We strive to make every issue more beautiful, exciting, and informative and bring you the best in Caribbean news, and every issue it becomes more difficult for me to choose the pages I love most. This issue has been no different – I’m still stuck omitting articles I don’t want to omit but I just can’t bring it all to you – unless you subscribe of course.

I’d like to thank all our readers who take the time to contact SHE; don’t forget to include your contact details, an email will do – I’d like to say thanks. The winter issue features some of our readers’ letters.

As an extra, below you’ll find food news from Chef Orlando who is based in St Lucia but many of our UK readers will know  this fabulous chef too as he goes back and forth between the two countries frequently.

Don’t forget SHE’s on Facebook and twitter, so I hope to see your comments…

AND that a SHE subscription is a wonderful gift this Christmas, Valentine’s, birthday….

How much do you know about cooking? Take Chef Orlando’s quiz to find out.

Answers in the Winter issue of SHE.

1. What is a Monkey Jar?
   1. A Bowl
   2. A coffee pot
   3. A clay jar to keep water cool

1. Do certain herbs and spices keep food from spoiling?
   1. Yes
   2. No

1. What is another name for Christophene?
   1. Pear
   2. Squash
   3. Chayote or Cho-Cho

Chef Orlando says…

Be careful!

When walking through the kitchen with a knife never have it pointing forward, always have it pointing downward.

I want to entice readers who haven’t subscribed to SHE to do so as our website cannot show you all we’ve got! And now you can subscribe online, so what are you waiting for? Our columns are mind provoking, informative and entertaining, and all of them have their regular followers. I’ll be giving you a taste of these pages here in my Picks.

The Happenings pages show a calendar of activities in the Caribbean. These range from music and film festivals to board game and athletic tournaments. It also features events you’ve missed – to entice you to book your ticket to attend them the following year, as most of the events are annual. Let us know if you’re going. We always like to meet our readers.

As a child, my favourite looking Caribbean island was Guadeloupe, and I’m sure you know why. It was the easiest island to recognise.

I christened the French Caribbean butterfly recently. Travelling to Guadeloupe with Air Cairibes and visiting the many villages rich of culture was an eye opener; it’s so French! But of course it would be – petite France surrounded by the Caribbean Sea.

Guadeloupe is a fusion of landscapes, breathtaking panoramas, vibrancy, exquisite cuisine and character.
Put it on your island-hop list.

Orange patterned chiffron dress and jeans shorts, Biggy.

I received a letter about this picture which is part of The Supermarket fashion spread in SHE’s summer issue. It made me smile as I appreciated how the writer felt.

I have never seen, and will never see a supermarket as fashionable as the Castries market in St Lucia. The orange patterned chiffon dress and jeans shorts by Biggy, the way the model fashionably sipped her coconut water, and the huge smile on the man’s face as he sat in his van, were pictorial works of art! Marcus, New York.