“Trinidad Hops bread is essentially dinner rolls. In Trinidad, it’s eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It has a unique softness, delicate, airy, light chew, and totally satisfying.” As I shared on Facebook over the weekend, we ate a hearty breakfast of bread and chow [continue reading]
This perfect sandwich bread recipe draws inspiration from my hops bread and the traditional Guyanese butter flap, which shares similarities with Jamaica’s coco bread. The result is a delightful fusion of these beloved breads. What’s the Difference?
While butterflap and coco bread are staples in Caribbean [continue reading]
Trinidad Bread and Channa: A Delicious Tradition with a Personal Twist In my previous post, I shared my take on boil channa (also known as “cup ah channa”). As a natural follow-up, I want to dive into another beloved Trinidadian staple: Bread and Channa. The [continue reading]
It’s the holiday season, and there’s no better time to bake a new type of bread to impress yourself or your family! This recipe is a combo of challah and Guyanese plait bread and can be adjusted to make either. Challah is a traditional Jewish [continue reading]
Happy New Year is in order –even though it’s the 16th –as this is my very first post of the New Year! I wanted to start on a sweet note so today I am sharing my secret sweet bread recipe–developed and perfected during the past [continue reading]
Hops is a term used to refer to a local roll, bun or small bread. Examples of meals with hops bread include hops and cheese, hops and sardine choka, hops and butter, hops and channa(chickpeas)
It was a tradition in our house when I was a child to eat fresh homemade bread, ham, and hot sauce on Christmas mornings. Now, even though I am older and have a house and family of my own, I still go to my mom’s [continue reading]
During Trinidad Carnival, the energy is high, and street food vendors provide delicious, portable meals to fuel the revelers and spectators. Here are some popular foods commonly eaten during the Carnival season: 1. Doubles The most iconic street food of Trinidad, doubles are made with [continue reading]
In Trinidad and Tobago, the vibrant street food culture is an essential part of everyday life, offering a delightful array of flavors that reflect the island’s diverse heritage. Among the many beloved snacks, Cup ah Channa, also known simply as boil channa stands out as [continue reading]
Corned beef & tomatoes is a quick, simple, tasty & affordable dish made using canned corned beef. Perfect for a weeknight dinner to satisfy your hungry family. I grew up in a Hindu household and there was no beef or corned beef within a 5-mile [continue reading]
Here is a recipe for a simple stewed chicken – using less sugar. Stewed chicken is a Trinidadian Classic. Today, we are doing it a little differently– and healthier. My promise to myself was to start decreasing the amount of sugar I consume after turning [continue reading]
Baked pork or oven-roasted pork around the holidays is a must. This pork is seasoned with a flavorful blend of dried and fresh oregano, adobo, black pepper, a generous amount of minced garlic, green seasoning, onion, and hot pepper. After days of marinating, it is [continue reading]
I enjoy listening to my mom’s stories about my Nani’s cooking (her mom). She’s been sharing delicious kitchen tales for decades, and they’ve always held a special place in my heart. She told me that, every Diwali, Nani made these heavenly gojiyas, alongside sweet rice, [continue reading]
Grandma’s Fried Eggs is a unique recipe that’ll leave you craving more. When it comes to fried eggs, nothing compares to Grandma’s special recipe. The way she prepared her eggs has always held a special place in my heart, making it my all-time favorite way [continue reading]
Stewed gizzards was a childhood favorite. Weekend errands at the nearest town with my dad always ended up at the Chinese mart. They sold hops bread with a variety of choices including stewed gizzards. We always enjoyed our hops bread sandwiches with a cold peanut [continue reading]
Looking for a tasty and healthy meal that’s simple to make? Look no further than this simple & tasty recipe for salmon with tomatoes! Create a mouth-watering dish that’s packed with flavor and loaded with nutrients. Wild salmon is the perfect choice for a healthy [continue reading]
It was another cold day and I was home alone in need of Trini comfort food, so I made myself fried smelt, a substitute for sardines, which are hard to come by. I enjoyed it thoroughly with dhal and freshly steamed jasmine rice. Hope you [continue reading]
Good morning! Hope everyone had a great Christmas. It was a peaceful one for me, with some of my favorite people and my favorite foods. Christmas is not Christmas without my mom’s cooking and the red beans and callaloo combination with dhalpuri roti! Everything else [continue reading]
In this jerk turkey recipe, the turkey is seasoned with a traditional jerk seasoning and marinated for a minimum of two days. I like marinating it up to two weeks in advance, keeping it in the freezer, and removing it from the freezer in ample [continue reading]
What is Ginger Beer? Ginger beer is a staple around the holidays on many of the Caribbean islands. It’s made with fresh ginger root and spices, allowed to ferment for a couple of days, and sweetened with brown or white sugar. How to Enjoy Ginger [continue reading]