A nod to Italiano while translating from patois to “it’s Ital you know” this vegan pizza features basil ackee pesto, topped with marinated tomatoes and nu-Yeah (nutritional yeast) atop a crisp thin crust and finished with basil.

The name of this tart is indeed a mouthful! Juicy late summer heirloom tomatoes are layered atop savory ackee filling and baked in an aged cheddar and thyme crust for the ultimate umami bomb, all diets off!

This simple recipe uses little effort for maximum results. With just a handful of ingredients; including fresh rather than canned pumpkin there is no stovetop simmering required. This means you can pop the pumpkin in the oven, put your feet up, come back and in […]

Easy, creamy, vegan mac and cheese made in one pot. This is the dish with which my adventures in ackee began. Here I’m revisiting it but this time around I’ve added coconut milk to the original (Mac ‘n Kees). This makes it extra creamy and […]

Savory ackee cream cheese spread: a simple recipe using virtually two ingredients. Add your own spin and make it as simple or as fancy as you’d like. Spread it on bagels or toast for breakfast or as a  dip with chips.

Risottos are quite easy to make, the process is essentially: toast grains in fat then add hot stock a ladleful at a time till the desired texture is achieved. Of course hundreds of variations exist and the grains used are not limited to rice. This version […]

Thoughts of Pina Coladas led me to thinking of some of the variations I’ve seen such as banana and pumpkin.  Naturally I thought: why not ackees? So Ackee Colada was born!

Ackee Honey Cheesecake is a dream: honey sweetened silky ackee custard, topped with toblerone whipped cream and baked in a honey graham crust. The honey is layered throughout from crust to topping but subtly so. The flavour is there, but the final product is not […]

These ackee ribbon sandwiches are colourful, nutritious and tasty. They contain no artificial flavourings or colours and are vegan!

What do you get when you combine ackees and horchata? Ackee-chata of course! 😂 Horchata generally refers to a beverage or group of beverages made from rice, nuts and/or seeds. The rice, nuts and/or seeds are soaked and blended with water to produce a drink with […]