“Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together”
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cooking class II
It was a challenge; but my mom and I learned how to fillet a lion fish. Helmi, and her team at Thelma and Louise, with her recipes from Spice Girl, designed a wonderful evening for us yesterday. A big thank you to them. For more information on the cooking class check out Spice Girl.
Image from my own collection. A pumpkin soup to start while reading through the recipes.
Image from my own collection. Learning how to fillet a tuna for the ceviche. Spice Girl.
Image from my own collection. Preparing the Hollandaise sauce for our lion fish.
Image from my own collection. The tuna ceviche. Divine.
Goat Merquez Sausages. Click here for the recipe.
The lion fish
Image from my own collection. We also prepared the Crispy yardlong beans with a truffle mayo. Click here for the recipe.
Image from my own collection. And we had pumpkin cake to end the meal. Click here for the recipe.
“Some wine, great people, recipes with local ingredients and a wonderful chef to guide us. ”
This was the first one.
And the second one.
cooking class
Tonight we'll be joining the cooking class by Spice Girl. Learning how to cook with Caribbean ingredients - all with a modern twist. I am looking forward to it. Next week there is another class, so if you have some time and want get your creative juices flowing, make sure you sign up.
Image via Pinterest Spice Girl
“Caribbean Flavors with a twist”
Deep fried Lion fish. Recipe by Spice Girl. You can find the recipe here.
Image via Pinterest Spice Girl. This is pika - a spicy sauce we love to add to our food here in Curacao. You can find the recipe, by Spice Girl, here.
“Over the years my palate became more and more induced by the bright Caribbean flavors”
Sweet Potato. Image by Spice Girl via Pinterest.
Spice Girl is also featured in Curacao: Banda Ariba.
Buy the book via Eef Ouwehand Photography. Book by Divas Publishing.
“This colorful book gives a glimpse of the places one should not miss of the central and eastern part of Curaçao, named Banda Ariba.”