It was well worth getting up at 5 AM , especially for.. "The Dinner"!

Yup...5 AM is the time we got up this morning to get ready for the Portsmouth market at 6 AM (and even after a fairly late night of having a few drinks at the bar by the beach with our neighbour!)

Basically we stumbled to the campus to catch the (non-existant) bus. We ended up taking taxis, as there were plenty of students, but NO bus in sight. We ended up making it to the market at around quarter to 7, which was still early enough to catch the good buys!! So get this: 5 bananas for $1 EC, 4 grapefruits for $1 EC, etc etc. And $1 EC is about 50 cents U.S., even a bit less!! Very cheap locally grown fruit and vegetables, and they taste AMAZING! I also paid $1 EC for a coconut, which I drank out of with a straw. The water inside is very refreshing..but it may have been a bit too early for that!!

That evening, our neighbour came by to use our stove, because he was out of propane and no one had any for sale in town. That was when "the dinner" was born! He had the menu ideas, so we all pitched in to cook this awesome dinner with locally grown foods from the market that we bought this morning.

The menu was as follows:
-Sweet potato and plantain casserole
-Spinach, carrot and bacon side dish
-Banana fritters

And guess who did the cooking for this one?? The guys! I kid you not. They totally took over the kitchen. I was very impressed by the team work on this one! What did I do? Well, washed a couple things... stirred a bit..mashed the bananas. That's it! The guys did the rest. Want evidence??

Love it :)














Photos of "The dinner"


Banana Fritters- YUM!!!


We LOVED the dinner!! The most satisfying part about it was the fact that we had bought the produce directly from the locals, who grow it fresh and naturally.

The banana fritters were by far, the best! If anyone wants to have a taste of Dominica at home, please feel free to ask me for recipes!!

So other than our market and cooking adventures, we haven't done much else. The consistent rain has kept us indoors! Hopefully tomorrow will be better, as I start work at Island Thrift on campus!

Take care in the lovely winter weather back home! We heard that some nasty weather is coming your way from the States..

Peace, love, and happiness,

Stef xoxo