Saturday Perhaps it's the season, but I thought about Hogmanay and the annual bonfire at the Brearley House in Lawrenceville for some reason. Because of the pandemic, the in-person Hogmanay celebrations and bonfires were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. But I wanted to see Brearley House, so I planned a weekend visit last week. I tried to walk from Port Mercer Canal House along the D&R Canal Trail to the Brearley House. More inspiration hit, and soon I was ordering…
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Black Pudding
What started as nostalgia for eating one of Dad's favourite treats, fried black pudding from one of Kingstown's street merchants, I ended up paying homage to the British and Scottish side of our Caribbean culture. I had no plantains or breadfruit to complete the meal but I had rashers, blood sausage, toast, tomatoes, mushrooms, and baked beans. Blood sausages are very difficult to find in the USA. I ordered my black pudding and rashers from an Irish American grocer, Tommy…
I am drinking a Girl Grey by The Bruery @thebruery as part of a "modified" full breakfast my kids cooked for me. Hoppy Father's Day!…