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    Home » MISC » Celebrating My 8th Blogiversary with a Giveaway!

    Celebrating My 8th Blogiversary with a Giveaway!

    Published: Jan 15, 2018 by Alica · 112 Comments

    Alica's Pepperpot Blogiversary Giveaway

    It's my blog's 8th birthday, or as bloggers like to call it, our blogiversary! This is a really special milestone because eight years ago this week, I decided to try something new and enter into this world that I essentially knew nothing about. I am a very private person so starting a blog seemed daunting to me, but with some encouragement from close friends, I decided to take a chance. The recipes I wanted to share were critical in helping me stay connected to my culture and I knew there had to be others out there who would find them useful as well. What I didn't know was how to reach this audience and if they'd even read my blog! But here we are after 8 years, 150 recipes and thousands of readers later.

    It All Started With a Facebook Post

    Lakisha is one of my best friends from college. She still remains a constant support in my small circle of friends.

    Reading this Facebook memory made me realize if I didn't take a chance, I would have missed out on so many connections, so much fulfillment, so many opportunities. All I can say is, if you have an idea for a business or a project, just start. There will never be a right time because there will never be enough time. I started this blog when I was in graduate school and had no idea how I would fit it into my schedule. Eight years later, my life seems more hectic, especially after having kids and I still feel like I don't have time to blog, but I am so glad I started.

    I am so very thankful to my family and close friends for encouraging me and consistently supporting me. Especially my husband, who washes the dishes after I recipe test and also occupies the kids so I can get blog work done. I'd also like to thank my good friend Kami, who was an incredible resource to me when re-branding my blog last year. I don't know if I could've done is as quickly without her help. I was on a blogging hiatus and she really helped to spark my passion for blogging again. Thank you, Kami <3.

    What's next for 2018?

    I plan to continue posting recipes consistently throughout the year. I also have two big projects planned, but will wait to share the details because bad eye is a real thing, amirite?

    The Giveaway!

    I'm giving away a few kitchen tools that I cannot live without. We all have kitchen tools we do not use, but I feel you'll get good use out of all 5 of these items. If you don't win, but would still like to purchase these items, see corresponding link.

    • Two 8inch Wilton baking pans - http://amzn.to/2r5k22Y
    • One full size microplane zester - http://amzn.to/2raaHaj
    • Three Kuhn Rikon peelers - http://amzn.to/2D3Js2F
    • Ozeri Kitchen Scale - http://amzn.to/2D1akjG
    • Taylor Oven Thermometer - http://amzn.to/2D4WiNK

    To Enter:

    • Comment only on this blog post answering the following question: What is your favorite Caribbean dish?
      • Please enter your full name (first and last name) when commenting.
      • Comments on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter will not be considered.
    • U.S. participants only
    • Winner will be announced on Sunday, January, 21st 2018 on this blog post and on social media.

    Good Luck!

    WINNER: MELISSA NARAINE

    The winner was selected using a random name picker formula in excel. Please see video below. Thank you to everyone else who entered and left some wonderful comments! I will reply soon!

    https://www.alicaspepperpot.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/VID_20180121_200350.mp4
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    1. Pamela Marks

      January 15, 2018 at 8:43 am

      Guyanese pepper pot.

      Reply
      • Nkechi Jack

        January 17, 2018 at 9:24 am

        As a first generation Guyanese American I love your blog and can relate to everything you post.

        My favorite dish is during Christmas, garlic pork and homemade bread !! It’s so yummy with the salt, vinegar and hot peppers ?

        Reply
      • Kamlawattee Dukhi-Ramprashad

        January 17, 2018 at 5:02 pm

        Congrats!!!! Happy 8th Blogiversary!
        My wife and I used almost all of your recipes.
        They are all absolutely scrumptious.
        My favorite Caribbean Dish would be DUCK CURRY WITH RICE/DHALL PURI & A COLD TALL GLASS OF MAUBY DRINK.

        Reply
      • Travita Ramdin

        January 17, 2018 at 5:29 pm

        Chicken curry of course!

        Reply
    2. Natasha Cyril-Brooks

      January 15, 2018 at 8:49 am

      Hmm... my favourite carribean dish would have to be dhal and bake! I love it, my kids love it, and it’s so good. My mom adds spinach in the dhal which makes it even healthier and a little fried bake doesn’t hurt ???

      Reply
    3. Kesrie Harris

      January 15, 2018 at 9:02 am

      Goat curry and roti

      Reply
    4. Alliah Mohamed

      January 15, 2018 at 9:06 am

      Curry goat with Buss up shot!

      Reply
    5. Johanna Nurjahan

      January 15, 2018 at 9:12 am

      Congrats! Your blog always makes me hungry and wanting to cook. My favorite Carribean dish is dhal puri.

      Reply
    6. Melanie Games

      January 15, 2018 at 9:15 am

      My favorite dish is curry chicken with dhal amd rice.
      Melanie Games

      Reply
    7. Priya Sharma

      January 15, 2018 at 9:21 am

      Potato roti!

      Reply
    8. Mariel Juarez

      January 15, 2018 at 9:22 am

      Ackee and Saltfish with green bananas.

      Reply
    9. Jasmin Gunraj

      January 15, 2018 at 9:22 am

      Happy Blogiversary!
      So tough to choose just one favorite dish. Duck curry & potato roti. Yum!

      Reply
    10. Esha

      January 15, 2018 at 9:22 am

      My favorite dish is fry baigan and Roti! I have to say before joining your blog, my roti never came out the way I wanted it to, but after following your receipe it comes ouy perfect! I refer all my Newley-wedded girlfriends to your site so they can make a good roti for the husband lol.

      Reply
    11. Selena Ramdhani

      January 15, 2018 at 9:22 am

      Happy Bloganniverrsary
      I love all your recipes
      Hmm it's hard to decide what my favorite Caribbean dish is- there's so much to love.
      I'd have to say saltfish and bake. I love the recipe u shared and everytime I make it, I always use your recipe. Looking forward to more delicious recipes in 2018.

      Reply
    12. Keija Seemungal

      January 15, 2018 at 9:23 am

      My favorite Caribbean dish has to be Pelau with a side of coleslaw ?

      Reply
    13. Kami | Life with Kami

      January 15, 2018 at 9:25 am

      So excited and happy for you Alica, your blog is amazing and I know how much work you put into your recipes and posts. I can't wait to see what the next 8 years will be like for you. A few things while I'm commenting btw 😉
      1. You don't have to thank me, but you're always welcome my friend.
      2. My favorite Caribbean dish is chowmein
      3. Yes, badeye is a real! lol

      Reply
    14. Devi rambrich

      January 15, 2018 at 9:25 am

      My favorite dish is chicken curry and dhal Puri. It was the first dish I ever cooked on my own. One day I called my mom at work and asked her for the recipe. I started off and burnt the masala so bad that I had to bring out another karahee to start over. I enjoyed making it so much that I would make it quiet often for the family even though it wasn't as good as Mom's. Whenever i go away, the first thing I do when I'm boarding the plane back home is to call my mom and ask her to make chicken curry for me. Being her big baby, she always delivers on my request. It's the best thing after a vacation in a foreign country eating bland food. If I had to had to pick a last meal it would be chicken curry.
      - Devi Rambrich

      Reply
    15. Farrah Stellingburg

      January 15, 2018 at 9:27 am

      Happy Anniversary Alica,you have been an inspiration to me and its because Of you that i now enjoy cooking again,you make it all so easy to do,thank you
      My favorite carribean dish is dhal puri chicken curry

      Reply
    16. Belena Dianand

      January 15, 2018 at 9:30 am

      Happy 8th blogiversary!!!
      My favorite Caribbean dish is pepperpot.
      Thank you so much for creating this blog and sharing your knowledge. Growing up my mom never made pepperpot, only until I tried it from my ex’s mother I fell in love with it and regular Guyanese food because she was an amazing cook. I’m now married and living in the US and at the beginning of my marriage I’d often google Guyanese recipes and that’s how I discovered your blog

      Reply
    17. Blanca Quattlebaum

      January 15, 2018 at 9:36 am

      My favorite dish is curry chicken and roti. Congratulations on your blog !!! Looking forward to more recipes.

      Reply
    18. Danielle Pointdujour

      January 15, 2018 at 9:37 am

      Pholourie with slight pepper of course!!

      Reply
    19. JoAnn Ramdin Singh

      January 15, 2018 at 9:40 am

      5 years ago I asked my husband what are some of his family traditions during Christmas. He replied “One of my greatest memories is waking up Christmas morning and eating pepperpot with fresh bread”. That year I found your recipe for this dish and made pepperpot for the first time...he ate two bowls and licked his fingers. Now, even though his mom makes it for him for Christmas brunch, he tells me to make my version because he prefers mine over any other ?

      So my favorite dish is pepperpot for this reason.

      Reply
    20. Merle France

      January 15, 2018 at 9:47 am

      Peas and rice and jerk chicken

      Reply
    21. Ismelda Rodriguez

      January 15, 2018 at 9:49 am

      Pepperpot is my ultimate favorite

      Reply
    22. Alyssa Mooney

      January 15, 2018 at 9:52 am

      Congratulations on eight years of blogging! I think my favorite is pholourie.

      Reply
    23. TOMIKA ADAMSON

      January 15, 2018 at 9:58 am

      Congratulations!! So happy I found your blog. It gives me a nostalgic feeling everytime I see one of your recipes/posts. Keep up the good work and please keep adding new recipes of Guyanese dishes. My favourite caribbean dish is cookup rice with fried plantain and cucumber with a cream soda and milk to wash it all down!

      Thank you,
      Tomika Adamson

      Reply
    24. Sunita McCarthy

      January 15, 2018 at 10:03 am

      Pumpkin and roti

      Reply
    25. Sharmila Singh

      January 15, 2018 at 10:04 am

      Happy Blogiversary. I really enjoy your blog and recipes.
      Too many good dishes to choose from. My favorite dish is lamb curry and dhal puri.

      Reply
    26. Tiffany0

      January 15, 2018 at 10:12 am

      Happy Blogiversary!!
      My favorite Guyanese dish is gailbaka curry

      Tiffany Panchu

      Reply
    27. Jayadevi James

      January 15, 2018 at 10:19 am

      Chicken curry and dhal puri

      Reply
    28. Nerissa Thaman

      January 15, 2018 at 10:23 am

      Lamb curry & dhal puri

      Reply
    29. Feroze Khan

      January 15, 2018 at 10:29 am

      Congrats on your anniversary!! We wish you many more. My favorite dish is lamb curry and dhal puri.

      Reply
    30. Nadia surajbali

      January 15, 2018 at 10:30 am

      Omg there are so many wonderful recipes but for me I have to say the dhal and rice with bunjay white belly shrimp is the winner. Yummmmm

      Reply
    31. Zaleina

      January 15, 2018 at 10:41 am

      Pumpkin and roti!!! Yum. Thank you for continuing your beautiful blog all these years. I enjoy reading your stories and relating to your Caribbean childhood. And I love those gorgeous step-by-step photos. You truly make it an easy experience to follow the recipe steps.

      Reply
    32. Anjanie Khimraj

      January 15, 2018 at 10:49 am

      Cook up rice due to its versatility because once you have the baseline ingredients, then i feel like you can customize it with additional ingredients of your choice and even make the meat on the side such as BBQ pork chops etc.

      Reply
    33. Alina Barnwell

      January 15, 2018 at 11:28 am

      Happy blogiversary!
      Can’t go wrong with some delicious roti and curry! Craving! ?

      Reply
    34. Patrice Boyce

      January 15, 2018 at 11:30 am

      My favorite dish is Roti and curry!

      Reply
    35. Char Mcnish

      January 15, 2018 at 11:38 am

      I literally Just made your dhal recipe today and added the optional tomato as you suggested and it was so delicious!!! And every recipe I try of yours is spot on reminding me of all of my childhood treats , making it so easy to prepare and share with my daughter's. I think my favorite carribean food would be dhal and paratha roti.
      Thanks for sharing your love with us Happy Blogversary!!!

      Reply
    36. Melissa Ally

      January 15, 2018 at 11:49 am

      My favorite dish would be bake and bigan choka !

      Reply
    37. Amanda Chinapen

      January 15, 2018 at 11:50 am

      Amanda Chinapen
      Congratulations on eight years. My favorite dish is duck curry, dhal and rice with a side of hot pepper sauce. Good luck on your blog.

      Reply
    38. Vanita Singh

      January 15, 2018 at 11:52 am

      Dal, rice, chicken curry and mango achar.

      Reply
    39. Shabana Walker

      January 15, 2018 at 12:23 pm

      Dhal and rice! Dhal is so versatile and brings back such good memories for me.

      Reply
    40. Melissa naraine

      January 15, 2018 at 12:32 pm

      Happy 8 years! So thankful you started blogging with recipes that include real measurements!! =)
      My favorite food is dhall! =)

      Reply
    41. Pamela Dimarzio

      January 15, 2018 at 1:01 pm

      My kiddos influenced this choice because they LOVE it so much - fried bigan with chicken and chota. Yes, a different choice but I love that it is a healthy vegetable and I pump up the chota with a multi-grain mix: regular white flour, ground chia, ground flax and ground wheat germ.

      Reply
    42. Cindy Apana

      January 15, 2018 at 1:32 pm

      Congrats! What a great achievement! I am so glad you have this blog. Not growing up with my mom and being on my own as a teenager there was nothing guyanese I knew how to cook. I knew I needed to learn how to cook all the foods I loved. I remember doing a Google search for guyanese chicken curry and there was a whole bunch of websites that I checked before stumbling upon yours. What I loved was how you went into detail about everything. You explained everything perfectly step by step and shared pictures which helped. I followed your recipe and the food came out prefect! I have made quite a few things with the help of your blog so I want to thank you! Your blog is my go to whenever I am unsure.

      Oh yes, and my favorite dish is chicken curry. Rice or roti it doesn't matter ?

      Reply
    43. Avril Husbands

      January 15, 2018 at 1:52 pm

      My fav is chicken curry with loud pepper ?.

      Reply
    44. Tatiana Carr

      January 15, 2018 at 2:00 pm

      Man Alicia, this is a hard question but after much thought pepperpot is my favorite. I just love the smell, the taste and the fact that I can eat it with different sides.
      Happy 8th Blogiversary!

      Reply
    45. Bakare Olayinka

      January 15, 2018 at 2:24 pm

      I am not even Caribbean. I am Nigerian but you and other bloggers have made me fall in love with Caribbean food. I love me some curry and I cook them a lot with goat or chicken and serve with rice mixed with chopped cilantro

      Reply
    46. Nadeen Singh

      January 15, 2018 at 3:00 pm

      Happy Anniversary! I love your blog and consistently refer to it for those recipes that include ‘a little bit’ of this or that. Too many Caribbean dishes that I love to just name one but at the moment I wish I had roti and baigan choka. Nadeen Singh

      Reply
    47. Karen Dang

      January 15, 2018 at 3:00 pm

      My favorite dish is roti!

      Reply
    48. Maishah Ramdeen

      January 15, 2018 at 3:06 pm

      My favorite dish since childhood has always been spicy chicken curry with potato roti! Thanks for the chance of winning a giveaway Alica! I love all of your recipes!

      Reply
    49. Tatyana Gap

      January 15, 2018 at 4:12 pm

      So many favorite dishes (all?). Doubles that is!

      Reply
    50. Camille N

      January 15, 2018 at 4:19 pm

      Congrats Alicia! I’d have to say, roti, Dhal, and baigan choka!

      Reply
    51. Gladys

      January 15, 2018 at 4:24 pm

      Congrats! It would have to be curry goat!

      Reply
    52. Jennifer Ramprashad

      January 15, 2018 at 4:37 pm

      Congratulations Alica! I love the blog and I am so glad you did it! If I had to narrow it down, My favorite dish is dhal, rice and chicken curry.

      Reply
    53. nadia hergash

      January 15, 2018 at 4:53 pm

      Sponge cake all day everyday. Actually made some today lol

      Reply
    54. Chandra Petter

      January 15, 2018 at 7:07 pm

      Duck curry and dhal puri

      Reply
    55. Ammen

      January 15, 2018 at 7:24 pm

      My all time favourite is Cook Up.

      Reply
    56. Nikita Mohammed

      January 15, 2018 at 7:28 pm

      Curry goat and macaroni pie! ?

      Reply
    57. Pratima Khan

      January 15, 2018 at 8:22 pm

      Potato roti and chicken curry

      Reply
    58. Ahalia

      January 15, 2018 at 8:29 pm

      Saime Curry and Fluffy white rice with wiri-wiri, fresh off the tree (respectively)

      Reply
    59. Catrina

      January 15, 2018 at 9:01 pm

      5 years ago I would never have said this, but after an ex friend made curry fish for me I was hooked. Curry fish with mixed peppers is one of my faves.

      Reply
    60. Alana Lam

      January 16, 2018 at 3:12 am

      Hard to choose but I would have to say roti!

      Reply
    61. Emily Smith

      January 16, 2018 at 3:57 am

      Five years, how exciting! My favorite is Caribbean Black Cake. YUM!

      Reply
    62. Melvin Alexander

      January 16, 2018 at 3:59 am

      Over the years I have been introduced to many of flavors and dishes that is hard to keep track of. But I fell in love with doubles from Trinidad, as well as Akee and Saltfish, from pelaou (spell check) to arepas... But my favorite dish of all time, that I have to get every year, even trumping my curry chicken, would be Pepper Pot, Guyanese Pepper Pot!!

      Reply
    63. Francisca Jorgensen

      January 16, 2018 at 7:29 am

      My favorite Caribbean food is my mother's pelau made with smoked chicken and pigtails. Her sweet hands make everything taste so much better!

      Reply
    64. Amanda Balasar

      January 16, 2018 at 10:37 am

      MY favorite would have to be chicken curry ! I love to cook and was actually thinking of starting an Instagram blog. Your blog has inspired me!

      Reply
    65. Rajdai Joaquin

      January 16, 2018 at 10:54 am

      My favorite dish is fried rice with baked chicken. Cngratulations. please keep posting recipes. I don't remember who referred me to your blog, but it is my go to for parsad, rote and pastry. My mom makes pinetart and cheese roll but she never measures. I was happy when I tried your pastry recipe and it came out so well. Thank you and I look forward teeing new posts.

      Reply
    66. Denise Lee

      January 16, 2018 at 11:02 am

      Very hard to choose one, I love food lol.
      But bread and pepperpot on Christmas morning is the best!

      Reply
    67. Andrea Brown

      January 16, 2018 at 12:31 pm

      My favorite Caribbean dish would be stewed shrimp cakes with roti. Yum!

      Reply
    68. Angela Martin

      January 16, 2018 at 2:55 pm

      I love so many foods but I would have to say my favourite would have to be split peas cookup with fried fish.

      Reply
    69. Geeta Ramsumare

      January 16, 2018 at 4:22 pm

      Hard to chose: Baigan choka with oil roti followed by dhal and rice with coconut choka. Sorry I'm a foodie and these kept fighting for a place on this page 🙂
      Love your blog!!!

      Reply
    70. SivaShakthi Sivaramakrishnan

      January 16, 2018 at 5:17 pm

      Congratulations Alica on your blogiversary. My favourites from your blog are Christmas fruit cake, phalourie, pepper sauce.

      Reply
    71. Icelsa Mejia

      January 16, 2018 at 7:26 pm

      Is so difficult to chose only one but can say my favorite dish is Stewed Oxtail with Rice with Pigeon Peas, I'm Dominican born, but the day my husband Guyanese friends send me wiri wiri peppers, they change my recipe for the better. I love your country foods, Congratulations on your anniversary!!

      Reply
    72. Carolsue

      January 17, 2018 at 4:31 am

      My favorite is Canoas de Platano Maduro (sweet plantains stuffed with ground beef)

      Reply
      • Carolsue Ezovski

        January 17, 2018 at 4:31 am

        Whoops. You asked for our full name. Mine is Carolsue Ezovski

        Reply
    73. Aaron Fisher

      January 17, 2018 at 9:06 am

      My favorite Caribbean dish roti

      Reply
    74. Sherry Razack

      January 17, 2018 at 9:09 am

      My favorite dish is Lamb Fried Rice from your recipes. May family loves it when I make this.

      Reply
    75. Shaneeza Khan

      January 17, 2018 at 9:10 am

      Congrats!! My favorite caribbean dish is chicken curry and dhal and rice.
      Shaneeza Khan

      Reply
    76. Tasha Seyad

      January 17, 2018 at 9:16 am

      Chicken curry and rice. Congratulations on your 8 years anniversary!

      Reply
    77. Roshnee

      January 17, 2018 at 9:16 am

      Happy Bloganniversary!! My favorite Caribbean
      dish is Bhaigan Choka and roti!!

      Reply
    78. Sunita Chandra

      January 17, 2018 at 9:20 am

      Congrats on your blog! So glad I found it. I love your recipes with actual measurements! My favorite dish is bake and saltfish. Looking forward to your new recipes!

      Reply
    79. Susan

      January 17, 2018 at 9:23 am

      As a Trini, i have so many. ......so many choices. Hmmmm
      Coo coo and callaloo with fried fish. I enjoy your blog. When i go home i feast on my moms cooking.
      Congrats on your blogversary! I wish you continued success!

      Reply
    80. Amrita Sooklall

      January 17, 2018 at 9:28 am

      My favorite is gilbaka curry and green mango.

      Reply
    81. Savitrie Suenarine

      January 17, 2018 at 9:39 am

      Jerk chicken

      Reply
    82. Savitrie Suenarine

      January 17, 2018 at 9:40 am

      Hi Alicia I know I am not eligible to enter since I live in Canada.

      Reply
    83. Amalie ramsay

      January 17, 2018 at 9:50 am

      Chicken curry and roti!!! I married into a guyanese family, and use your recipes to make food for my husband and children! I don't want the recipes or traditions lost with our generation!

      Reply
    84. Sherry Bachan

      January 17, 2018 at 10:09 am

      Congratulations on your 8th blogiversary! I enjoy making your recipes! You certainly make me feel like a pro in the kitchen! Thank you for that. I look forward to your new recipes!
      My favorite Caribbean dish is chicken chowmein.

      Reply
    85. Lea Banwell

      January 17, 2018 at 10:12 am

      So many of your recipes come to mind but have to say my favorite is Saltfish and Bake!

      Reply
    86. Ruwayda Ally Khan

      January 17, 2018 at 10:14 am

      Congratulations on 8 years of success! Thank you for all of your delicious recipes. I am a stay at home Mom that didn’t know how to cook many things, until I came across your recipes. My kids now tell me “Mom you make the best food”. My favorite guyanese dish is bigan choka and roti.

      Reply
    87. Barbara E Lashley

      January 17, 2018 at 10:18 am

      ‘Curry Chicken’. - is my favorite. Quick, tasty, healthy and
      can be eaten with so many other accompaniment. Roti, Dahl puri, busup shut, bake, white rice, brown rice, all types of peas & rice, ground provisions, all types of vegetables, Naan, pitas and even any type of pasta!

      Reply
    88. Roshan Ali

      January 17, 2018 at 10:20 am

      Congrats you are doing a great job. Love all the recipe!
      My favorite is fry baigan and aloo roti. It's delicious.
      Keep up the good work.

      Reply
    89. Allison Miller

      January 17, 2018 at 10:27 am

      Congrats! LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog. It taught me to cook! Favorite dish (cant choose one) - curry anything and roti, salt fish, dahl and white rice. yummy. I'm so thankful for your blog! Keep it going!

      Reply
    90. Marlene Olson

      January 17, 2018 at 10:28 am

      Pepperpot and roti (which I still can't make right)!

      Reply
    91. HEIDI PURCELL

      January 17, 2018 at 11:00 am

      My favorite Caribbean dish is chicken roti! A close second is oxtails! A succulent currant roll would top it off for dessert..Ay yi yi...I'm hungry now!!

      Happy Blogiversary! Thank You For Your Inspiration!!

      Heidi Purcell

      Reply
    92. Geeta Latchana

      January 17, 2018 at 11:34 am

      Gilabaka curry - my favorite with green mango and with some sajan bagee and rice...yum, mouth watering 🙂

      Love your blog!
      Happy Blogiversary!

      Reply
    93. Sha narain

      January 17, 2018 at 11:52 am

      Duck curry n dhal puri

      Happy blogiversary

      Reply
    94. Jennifer Ram

      January 17, 2018 at 12:08 pm

      Dhal, Rice, and Chicken Curry

      Reply
    95. Sandy Baptiste

      January 17, 2018 at 1:34 pm

      Congratulations Alicia!!! What an accomplishment!;) Thank you for making my life so flavorful??. My all-time favorite comfort dish is chicken curry, roti, and white rice. I am Haitian-American, but grew up eating this dish at a close friend's house & I love that I can now replicate the same authentic flavors whenever I like. It brings back such great memories:)

      Reply
    96. Shanny Persaud - Atherley

      January 17, 2018 at 2:06 pm

      Congratulations on your blogiversary ! Your site is an inspiration for me. Thank you for taking the time to respond to questions. May you enjoy many more blogging years.
      It's hard to have one favorite but I will have to say a nice old fashioned chicken chowmein.

      Reply
    97. Vesna Naidoo

      January 17, 2018 at 2:14 pm

      Thank you so so much for deciding to do this!

      I sent you an email in 2012 or 2013 telling you how your blog helped me lose weight. I was doing WeightWatchers at the time and it was so difficult to eat Guyanese food and track my points. Your recipes helped me eat the foods that I love and track them with my point system! I am so grateful for your blog. Thank you.

      My favorite Caribbean dish is pumpkin (with shrimp) and oil roti!

      Please continue to post recipes!

      Best,
      Vesna Naidoo

      Reply
    98. Debbie Gunraj

      January 17, 2018 at 3:00 pm

      My favorite dish is curry chicken with roti. I just discovered your blog and am loving your recipes.

      Reply
    99. Diana Persaud

      January 17, 2018 at 3:21 pm

      Congratulations! I love your blog and I am desperately awaiting your cookbook. I can cook almost anything but struggle with Guyanese Indian food. When I discovered your blog several years ago, it was Godsent. Thank you for doing what you do and doing it so well! My favorite dish is Pumpkin and shrimp with roti!

      Reply
    100. Candy Bruce

      January 17, 2018 at 3:34 pm

      Happy New Year Alicia, I would have to say...my mom’s Lo Mein w/ Chinese Sausage. Whether it’s with beef, chicken, pork or duck, with that sausage makes it extra special. I would be in charge of cutting up the sausage for the lo mein and would sneak a piece every chance I got. Reminds me of the days going on bus rides to Bear Mountain and waking up early in the morning to the smell of that amazing lo mein!!

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    101. Mareia Persaud

      January 17, 2018 at 4:44 pm

      So many delicious Guyanese dishes but my all time favorite is gilbaka curry with fish egg , hot pepper , mango , okra and tamarind.

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    102. paulita nasim

      January 17, 2018 at 7:25 pm

      Ccongrats! My favorite dish is chicken curry.

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    103. Evelisse Viamonte

      January 17, 2018 at 11:50 pm

      Dhal, rice, and coconut choka, of course!! *Yum!*

      P.S. Thank you so much for this amazing blog! Being first generation Guyanese-American, with elders telling me "a pinch of this, a dash of that" when teaching me to cook my favorite Guyanese meals, learning to cook our beloved foods was nearly impossible until I stumbled upon your blog years ago. Thank you for the love and dedication you put into sharing your amazing recipes with the world!! Congratulations on your 8th blogiversary, and cheers to many more successful years to come!!

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    104. Mohamed Ally

      January 18, 2018 at 8:43 am

      Chicken curry!

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    105. Nadia

      January 18, 2018 at 10:45 am

      Hi there! My name is Nadia Shakur-Sooknauth. My all time favorite Guyanese/Caribbean dish is Fried Okro with shrimp. Congrats on your blog anniversary! Xx

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    106. Shaneeza Khan

      January 18, 2018 at 9:45 pm

      Congrats! My favorite dish is curry chicken, dhal and rice.

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    107. Valerie Khan

      January 18, 2018 at 10:29 pm

      Salt fish and bake.
      I've been making salt fish for the last 20+ years, but for the life of me I couldn't make a decent bake. The previous recipes I used came out too dense, too flaky, wouldn't puff up, or just weren't any good.
      I came across your blog and at first I was reluctant to try your recipe for bake because of all my previous failures, but when I finally did oh my word! My Guyanese husband and I started dancing in our kitchen while the bakes were still in the hot oil just because of how beautifully puffy they became. And the taste, outstanding!
      I'm just a white girl from Niagara Falls and thanks to my husband's heritage, recipes from his auntie's (OMG auntie Suabis black cake is to die for), your blog (and a handful of others, I can't lie) many of our West Indies friends and family have told me I'm the best cook they know.
      Thank you so very much and please keep posting your delicious recipes.

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    108. Shivan Charran

      January 19, 2018 at 3:51 pm

      Thank you for sharing your knowledge of these authentic recipes, along with foolproof methods to recreate these amazing dishes within our home!

      Difficult question, as so many Caribbean classics are a favorite. Puri and 7 curry are my all time favorites. Brings back memories of my grandfather, mom, and I in the kitchen during religious functions. ---These classic foods are linked to fond memories, amazing how much value it has

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