Starting off with a BANG! in the kitchen

So, I just realized I should have taken a picture of the last three meals I cooked!  The new house we just moved into is right across the street from a branch of the Seattle Public Library.  First thing I looked for when I went the other day was cook books.  I checked out two, and because I've been meaning to fix more Jamaican-style meals for my husband and new roomate, they were Lucinda's Authentic Jamaican Kitchen by Lucinda Scala Quinn and Jerk From Jamaica by Helen Willinsky.  Monday I utilized a jerk shrimp recipe from the jerk book accompanied by Bryan's recipe for rice and peas and collard greens.  Not bad, but it was the first day back on the job, so it was my warm-up.  Earlier that day I had walked to the local grocery and discovered they sell catfish, whole tilapia, catfish, pig ears and goat meat.  Good to know...  I had purchased the goat meat and left it to marinate is curry, allspice, ginger and tumeric overnight.  Yum, curried goat with left-over rice and peas and asparagus (for a Chilean touch to the meal).  That dish needed scotch bonnet.  I made sure to add six into the jerk chicken marinade for today, and it left my mouth blistering.  Don't worry, the sweet and crunchy flavor in the festival cooled the palate.  As did the avocado and tomato salad.  Getting used to my new gas-powered stove, I  prematurely told the guys the chicken was done twice before we actually sat down to eat.  Despite the wait, the dinner was a delight.  More to come soon...