Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint Martin is shared with the Netherlands; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles and its northern portion is named Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe.

Guadeloupe is 10 times the size of Washington, DC. The climate is subtropical tempered by trade winds and moderately high humidity.

Recipes

Pineapple Chicken Rundown - Side Dish

Ingredients:
2 chicken or turkey breasts (boneless) seasoned with salt, pepper & thyme.
90 g (3 oz.) pineapple chunks (preferably fresh)
180 ml (3/4 cup) Coconut Sauce
2 tbsp double cream
1 fresh pineapple, halved & scooped out

Directions
Grill chicken breasts for 8-10 minutes. Dice and heat together with rundown sauce, pineapple chunks & cream. Serve in the pineapple halves. This dish can be garnished with papaya chunks and warmed in the oven if desired. Serve with mashed potatoes.


Bananas flambé - Dessert

Ingredients:
8 bananas
50 G of butter
1 sachet vanilla sugar
3 spoons with caster sugar
1 orange, squeezed
1 rum liquor glass

Directions
Bake bananas in frying pan with butter for 10 minutes, until bananas peel. Add the vanilla sugar, the caster sugar and the orange juice. Simmer for 5 min. Heat to boiling, add rum and flame. Serve immediately.