Category: 5 Ingredients or less
Trinidad Pumpkin RECIPE
Growing up, pumpkin talkari and dost roti (a layered roti) was one of my absolute favorite meals! Strangely enough, it is also my 10 year old daughter's favorite meal as well. In my recipe below, cubes of pumpkin are sautéed...
Irresistible Oven Roasted Cauliflower
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...
Trinidad Sorrel Drink
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...
Coconut Palette (Popsicles)
A coconut “palette” (pronounced pah-lit in Trinidad) reminds me of childhood days in Trinidad. I grew up enjoying this home made coconut treat which was usually wrapped in a very thin parchment-paper-like wrapper. Strangely, I could vividly remember the scent...
Ria’s Avocado-Tomato Salad with Cilantro
The Canadians visited last weekend for my sister's baby shower. They brought me some of the juiciest, sweetest cherry tomatoes I ever tasted. They were as sweet as a fruit, quite possibly sweeter....and then I reminded myself that tomatoes are fruits..duuuh... ...
Baigan Choka Recipe
Since I last posted I have traveled on business, arranged a beach “lime” with my wonderful cousins (with fried bake and shark, saltfish and tomatoes and fry bodi for breakfast and curried duck, dhal and rice for lunch), partied and...
Ria’s Healthy Grilled Chicken Legs
Several weeks ago my train wasn’t working so my husband volunteered to drop me downtown Brooklyn to another train station. As a result, I had the opportunity to chat with his coworker, Cyrus, whom he usually picks up on his way to work. I knew...
Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice
I've been avoiding the kitchen like the plague. Recipe testing and emotional eating have taken a toll on my "physique"...it also doesn't help that I usually prepare six 5 star meals on the weekend for my beloved family...that "insanity" has...
Ria’s Easy Raw Mango Chutney
In this simple recipe, a raw half ripe mango is pureed with garlic, bandania (culantro) and hot pepper(s) to create an exotic blend of flavors. Mango chutney is traditionally enjoyed with pholourie or saheena (deep fried fritters made with chickpea flour and/or regular...
Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie
Peanut butter and bananas are a match made in food heaven - whether you enjoy it on a sandwich or in a smoothie! I prepare this smoothie for my kids for a snack or a breakfast drink and it’s definitely a savior when...
Recipe Testing: Bon Appetit Roast Chicken
Ever so not-so-often, when I am fortunate to have both the luxury of time and patience, I enjoy the challenge of trying a new recipe. These are my notes on my attempt……In other words..the following is moi interviewing moi. Which recipe did...
Trinidad Sardine Choka
Too busy even for a 30-minute meal? Here is a heart-healthy Trini sardine choka recipe that will be ready in less than 15 minutes, provided you have decent chopping skills or one of those handy chopping gadgets (helpful but certainly...
What is Trinidad Chow and how to make it?
Chow, in Trinidad and Tobaho, is a simple, refreshing combination of fresh fruits, garlic, and culantro-also known as bandhania or shado beni. Consider it a "spiced up" fruit salad. [Culantro, also known as bandania or shado beni] The...
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...
Gulgula | Banana Fritters
Two Saturdays ago, my kids' guitar tutor came home for their usual Saturday instruction. I love having a dessert, snack or sandwich to offer him and realized I had nothing for the sweet, old guy with the patience of a Saint. Saturday is...
Trinidad Callaloo
Callaloo is considered Trinidad's national dish by many. A statement quite debatable since we, our Twin Island Republic, boasts of a wide range of scrumptious dishes! In my version of callaloo, spinach, ochroes, carrot, pumpkin and fresh herbs are simmered...