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Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

If you would like a variation to the regular sweet potato fries or oven sweet potato fries….or maybe you are looking for a healthy “comfort food” to snack on……or a new side dish to serve alongside your Thanksgiving, Christmas, weeknight or weekend dinner, here is a [continue reading]

Trinidad Curry Chicken

Trinidad Curry Chicken

What is curry chicken? Curry chicken is essentially pieces of chicken seasoned with green seasoning and simmered in a flavorful curry base. Each cook has their variation, however, there is one constant and that is the use of green seasoning. Green seasoning is a blend [continue reading]

Friday’s Dinner | Meal Ideas

Friday’s Dinner | Meal Ideas

Happy almost THURSDAY! I love Thursdays…Guess why? ‘Cause it’s soo close to Friday….which is sooooo close to Saturday…which is….my favorite day of the week….which is also the day of the week I was born…which could be the reason I like vegetating so much….as you can see I’m [continue reading]

Thanksgiving turkey sandwich

Thanksgiving turkey sandwich

My attempt to take advantage of the “Black Friday” sale was very successful..This is probably the first year I started my Christmas shopping this early…I bought one gift for my hubbie, one for a friend, and about ten for me..as I said very successful….So successful, my hubbie [continue reading]

More Thanksgiving pictures…..and a “thank you”……

More Thanksgiving pictures…..and a “thank you”……

It’s 2:02 AM…day after our humble feast, no, several hours after. Words really aren’t necessary on this post..even if I wanted to share the details of my day, it’s not even possible. You know why(hint–the “T” word). All I’ll say is thank you. Thank you for being part of [continue reading]

Early Thanksgiving Feast

Early Thanksgiving Feast

I am sure you would agree that this year went by too quickly. I wasn’t ready for Thanksgiving and I’m not all that motivated to cook twenty dishes again this year….I haven’t been myself…I am probably very ill. By this time every year, I would have already released [continue reading]

Gulgula | Banana Fritters

Gulgula | Banana Fritters

‘Trinidad Gulgula’ are flavorful, deep-fried banana fritters.” Gulgula Recipe: Traditional Banana Fritters You’ll Love If you’re looking for a quick, sweet snack or a simple dessert, look no further than Gulgula, the traditional banana fritters! Made with just a handful of ingredients, these delicious fritters [continue reading]

Trinidad Dhal Recipe….and a story about Grandma

Trinidad Dhal Recipe….and a story about Grandma

  Dhal is to Trinidad what split pea soup is to the rest of the world. Dried split peas are cooked with sufficient water, turmeric, garlic and a whole hot pepper until the dhal is tender. It is then swizzled to create a smooth, creamy [continue reading]

Trinidad Callaloo

Trinidad Callaloo

This Trinidad callaloo recipe is my version of one of our country’s most beloved dishes. Callaloo is often considered Trinidad and Tobago’s national dish, although that statement is certainly debatable. Our twin-island republic boasts such a wide range of delicious food that choosing only one [continue reading]

Versatile Salad Dressing Recipe

Versatile Salad Dressing Recipe

Today I woke up around 11 am [late, fun-filled night last night with a few of my neighbors]. I didn’t feel like cooking so I went out and bought a toasted bagel with lox cream cheese-one of my favorites. This doesn’t happen too often so you [continue reading]