Her love for baking was ignited by a neighbour, Joyce Brown, who would always bake on Sundays and share it with the community, especially the children. I would go by Ms Joyce on a Sunday and watch her bake and soon enough I caught on. When I started escoveitched family, I tried my first Christmas cake and then that became a tradition for us. He does this pastry called Duff and, strangely enough, I still haven’t caught it fully!
I’ve found a great sense of satisfaction in baking and it makes me happy when I share my baking with people and they always enjoy the experience. Seanna started baking in high school and took a break after she started working in a tourism entity. However, after her interest in a vegan lifestyle was sparked she started experimenting. My passion for cooking and baking came back in waves after my vegan journey began.
Jodine Samuels, at 24 years old, is the latest in a line of bakers and cooks maintaining a family tradition that extends beyond her mom and maternal grandmother. I’m from a family of bakers and this was a hidden talent I didn’t know I had. I have always had it in mind to do a banana bread and in May of last year, I was home alone and I decided I’m going to do this and I’ve never baked before. Jodine’s mom, Christene Samuels, is one of eight children for Francis Clarke Williams, who was the go-to baker in her community of Barton in St Elizabeth.