Jamaican Meat Patties

Happiness is found along the way- not at the end of the road. - Sol Gordon

put the finishing touch on our masterpiece

My second son has become a bit of a food connoisseur.  He got this trait from his father...who I suppose got it from his mother...who got it from her mother before...and so it goes.
Consequently, if he is served toast with butter for breakfast, he will feel like a neglected soul.  He does not like spaghetti three times a week...but he loves variety...and will not shy away from most foods....(he will even eat snails!)

He enjoys asking," What's for dinner?"...and suggesting what he feels will be appetizing.  For the past week he has had his heart set on Jamaican Meat Patties.  I am not good at making pastry...or pie crusts from scratch.  I have tried several times....and hmm...
But, finally I gave into his request just as long as he promised to be my sous chef.  We took on the whole recipe...pie crusts and all....and the result was well worth the effort!
(But my most favourite part of all....was seeing his excitement....all the way through!)
If you would like to try this recipe, here is the link:  Jamaican Meat Patties.  It is from Emeril Lagasse.

some of the ingredients needed...

Jar of Turmeric...hand grown and crushed  by my sister in law's father

trying to get the ginger root as fine as possible

Tomatoes, one of the main ingredients...they really added a lot of flavour to the patties

We placed the tomatoes into hot water...in order to help remove the skins, as the recipe called.

tomatoes, peeled

my son helping with the pie shells

 

we used a bowl to measure and cut the dough

the completed filling

Our Jamaican Meat Patties, fresh out of the oven