How should one eat Jamaican food and reduce their calorie intake?
The trend these days, which makes sense, is to eat full flavored, naturally prepared foods, but eat less of it. There is one way. Jamaican cuisine uses many fourth quarter cuts (oxtail, cows feet, pig tail) that render a great deal of fat during the cooking process. By skimming the fat before finishing the sauce or gravy, you in effect decrease the overall caloric intake, without compromising flavor. Q: What advice do you give to anyone who would like to become a chef? If you have a passion for long hours, no family time and some sick love affair with the preparation of food then try to acquire an apprenticeship inside a restaurant kitchen for a few weeks to get a solid feel for how a commercial kitchen works. If you end up not quitting on day 2 and your food fetish remains intact, then you know that there is a kitchen out there with your name on it. J Q: On a personal note, I love to cook and wondered if you could recommend a good, but simple, book, on food presentation (lol)? Food pr
