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Bahamas

The Bahamas are a necklace of islands and tiny cays stretching 500 miles in glittering blue Caribbean waters. To imagine the food of the Bahamas, think of all that the sea has to offer, cross it with English and African traditions, and season with the hot spices typical of the Caribbean. This is how pigeon peas and rice come to be on the same menu as conch fritters, and sturdy fish and grits make a typical breakfast. Unique to the Bahamas is souse, a soup of onions, lime juice, celery, peppers and meat. Queen conch, the large ocean mollusk, becomes chowder, salad, stew, fritters, or deep-fried cracked conch. Islanders enjoy snapper, grouper, rock lobster, and locally grown coconuts, mangoes, breadfruit, pineapples, and papaya. Most local drinks are based on rum, but Bahamians are also proud of Kalik, their national beer, and coconut water, a drink of sweet milk and gin.

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CANDYLOVER20

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

Living In: Miramar, Florida, USA

About me:
Single Black Female and like Kanye's song I'm addicted to retail, but that's another story. I'm 21 years old, and have been out on my own since I was 20, almost two years. I'm a university of Devry student with a major in Business Admin and a concentration in accounting.

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chefdaffy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

About me: Like eating, so i had to like cooking. i believe cooking expressing one's artistic and culinary side without having to earn a degree in it.

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Home Town: Lucaya, Freeport, Bahamas

Living In: Fort Hood, Texas, USA

About me: I'm originally from the Bahamas, raised in South Florida and now currently living at Fort Hood, Texas with my husband who serves in the Army. I'm a mother of 3. my oldest is 4 and…
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Natasha Rufin

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Living In: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

About me: I like to remind ppl that I am Creole-a true mixture. MY parents are Haitian, I have Bahamian, Haitian and Cuban grandparents and an Italian uncle. I love ppl and different cultur…
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Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles

Reviewed on May 18, 2008 by TC

These are really good!

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Green Bean Salad

Reviewed on May 18, 2008 by TC

Awesome!!! I just made this salad, even though I didn't have all the ingredients. I had frozen green beans, and frozen mixed vegs, onions, vinegar used olive oil, sugar, salt & crushed red pepper. Will make this again these ingredients I always have on hand.

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Curry Broccoli Salad

Reviewed on Apr. 25, 2008 by TC

I love broccoli so I really enjoyed this salad. I tweaked it base on what I had available. I used lowfat yogurt instead of mayo, I didn't have any raisins so I peeled and chop an apple, shredded a carrot and used dry roasted peanuts. Spiced it up with a little more curry, cayenne pepper and let it sit for a couple of hours. Great salad, pretty too!

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