Passing the Pawpaw Test at the Delish Hi... The pawpaw/papaya test. (This photo is from a wonderful site called Happy Earth; click on photo to go there.) Yesterday, I loaded a dinner-sized plate with fresh fruit at the Barbados Hilton breakfast buffet. A gentleman behind me examined the large bowl of brilliant orange chunks of fruit in the buffet,...

Fast Food With a View in Barbados... Greg and I were driving along the south coast of Barbados this afternoon when I suddenly blurted out, “Honey, pull over!” I leaped out of the car and snapped a few photos. Look at this; who wouldn’t want to dine in this setting? Dine al fresco! However, don’t expect five-star service...

Yummers! Great Barbados Dining — f... Yes, please, I'd love a discount. The whole world’s on sale these days.  Of course, some offers are worth more than others.  A “meal deal” at a burger barn?  Even if it’s free, no thanks.  But this offer is one I can pull my chair up to.  And it is free! It’s the...

Barbados: Six Yummy Foods For Your Sweet... Lovers of sweets will love Barbados. Here are a few of this American’s faves: 1. Rum anything. Rum baba, rum cake, Great Cake, rum bread pudding, rum raisin ice cream .. you get the idea. Rum’s sugar content itself offers a pleasant sugar/alcohol high.  Rum was born in Barbados and is a religion...

Don’t Let Her Sweet Looks Fool You... Such a sweet young thing: cute, little, and plump. But beware.  This one’s too hot the handle.  In fact, the scotch bonnet chili pepper is the Jessica Rabbit of the chili world. And like many a vixen who’ve taken down strong men, this one can, too. This walnut-sized, irregularly shaped...

No Starbucks in Barbados But We Get By &... ...

Barbados Groceries: Finding Joy in Big B... I’ve been living in Barbados full-time since January 08.  I admit that living down the street from Whole Foods in San Francisco spoiled me a bit.  Being from the Land of Plenty made the come-down all the harder when I first encountered Big B.  I expected grocery stores here might not stock such...