I love my heritage. I love where I come from. Even though I wasn’t born in Jamaica I grew up there and feel a very strong connection to my mother’s home land. My family used to spend Christmases in Jamaica and every morning when we would wake up the kitchen would be smelling so delicious. …
Definition: Ackee
(Image: Kaiton/Flickr) “Mommy what’s that?” “It’s ackee kk…” “Mommy what’s ackee?” These were the little questions my 4 1/2 year old daughter, asked me the morning I made Ackee and Saltfish for Christmas Day breakfast. Ackee is a red pear-shaped tropical fruit that contains poisonous seeds inside. No joke, the flesh of the ackee can …
