Could there be such a thing as an eggless breakfast egg wrap? Why yes! These vegan “egg” wraps are an explosion of flavor. Wholewheat tortillas slathered with herb mayo, ackee “egg” scramble, avocado, arugula, peppers and fried plantains.
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Easy Ackee Bread
This easy ackee bread recipe comes together quickly with minimal cleanup required.
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Using less than 5 ingredients you can whip up this easy vegan nacho cheese sauce using ackees. Great for dipping chips and layering with nachos.
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A vegan mousse without chocolate or avocados? Why yes! This lightly sweetened ackee mousse is chilled set with the use of Irish moss.
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Here’s another quick ackee appetizer: Ackee & Saltfish in tortilla cups!
Yes you could technically make your own tortilla shell, but who has time for that? Here I used left over ackee and saltish and multigrain tortilla chip cups. Cilantro leaf for garnish, done and done!
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Creamy ackee sautéed with aromatics and chunks of flaked salted fish, this is Jamaica’s national dish: Ackee and Saltfish.
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Banana Bread Transformed: Whole-Grain Ackee Bread
What if I told you that your favourite banana bread recipe isn’t just a banana bread recipe?
- You can make tweaks to the flours, from a 50/50 blend of white and wholewheat flours to 100% whole grain or experiment with less popularly used flours like spelt, teff, buckwheat etc
- Play with spices and flavourings (think beyond vanilla): nutmeg and cinnamon are favorites, but what about cardamom or ginger or even a Chinese 5 spice powder if you’re adventurous!
- Brown sugar is my go to for banana bread and you can choose either light or dark brown sugar for a richer molasses taste but there’s nothing to stop you from using coconut sugar or other alternative sweeteners
- Do you go for butter or oil? What about browned butter, ghee, cold pressed coconut oil or even a splash of sesame oil, say whaaaat?!?!
- Then there are all the add-ins you can throw in. From a range of chips – dark chocolate, white chocolate, caramel or butterscotch chips – to toffee bits, bits of heath bars, dried fruits, fresh berries, nuts, seeds…the possibilities are truly endless.
- Last but not least you can even sprinkle stuff on top of your banana bread before baking it. Cinnamon sugar, pearl sugar, oats, sliced bananas, streusel, crumble, even more chips!
You could literally make a different banana bread each day for a few years with just one recipe!
But when I said your banana bread recipe isn’t just a banana bread recipe, I actually didn’t meant all the add-ins and tweaks I just mentioned, I meant changing the bananas themselves! I know, I know, why are we messing with a good thing? But variety is the spice of life! And what’s better than knowing that a tried and true recipe can easily transform into another one (or few)?
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Strawberry Tart with Ackee Pastry Cream
Celebrate the beauty in simplicity with this easy strawberry tart.
Sweet tart dough is filled with ackee pastry cream and topped with loads of fresh strawberries brushed with a simple glaze, it makes a gorgeous summer dessert.
Easy No-Churn Ackee Ice Cream
Can it be spring already?!
Seriously! I’ve had enough of this on again off again, warm today snow tomorrow set up we’ve been experiencing.
I know this is New England and it comes with the territory but I’m ready to get back into my consistent outdoor runs; to flex my not so green thumb in attempted gardening and chill on the patio and enjoy the warmth of the sun kissing my face.
Ackee Boiled Dumplings
In Jamaica and much of the other Caribbean islands boiled dumplings are staple for almost any meal especially saucy stews, curries or soup. It’s basically flour and water with a bit of salt kneaded to make a dough that is then shaped into discs and dropped into boiling water to cook.