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A Salmon Farmer’s Tale of Substance

Her community thrives because of it. Local workers rely on the farm for steady employment, their children go to school with full bellies, and families can afford to buy their own homes. In the world of business, not all ventures are created equal. Some, like a thriving salmon farm off…

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Guyanese Soup on an Easy Sunday

Guyanese soup and the sense of smell…how the work of a writer unfolds. A whiff of any Guyanese soup immediately pelts me back in time, right back to 1973. There you will find five-year-old me sitting at the dining table. Blowing into an enamel bowl emanating the mouthwatering scents of…

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Roast Balanjay AKA Roasted Eggplant, Easy

Although I do love my balanjay Guyanese style, I celebrate this vegetable in every cuisine! From mid-July to late September it is balanjay, aka eggplant, season. These sun soakers love the heat, and they are grown year round in hot countries where they are called by many names; aubergines, eggplants,…

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Black

A reminder for when we think all lives matter, it does, but not all lives are getting murdered in plain view. Right now it is about Black Lives Matter. Black, was originally written in 2019, when we thought we could talk openly about the incredible horrors committed on people of…

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A small island in the middle of a lake.

Hello Bartica, my old friend…

This piece is just a little glimpse into Bartica, on the Essequibo River. When you get to Guyana, make sure to add Bartica as one of the places to visit. If you want a great adventure in one of the most beautiful places on earth, then head on down south…

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A body of water with trees in the background in Bartica

Let’s go to Bartica on the

Oh gosh, I really think my love of travel and adventure started when I was 5 years old, on my very first trip to Bartica, Essequibo, Guyana. Bartica, Essequibo, Guyana, is a town on the left bank of the Essequibo River in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni area. This is where the three…

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A fish cake and bread sandwich with lettuce and a decorative ornament on top.

Fish Cakes and Bread

In Guyana, these fish cakes were made with either local tropical fresh white fish, or with salted cod. But any fish will do, as long as it is well-seasoned and fried to perfection This Fish Cakes and Bread recipe is inspired by my days as a young school girl, when…

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A pile of biscuits sitting on top of a white towel.

Guyanese Bakes

Bakes (known as bannocks) is the only hangover from colonisation that I will accept. The Scots brought their bread from Scotland and left a version of bannock wherever they touched down. I guess, not unlike a Guyanese bringing their cookup recipes, or Americans finding innovative ways to make burgers wherever…

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Guyanese Cassava Puffs Just Like My

Cassava puffs are filling and delicious, plus they are Vegetarian and Low FODMAP. Follow the recipe, and enjoy the finished product without any guilt or tummy pains. These cassava puffs – with green specks of a homemade Guyanese-style chimichurri – served with a quick green mango sour, is a serious…

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