around & about Port Antonio

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Two hours later the child is still talking!!!! I had not written a word in the journal and my listen meter was timing down.

LOL she was a delightful young lady of 22 whose passion is cooking. In fact, 90% of the conversation was about that.

Her breezy personality provided the spice to make visualizing the preparation of each recipe interesting and fun. She explained how to prepare, from start of finish mind you, mannish water, ackee & saltfish, jerk chicken, curry goat, escoveitch fish, rice & peas w/coconut milk, festival…I’m sure I forgot 2 or 3 dishes but you get the picture. She prides herself on using her own special blend of seasonings and techniques.

I was impressed with not only her apparent culinary skills but her love of the art taught to her by her grandmother.

Obviously by this time, I’ve got a football player’s size appetite and she looks like she could stay in that Paula Deen mode for another two hours. I’ve got to end this now….

“I hope I’m not holding you up from something.”
“No, mam’, waiting for my boyfriend. But I can’t call him because me credit finish. So I wait for him to call me.”
“Well hunnybunn...lets go get you some credit!”