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Nigel Spence: A Recipe for Caribbean Cucumber Salad (In a Jar)

The summer is finally here and immediately the oppressive heat and humidity that NYC is famous for has me craving lighter fare. I can’t say if it’s the plant-based diet, an evolving palate or just plain old age that has […]

Nigel Spence: How to Make Pan Roasted Portobello Mushrooms

Whenever I am asked how to substitute for the deep savory flavor of a steak while on a plant-based diet, on the top of my list would be mushrooms, and more specifically, portobello mushrooms. Portobellos come large, thick and meaty. […]

Chef Nigel Spence’s Recipe for a No-Fail Holiday Turkey

Rather than bore you with only the latest recipe for this year’s turkey, I will simply pull back the curtains and guide you with all the tips and tricks that I have used over the years in the restaurant to […]

Nigel Spence’s Perfect Pasta Recipe

This recipe is a game-changer for weeknight dinners. It looks and tastes as if you spent all day cooking it, but it actually is quite quick and simple. It also solves the issue of what to do with a bumper […]

Nigel Spence: A Recipe for Roasted Cho Cho

With Spring in the air, we tend to lighten up on the heavy winter meals to shed those pounds in anticipation of the great unveiling of the summer fashion and the body that fits in them. I start leaning heavily […]

Nigel Spence: How to Make Salted Codfish Cookup From Jamaica

Salted Codfish is ubiquitous in the Caribbean kitchen, but we rarely find it being consumed fresh. Fresh codfish is worlds away from salted cod in texture and taste having a very flaky, tender meat and mild flavor. It is the […]

Nigel Spence: From Jamaica, Mom’s Recipe for Brown Stewed Chicken

With the pandemic overload and the underlying depression accompanying it, and with take-out options so underwhelming these days, it makes me yearn for the elaborate old school dishes my mom would prepare even during the week. Especially those on the […]

Nigel Spence: The Recipe for the Perfect Pig

This year, with the pandemic and shutdowns in place, I finally got around to reading a lot more of the trade magazines I have piled up in my desk and revisiting so many recipes and notes I have jotted down […]

Nigel Spence: How to Make Shakshuka, Jamaican Style

After a totally unexpected trip to Israel, my taste buds came home alive and well used from all the amazing dishes I experienced during my visit. I have a new appreciation for meatless dishes and a new level of respect […]

Nigel Spence: A Holiday Brussel Sprouts Recipe

With the holidays upon us once again my thoughts always turn to new and improved recipes for the many dinners to be hosted during the season. Lately I have been on a mission to update side dishes that usually don’t […]

Nigel Spence: A Caribbean Recipe for Bean Stew

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor It is quite a challenge to make the move from being a carnivore all of one’s life to suddenly needing to be vegan or vegetarian for health reasons. This usually means that the change is […]

Nigel Spence: Another Reason to Love Jamaican Food

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor The more health related remedies that show up on the market as the newest and latest innovation, is the more I realize that the standard old school Jamaican way of life before fast food joints […]

Nigel Spence: A Recipe for Whole Roasted Cauliflower

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor When I began my quest a few years ago, transitioning to a healthier lifestyle, I had no idea of the many roads I would travel – literally and figuratively, in search of the next best […]

Nigel Spence: The Perfect Caribbean Summer Cocktail

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor It’s funny how suddenly we New Yorkers have to be paying attention to the fact that the hurricane season began June 1st. It’s as if we became tropical overnight and no-one bothered to update us. […]

Chef Nigel Spence: How to Make Plantain Pancakes

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As the temperatures here in New York City seem finally to be heading in the upward direction, I feel compelled to render a huge welcome to a distinctly rare sight for the early 2018 era…”Grass! […]

Nigel Spence: Christmas in Jamaica

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As we approach my most favorite time of the year, I am somewhat saddened by the backdrop of fear and apprehension that has slowly taken over our Nation and which now understandably lurks in the […]

Nigel Spence: Two New Recipes for Thanksgiving

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As the Thanksgiving Holiday rolls around, with it comes a flurry of activity and excitement as families prepare to master the most important of all meals – the Thanksgiving Feast. Supermarket shelves fully stacked with […]