I have been making corn pie for get togethers for as long as I can remember. It all started with the boxed corn bread mix and quickly decided I wanted to learn to make it from scratch. I wanted an amazing corn pie with [continue reading]

Many, many years ago during one of my visits to Trinidad, we (husband and I – no kids then) were invited to my niece’s in laws for a ‘lime'(Trini get together). There was card playing, laughter, rum, curry agouti (wild meat), french fries and these [continue reading]

🔑 A Taste of Home: The Fried Rice That Started It All This is the first fried rice I ever learned to make—the one that instantly comes to mind whenever someone says Trini Fried Rice. It’s the same fried rice Mummy cooked on Sundays for [continue reading]

We all have lazy days and lazy days don’t have to mean bland, boring or boxed food. Here’s my top 5 meals to make when I am not really feeling like spending hours in the kitchen. I would say you could get this on the [continue reading]

Mango Talkarie is a sweet side dish or condiment that accompanies vegetarian or meat dishes. It’s made with tart, green mangoes and amchar massala.   In this recipe, green mangoes are cut into pieces lengthwise, cleaned and then boiled with sugar to remove the inherent [continue reading]

“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]

Boiled mango chutney is a popular sweet and spicy condiment in Trinidad. It’s one of the main condiments enjoyed in doubles, aloo pies or drizzled on fluffy balls of pholourie. In my recipe, green mango is cut into 1 inch pieces and boiled with spices [continue reading]

A few weekends ago, we made curry beef and curry aloo (Trinidad style) for our Saturday lunch and enjoyed these dishes with delicious soft, paratha roti(buss up shot). It was a really good combination and I have been craving it ever since. How to Make [continue reading]

In this savory and satisfying Trinidad-style stewed fish recipe, a firm fish of your choice—such as carite, king fish, or red snapper—is first seasoned and marinated with a generous amount of freshly blended green seasoning, made with herbs, garlic, and traditional Caribbean aromatics. Once marinated [continue reading]

This quick, simple, budget-friendly and healthy steamed cabbage recipe, referred to as “fry cabbage”  in Trinidad and is traditionally eaten as a main vegan/vegetarian dish with sada roti, fried bake, dosti roti, paratha roti, hops bread or even coconut bake for breakfast. Below I served [continue reading]