Taco party!!

beef taco with salsa, cheese, lettuce and sour cream

I love tacos, but the only taco restaurant I know is in Kingston and I live in Montego Bay. My friend who recently moved to Montego Bay from Kingston had a taco craving the other day, (and since there isn't anywhere in Mobay where we can get ready made tacos), decided that we should make it ourselves, invite some friends over and have a taco party (yay!! fun! fun! fun! :).

Soft shell taco

We bought the taco shells (hard and soft), made our own salsa, and cooked our own mince meat. This was my first time making helping to make tacos (I must give my friend most of the credit and take the rest for myself because dicing up tomatoes and onions is no easy task...ha ha) and I cant wait to make them again! 

Hard shell tacos

We must have done a pretty good job with the tacos or they were starving, because within seconds (i kid you not) of placing the tacos and salsa on the table, our friends quickly ate them off. 

happy taco eater :)

"The art of cooking"

My original idea was for this to be a lifestyle blog...one that would include the various places I've been and what they had to offer, for example some of Jamaica's hidden treasures. However, it seems to be leaning more towards being just a food blog...I guess it makes sense though, since food is one my most favourite thing in the world...those who know me often wonder how it is that I'm not fat...(Thank God I have a high metabolic rate).

I took a break from blogging because I thought I didn't have anything to write about since I haven't been to any restaurants worthy of being mentioned recently. Now, everyone who knows me knows that I am in no way or form a great cook. I can "cook up a lil sumn sumn to survive", and if I cook for you, chances are, contrary to popular belief, you WILL live to tell others that i'm not thaaat bad  at cooking :).

Having said that, I am proud to announce that I have decided to take up cooking as a hobby in order to perfect the art of cooking. I have discovered the joy of experimenting with different recipes and after tasting the finished dish, realize that "hey, this is actually pretty good"! :) *pats self on shoulder*.

I am what one would call an experimental chef. I never follow the recipes I see online "down to a "T", instead substituting some of the ingredients with whatever I have available at home at the time.

Now remember I have just discovered the art of cooking, so don't be too surprised when I tell you that I have discovered the magic that can be created by adding white wine (another of my favourites) and cream cheese to my dishes. I'm addicted!!! I've now perfected cooking creamy chicken/ shrimp pasta.

Fillet snapper cooked in creamy sauce (wine & cream cheese incl), and mashed potatoes and carrots

Tonight I decided to try something different and I made fillet snapper in a creamy sauce, mashed potatoes and carrots...it was yummay!!! :). Not only was this meal easy to prepare, it is cheap too :).




I have included some pics of just a few of the dishes I've prepared. I intend to try out more complicated dishes as I get the hang of this "cooking thing", so look out for those :).

my curried shrimp :)

p.s. Nothing makes me happier than having a glass of white wine...or some ice cream after I've prepared dinner in the evenings :)