This is my best banana bread recipe—a moist, chewy, chocolate-chipped twist inspired by Trinidad gulgula. They’re practically twins—one fried, one baked—but both bursting with banana flavor, dense and moist inside, and beautifully chewy on the outside. There are no special ingredients here, just the perfect [continue reading]

Pholourie is another very popular snack food in Trinidad. It’s soft, chewy, fluffy, and savory, similar in texture to a fritter.  Other popular snack foods include saheena, kachori, aloo pie, fish pie, shrimp pie, doubles, chow, chicken and cheese puffs. I vividly recall the parlour [continue reading]

Steamed Coconut Salmon My daughter had an interview this week. Her very first interview, ever. I kissed and hugged her endlessly and sent her off to the interview, down a lonely hallway, all by her lonesome, (I know, aye vey!) without even uttering good luck [continue reading]

What Is Caribbean Green Seasoning? Caribbean green seasoning is a fresh herb blend used throughout the Caribbean as a marinade, flavor base, and natural seasoning for countless dishes. Made from herbs, garlic, peppers, and aromatics, green seasoning is one of the most essential ingredients in [continue reading]

Before we venture into a delivious recipe for Trinidad Coconut Bake, here is an update! In my absence, I have celebrated turning 39, which I realized, after much contemplation, isn’t so bad after all. Nineteen years ago, I came to the United States after my [continue reading]

  I started eating quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wa) last year in an attempt to add some variety and  nutrients to my diet. Two years ago I ate rice three times a day. That very restrictive diet worked for me at that time in my life when [continue reading]

When I create a dish I really like, I eat it everyday for a week…or two.…so when it finally comes up on my list of things to blog about, I’m usually at the point where I never want to eat it again, so I skip [continue reading]

  A few months ago I noticed hibiscus tea being sold at Whole Foods and thought, how strange that teas are now being made using hibiscus flowers(the one commonly grown in yards all over TnT). I made a mental note to steep some hibiscus leaves [continue reading]

“These brownies are not too fudgy, not too stick to your enamels chewy, not too cakey, but are moist, chocolaty, with just the right texture (pour moi)….and divine” December is a ridiculously busy month with year-end chaos at work, decluttering my home in preparation for [continue reading]

Before moving on to the recipe of the day ‘sweet rice’, you should know that I intended to post many wonderful recipes for Diwali and Thanksgiving, but Hurricane ‘Sandy’ prevented me from doing so. Sandy the Super Storm We did not have power or heat [continue reading]