Creating Our Homes, Away from Home!

I'm here to give you a glimpse into what this blog has to offer over the next couple of weeks. Welcome to the virtual reality that is Caribbean cuisines. No need to miss your favorite island dishes !

What is Nyammings&Savings?

Nyammings&Savings is a tool. It was created to be a means by which persons of Caribbean descent, or simply those with a passion for the Caribbean and all it offers, can have the knowledge of and access to their favorite Caribbean dishes. I will introduce you to some of social media's top Caribbean chefs, such as Celebrity Chef Wenford P. Simpson. I will show you recipes. I will tell you where these ingredients are available. The best part of it all, I will offer all of this ON A BUDGET! Because who doesn't love a good bargain?

Why do we need Nyammings&Savings?

This may have been a selfish blog to create because of my own personal woes since moving from home. I am, however, sure there are others out there like me who dread fast food and long for decent Caribbean food, or even a less than optimal Caribbean restaurant. It is safe to say then, that I created this blog out of frustration which should reflect my passion for the topic. Not only was I missing my favorite traditional Jamaican foods like curry goat and jerk chicken, I couldn't find a market that sold the raw ingredients so that I could attempt to make them myself. I'd honestly rather be frustrated with me butchering the dish myself, than pay for someone else to do it. So, I did my research. Found a few holes in the wall, but, some of these 'holes in the wall' were a bit pricey. Now, being a college student in a foreign country, it's no secret that my whole life is on a budget. Between paying for school, succumbing to online shopping and giving into maintaining a presence on the social scene, I still needed to eat - believe it or not.

I narrowed my findings and decided to stick with those supermarkets and food stores that were in my budget and try to find even more of them. In a nutshell, Nyammings&Savings is here to keep you fed and save you money. What more could you want?

Traditional Jamaican Dishes: Curried Goat, Oxtails and Jerk Chicken

What Should we expect from Nyammings&Savings?

Apart from my deluded belief that I am a chef in my own right, I will do further research to find some of the best recipes, from the best Caribbean cookbooks and the best Caribbean chefs. I'll even build your confidence in the kitchen even more, by showing you videos of young people just like us making dishes you aspire to. We will all become our own personal chefs. We will rid ourselves of our homesickness. We will put all the skills we've learned from our grandparents to the test. We will create our homes, away from home.

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