Recipes

What is the best answer for a cold winters day? Bahamian food! Didn't see that coming did ya! The morning dew is now frost here in Stavanger, I know it is snowing in other places but not sure if we're ready for this to be honest. Something that always seem to come to mind during these times, transitioning to the Jul season, is always souse from back home. It is a simple brothy soup with few ingredients and always perfect, clean tasting, warm and comforting. But first let me e

Did you know there were Swedish pirates/sailors in The Bahamas and Caribbea? Well famously Bahamians are so well mixed that even there is some Swedish blood line in my family. Registered in 1800 with the Sjömanshuset (Sailors’ Hall) in Kalmar. Unknown since 1802. He was given the surname Tornquist ( Törnqvist) , probably by the Swedish military, to distinguish him from other Jonsson sailors or officers. The root of this name might come from Törnbotten. It later became anglici

I'm talking about yet another Caribbean hidden gem! I know, it sounds strange or depending on the person you are, fascinating but I assure you it is pure amazingness. Peanut punch has been yet another staple of my childhood/young adulthood in the Bahamas. Where you can find handcrafted peanut punch sold in reused bottles at the local grocery stores or many times sold on the streets by da bobos. (Bobo {Shanti} which is just one group of many Rastafari.) I remember always get