Duane Francis-Poet /Jamaican Spoken Word Artiste

The writings and musings of Jamaican Spoken Word Artiste Duane Francis. His blog provides a look at his own poetry including poetry podcasts as well as he shares poetry of other great poets and spoken word artistes. One can also find interesting and exciting videos of great Jamaican Reggae Artistes.
February 1
Jamaican Bammy Recipe by Wellesley Gayle

In my blog hopping I managed to find a fellow Jamaican blogger Wellesley Gayle who had the most delightful Jamaican Bammy Recipe on his Blog www.my-island-jamaica.com

bammy cake

What is a Bammy you ask?

Bammy is made from cassava, a perennial woody shrub, grown as an annual crop. The first known inhabitants of Jamaica, the Arawaks used cassava as a staple part of their diet. Part of the preparation is the shredding the cassava roots and squeezing out the juice - which has much of the toxic…