Well I am like a kid in a candy shop when someone requests something I have never made before, so when I was asked to make Conch Salad with fresh Conch from the Bahamas I acted like i had been making Conch Salad all my life. Today with the Internet nothing is a secret anymore so I read several of the recipes for Conch salad and came up with my own, the tip that I got that I think really makes the difference is to defrost the conch in fresh lime juice another suggested adding a splash of sour orange for a deeper flavor, I used red and yellow peppers instead of the green that all the menus called for, some chopped tomatoes and some cilantro and I had a beautiful salad, I was so happy when I got a call to say that mu conch salad was one of the best he had this from a man who has had real Bahamian  Conch Salad, could not have been happier if I had won the Lottery

Jim Bryson, passed away last Thursday, what a tragedy maybe the world did not stop and gasp as it did with Michael Jackson, but it changed my world. Jim and I have been friends for years we taught Sunday School at First Unity Church together for over five years often cooking in the church kitchen together to feed the congregation for fund raisers and fun times, he joined me in my kitchen two years ago and with his loud voice and boisterous manner he often got on my nerves, but he was my good friend and I loved him.

Jim often brought his son Evan Minnnie me I called him he looked so much like Jim and I cannot bear to think what Evan will do without Jim.

Love you Jim

 and flaming red hair