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Making the traditional Caribbean dessert black cake – KGET 17

Posted: March 17, 2022 at 3:22 am

Friday morning on Sunrise Barrington Lewis who owns Barringtons Jamaican Kitchen, joined us on set to show us how to make a traditional Caribbean black cake. The cake is the subject of a new book written by a former Bakersfield news anchor. Author Charmain Wilkerson talked about her new book with 17s Maddie Janssen.

Black Cake:

1 cup butter, softened1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar5 eggs1 tsp vanila1 tbsp baking powder1 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp nutmeg1/2 tsp allspice1/4 tsp salt2 cups flour2 tbsp browning sauce2 tbsp molasses1 1/2 cup port wine1 1/2 cup dark rum2 cups raisins1 cup dried cherries1/2 cup dried cranberries

Instructions:Combine fruit and alcohol and allow to soak for at least 7 days and up to several months. Add more wine and rum to cover fruit as needed.

Blend fruit and wine/rum mixture. Mix with all other ingredients until smooth. Bake at 250 degrees for 2 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean. Soak with more port wine or rum/wine combo overnight.

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I tried jerk chicken from East London’s best Caribbean restaurant and by the end I was licking the plate’ – My London

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After being disappointed with the bland and low quality food at chain restaurants, I wanted to find some authentic Caribbean food in Walthamstow . I stumbled across the independently owned Rhythm Kitchen on Hoe Street, home to the biggest rum bar in East London and owned by the Jerk Father.

I went in with high hopes and I was not disappointed. When you walk in there is a homely vibe to the restaurant that made me feel like I was going to be served up one of my grandmas Sunday dinners. I sat down with my friend and we were given a huge menu with lots of options that included vegan and a cocktail list that, of course, I was very excited by.

We sadly just missed happy hour but I wasnt going to let that stop me from enjoying a cocktail. I went for a classic, Rum Punch, which is made using the Jerk Fathers own recipe, so I had to give it a go. It was delicious, super refreshing and not too sugary with the perfect rum to punch ratio. A proper taste of the Caribbean as one Tripadvisor user put it.

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As the restaurant is owned by the Jerk Father I knew I had to try something jerk flavoured, so I went for the obvious: Jerk Chicken which comes with two sides of your choice. I went for the Rice and Peas and Steamed Vegetables and as I love Mac & Cheese, added that to my list too. My friend ordered the braised oxtail which also came with two sides so she added rice and peas and fried plantain.

The Jerk Chicken was served with another pot of delicious jerk gravy and the sides came in separate bowls. The chicken was moist and full of flavour. It was sweet and spicy but not to a point where my mouth was on fire. I hadnt eaten all day so I was very pleased to see the hefty size of the chicken and thankfully I was wearing comfy clothes so was able to stuff my face without having to walk home with an undone belt.

The sides were amazing. The mac & cheese had the perfect amount of cheese and when dipped in the Jerk Gravy created the best combination of sweetness and cheesiness. The steamed vegetables had the right amount of crunch and juiciness that you would hope for, the best way to eat vegetables I think. The rice and peas were of course delicious. Buttery and full of kidney beans - just how I like it.

It was my friends first time trying oxtail and she was more than impressed. I was getting food envy so I had to try some for myself and I have eaten a lot of oxtail in my life, but this was one of the best I have ever tried. The perfect amount of spice and flavour and lots of meat with some bone to suck some extra juices out of.

The portions were so big and I was getting extremely full but the food was so good I couldnt stop eating. I really got my moneys worth as its all reasonably priced. If you do go, you will not be wasting your money. All in all, it was a worthy competitor of my grandmas cooking.

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‘Oakland at its finest’: Oakland Afro Caribbean restaurant to close after 10 years – SF Gate

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Outdoor dining at Miss Ollie's, located at 901 Washington St., Oakland.

Miss Ollies, a lively Afro Caribbean restaurant thats been a mainstay of Old Oakland for the past decade, is closing at the end of this month, KQED reported.

The news has been a long time coming back in December 2020, chef-owner Sarah Kirnon announced that Miss Ollies would be closing and transforming into a new nonprofit project called Sanctuary, according to Eater. The venture would host outdoor events with food, art and music to provide a platform for Oaklands Black creators.

As KQED reported, Kirnon ended up negotiating another year for the restaurant at its 901 Washington St. location. But now, Miss Ollies time has finally come to an end.

Or maybe not quite. Kirnon told KQED that she hopes to eventually reopen Miss Ollies somewhere else in Oakland as a takeout window and catering company. And her nonprofit, Sanctuary, is definitely still happening.

So for loyal patrons, its not goodbye but see you later for their favorite skillet fried chicken and buttermilk waffles, braised oxtails and jerk shrimp salad.

It was Oakland at its finest, Kirnon reminisced to KQED. Black and brown, people of color, queer folks, elders we were cross-generational. And Ive seen kids go off to college. Weve done funerals. We were a neighborhood restaurant.

Miss Ollies is not the first restaurant in the Old Oakland neighborhood to close over the course of the pandemic in March 2021, popular Mexican cafe Cosecha left the historical Swans Market. B-Dama and Rosamunde Sausage Grill also closed their Swans Market locations in the past two years.

Madeline Wells is a reporter for SFGATE covering food and drink in the Bay Area. She grew up in the Seattle area and received her B.A. in English and Media Studies from UC Berkeley. Prior to SFGATE, she was an associate editor at East Bay Express and freelance writer covering the Bay Area music scene. Email: madeline.wells@sfgate.com

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Earth Today | Caribbean islands awarded EU grants to address sustainable energy, marine biodiversity – Jamaica Gleaner

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AS THE Caribbean faces the triple threat of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, three islands and two regional entities have been given a leg up, thanks to 3 million in grants that were recently awarded through the European Union-funded RESEMBID programme.

RESEMBID Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity is being implemented by Expertise France, the development cooperation agency of the government of France. The programme supports sustainable human development efforts in 12 Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs).

The recent grants were awarded to three of the 12 OCTs supported by the programme (Cayman Islands, Anguilla and Saint Maarten) as well as the regional bodies Caribbean Electric Utilities Corporation (CARILEC) and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), under the themes of resilience, sustainable energy and marine biodiversity.

The three million euros have been allocated to the seven projects as follows:

1. The ACS received 269,402 to undertake a sustainable energy project around advancing collaboration as a strategy for building tourism crisis resilience in OCTs of the Greater Caribbean.

2. CARILEC received 467,715 for its sustainable energy project, titled Overcoming Disruptions in times of Crisis - Weathering the Social and Financial Impact of COVID-19 on the Electricity Sector.

3. The VNG International, with support from the government of St Maarten, has received 1,000,390 to implement a project focused on crisis management and building resilience.

4. The Anguilla National Trust has received a budget of 587,024 to implement a project that will work on the transformation of Anguillas marine parks through institutionalising sustainable and collaborative management solutions that support long-term management plan implementation. This is for the benefit of Anguillas marine biodiversity, coastal resiliency, and its people.

5. The Cayman Islands received three grants. The first was 432,210, which was awarded to the University College of the Cayman Islands to implement a renewable energy and sustainable development training programme for the college.

6. The second Cayman Islands grant of 203,384.00 was awarded to the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) for its project on adapting to COVID-19 to ensure project continuity, and providing technical assistance to support CCMIs capacity to be an OCT regional leader in protecting marine biodiversity and improving resilience.

7. Last, the CCMI will also implement a project focused on increasing coral reef resilience with a budget of 257,950. This project will build research capacity at the CCMI, provide expertise to conduct thermal tolerance experiments, and improve restoration strategies.

For the last three years, the RESEMBID team has worked quietly and diligently with applicants in the 12 Caribbean OCT islands to ensure their project ideas are developed into full-fledged projects, noted Fabian McKinnon, programme director for RESEMBID.

We could not be prouder of the owners of these projects, and are happy to be part of their journey to bring these sustainable ideas in resilience, sustainable energy and marine biodiversity to life. We look forward to supporting the OCTs in quickly rolling out many more in the weeks and months to come, he added.

RESEMBID commenced in January 2019 and is financed under the 11th European Development Fund Caribbean OCT Regional Programme. In addition to the recently contracted projects, RESEMBID has over 40 additional projects and concept notes approved or under review for funding. Its other OCTs are Aruba, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Curaao, Montserrat, Saba, Saint Eustatius, Saint Barthlemy, and Turks and Caicos.

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Biden book: "This Will Not Pass" on 2020 election and Biden’s first year – Axios

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President Biden confessed in private that he didn't understand Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who helped stymie his biggest legislative dreams, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns write in the first major book about the Biden-Harris administration, coming May 3.

Sneak peek: "One person close to the president likened Biden's perplexity at Sinema to his difficulty grasping his grandchildren's use of ... TikTok. He wanted to relate, but he just didnt quite get it," the authors write in "This Will Not Pass," about the 2020 election and President Biden's first year.

Biden aides complained that Sinema sounded more like Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) than a Democrat, the book says:

Between the lines: The title alludes to this period of political tumult not passing with the 2020 election.

On Jan.6, an enraged Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) telephoned White House counsel Pat Cipollone and told him that if President Trump didn't act more aggressively to denounce the mob "well be asking you for the 25th Amendment" to remove Trump from office.

Burns and Martin were represented by Matt Latimer and Keith Urbahn of Javelin.

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Get to heart of why Capitol Police didnt gird for Jan. 6 riot – The Boston Globe

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As a former resident of Washington, D.C., I have seen how the Capitol Police prepare for largely nonviolent protests. For my own safety during protests I attended, I learned to watch for large groups of cops and avoid them, and to recognize street medics and legal observers in a crowd.

Media coverage of the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, was extremely frustrating for me. Hour after hour, I watched, perplexed, wondering where all the cops were. It didnt look like D.C. According to the Government Accountability Offices report (Better training urged for Capitol Police, Page A2, March 8), Capitol Polices plans focused on a manageable, largely nonviolent protest at the Capitol.

If antifa demonstrators had arrived in the same numbers, the Capitol Police would have been perfectly capable of responding effectively and efficiently to the threat environment. Yet somehow officers felt discouraged or hesitant to use force this time, though they had information that protesters could be armed and were planning to target Congress.

Bottom line, it should be very clear that while the GAOs recommendations might help prevent a similar event in the future, they are not an explanation for the Capitol Polices lack of response on that day.

Tim Clark

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European stocks climb as Fed to raise rates for first time since 2018 – Yahoo Finance

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European stocks rose as all eyes are firmly focused on the Federal Reserve meeting later today the first in four years, where an interest rate hike is expected. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty

European stocks pushed higher on Wednesday as investors awaited a widely anticipated decision by the US Federal Reserve on interest rate policy.

In London, the FTSE 100 (^FTSE) closed 1.6% higher on the day, while the CAC (^FCHI) gained 3.7% in Paris, and the Frankfurt DAX (^GDAXI) advanced 3.8%.

All eyes are firmly focused on the Federal Reserve meeting later today the first in four years, where an interest rate hike is expected, Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said.

Should this fail to materialise, further volatility across European and the UK market should be expected. Its also worth keeping in mind the Russian invasion of Ukraine means the frequency and extent of rate rises may not be as high as previously predicted.

The positive mood also comes amid fresh signs that a negotiated deal to end the conflict in Ukraine may be a step closer. Sentiment was lifted as President Zelensky said peace talks are starting to "sound more realistic" while conceding that Ukraine will not join Nato.

Travel and leisure stocks, autos, and financials are leading the gains in Europe, with all major bourses in the green.

Meanwhile, traders will also be keeping their eyes on the prospect that Russia might default on a bond payment.

A $117m (90m) interest payment is due on a US dollar bond, which Russia has said it will pay in roubles this would start the clock ticking on a potential default. However, it will still have a 30-day grace period to make the coupon payments.

Read more: Bank of England set to raise interest rates for third time since pandemic

Across the pond, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 1.3% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (^IXIC) was 2.2% up at the time of the European close. The Dow Jones (^DJI) gained 0.9%.

On Tuesday, US markets managed to finish the session sharply higher, with the S&P 500 finishing ahead for the first time since last Wednesday.

Later in the session, the latest US retail sales report for February will be revealed. Expectations are for sales to rise by 0.4% in February.

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US retail sales saw a big rebound in January after a decline of 1.9% in December. January retail sales showed that, despite weak consumer confidence, spending rebounded at its fastest rate in 10 months, rising by 3.8%, well above expectations of 2%.

The biggest gains were in online sales, as well as furniture, autos and building materials.

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Asian shares rose on Wednesday, with the Nikkei (^N225) climbing 1.6% in Japan, while the Hang Seng (^HSI) rocketed more than 9% in Hong Kong after plunging earlier in the week, and the Shanghai Composite (000001.SS) climbed 3.5%.

The rally came after Beijing pledged policies to boost financial markets and stimulate economic growth.

Chinese stocks had been hit by fears that the economy would suffer from renewed lockdowns and disruption to the electronics manufacturing hub of Shenzhen, further deterioration in the real estate sector amid bad debts, and the country potentially providing support to Russia in its war on Ukraine," Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.

"These factors added to existing pressures around tighter regulatory interference on various sectors and whether Chinese companies should still be allowed to list their shares on overseas markets.

Now Beijing has vowed to introduce policies that benefit markets although the big unknown is still whether the country will side with Russia."

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DT Matt Ioannidis cut by Commanders, agent not happy after team ‘lied to our face’ – Yahoo Sports

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The Washington Commanders had a busy Wednesday afternoon. After appearing to lose running back J.D. McKissic to the Buffalo Bills, the Commanders reportedly offered him the same money he was getting in Buffalo and he decided to stay.

On the heels of that surprise came news that the Commanders had cut three players: left guard Ereck Flowers, safety Deshazor Everett, and defensive tackle Matt Ioannidis, which saves them $19 million against the cap.

Ioannidis was not expecting to be released, and Alan Herman, Ioannidis' agent, wasn't expecting it either especially in light of a conversation Herman says he had with a team representative. Herman told the Associated Press that he and his fellow agent, Jared Fox, were lied to by Commanders senior VP of football administration Rob Rogers when they spoke to him during the NFL combine.

They looked us straight in the eye, Rob Rogers, and Rob basically said to Jared and myself: Absolutely not. We have no thoughts of releasing Matt Ioannidis, Herman told The Associated Press. We dont particularly care to be lied to to our face. I dont like when someone lies to my face.

They took him out of the free agent market now for two days. That puts us now at a disadvantage because other teams have paid other defensive linemen contracts, and (Ioannidis) hasnt been able to take advantage of that. Thats not the way you conduct business in the National Football League.

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Those are some spicy words to throw around, but it's likely a reflection of how he and Ioannidis feel. Ioannidis has been with the Commanders since they drafted him in 2016. He's been around long enough to see four different quarterbacks come and go, and he's played under two different head coaches and one interim head coach. Releasing players is part of the calculus of the game, but it's hard to blame Ioannidis for feeling some kind of way after having the script flipped on him like that.

But to be fair to the Commanders, the conversation between Herman, Fox, and Rogers happened before the team traded for quarterback Carson Wentz, who comes with a cap hit of over $28 million this season. That's a pretty significant chunk of cap space, and the surprise of being able to retain McKissic probably forced Washington's hand. Unfortunately for Ioannidis, conversations aren't contracts, and he's now looking for a new team for the 2022 season.

DT Matt Ioannidis was surprisingly released by the Commanders on Wednesday, and his agent was not happy about it. (Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)

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Former Georgia WR arrested, charged with 2021 murder of gas station attendant – Yahoo Sports

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A former Georgia wide receiver was arrested on Wednesday and charged with the 2021 murder of an Athens-area gas station attendant, the Oconee County Sheriffs Office announced, via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Ahkil Crumpton was arrested and charged after police said he shot and killed 23-year-old Elijah James Wood at a RaceTrac gas station early on March 19, 2021. Crumpton, a Philadelphia native who has been under investigation since last month, allegedly was dressed in all black with a face covering on when he killed Wood who was later found dead behind the counter by a customer.

Crumpton was arrested in Philadelphia after officials said they matched the shell casing from the gas station shooting to another crime scene in Philadelphia.

For the past year we have seen the pain, agony, and frustrations this murder has brought to Elijahs family, friends, and to our community, Sheriff James A. Hale said in a statement. We all know this arrest will not bring Elijah back, but we hope his family, friends, and this community can now begin the healing process. We also know that the fight is not over. We must now successfully prosecute the case in a court of law.

Crumpton played at Georgia for two seasons in 2017 and 2018, and had 10 receptions for 117 yards and one touchdown during that span.

We were stunned to learn that the suspect in this horrific crime is a former UGA student-athlete, the UGA Athletic Association said in a statement, via the Journal-Constitution. We offer our heartfelt sympathy to Elijah Woods family.

Ahkil Crumpton, who played two seasons at Georgia in 2017 and 2018, was arrested in Philadelphia on Wednesday. (Jamie Gilliam/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images)

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Investors are beginning to hoard cash on recession fears: BofA – Yahoo Finance

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Investors are starting to get very nervous about the market's near-term direction, and it shows in their actions.

"Russia/Ukraine drives fund manager cash levels to highest since April 2020 (COVID), global growth optimism to lowest since Jul08 (Lehman)," said Michael Hartnett, Bank of America chief investment strategist, in the latest survey of managers from the bank.

The details behind the report are ugly.

Hartnett notes growth expectations among fund managers is at a 14-year low. The majority of those surveyed expect inflation to be "permanent." As for risks, the Russia-Ukraine war is seen as the number one "tail risk" for markets followed closely by a global recession.

Amid these risks, fund managers took their allocation of cash to 5.9% from 5.3% in the prior month. This was the highest allocation to cash since March 2020.

"Cash levels are rececessionary," Hartnett points out. A rare bright spot is that investors haven't totally thrown in the towel on stocks.

"Investors remain overweight stocks, not underweight; equity allocations are not at 'recessionary' close-your-eyes-and-buy levels," Hartnett added.

Markets continue to reflect these multitude of concerns, however.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and S&P 500 (^GSPC) are down by about 5% each so far in March, according to Yahoo Finance Plus data. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) is off 6.2% on the month.

Yahoo Finance's Jared Blikre reports the Dow and S&P 500 are in correction territory and the Nasdaq Composite is mired in a bear market.

From their respective record highs, the Dow is down by 11%, the S&P 500 is down 13.5% and the Nasdaq Composite has shed 22.5%.

"The bond markets is getting very concerned about the growth outlook and growth prospects. That being said, we are seeing nominal yields rise across the board. Not just in the United States, but across the G-7 economies in general which is telling you that I think a lot of traders are worried about persistently high inflation," said DoubleLine portfolio manager Bill Campbell on Yahoo Finance Live.

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