. We need to start promoting our country by eating what our country grows and produce. We need to do this so our children and the younger generation will follow. Chef Milton

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Jamaica cuisine my thing!

Jamaica cuisine includes a mixture of cooking techniques, flavours, spices and influences from indigenous people on the island. It is also influenced by the crops introduced to the island from tropical South east Asia. Jamaica cuisine includes various dishes from different cultures brought here to the island with the arrival of people from far and nearby. Other dishes are novel or a fusion of techniques and traditions. In addition to the ingredients that are native to Jamaica, many foods introduced are now grown locally. A wide variety of seafood, tropical…

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