Jamaican Patties are so mainstream that they are now served in corporate offices and university cafeterias!

posted by musicalmind on July 19, 2009 @ 7:55 pm in CULTURE

Jamaican patties have been popular outside of Jamaica for a few decades but in most cases they were found in Caribbean restaurants or grocery stores. Most Jamaicans living abroad have encountered patties, whether they are frozen or fresh out of the oven but what is surprising is that  Compass, a

Homemade herbal oil

posted by musicalmind on July 16, 2009 @ 6:39 pm in HEALTH

Have you ever thought of making your own herbal oil rather than buying it? If you think about it, it is not that difficult and it can be a good way to obtain oils from herbs that are readily available in your garden. I am currently trying an experiment to create sage oil from dried fresh sage leaves and

2009 Montreal Jazz Festival pays tribute to Rocksteady

posted by musicalmind on July 15, 2009 @ 6:29 pm in ARTS

The 2009 edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival paid tribute to the precursor of Reggae, Rocksteady by inviting many legendary artists to perform and featuring a documentary entitled "Rocksteady" which faithfully explained the roots of the genre and what it evolved into, from many different angles. On