Breakfast Ideas

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Stewed Chicken with Bodi is a comforting Caribbean one-pot dish made with tender chicken, long green beans, potatoes, and a deeply seasoned gravy created using the traditional burnt sugar method. Simple ingredients, proper technique, and...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Sunday, December 7th was one of those end-of-year Sundays when everything feels busy and slow at the same time. I had been out Christmas shopping for most of the morning and came home starving. Luckily,...

Trinidad Garlic Pork — A Christmas Tradition Rooted in Memory Trinidad Garlic Pork carries the unmistakable spirit of a Trinidad Christmas. The sharpness of vinegar, the warmth of garlic, the perfume of thyme and bandhania — all of it signals...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes A Beloved Trinidad Staple While I love zaboca (the Trinidad word for avocado), my body does not always love it back. Time and time again, I’ve tried to enjoy it as an adult, but it...

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Soft, silky Guyanese Oil Roti made with traditional vegetable oil or my healthier extra-virgin olive oil variation. Easy, flaky, and perfect with curries, stews or vegetable talkaris. A Soft, Silky Guyanese Classic Guyanese Oil Roti—also...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes This Sunday Lunch Week 41 of 2025 - had a quiet, peaceful rhythm—the kind that often comes with Diwali season. The air felt softer, and so did the food. I wanted to keep things simple...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes This Trinidad Pumpkin Talkarie with Shrimp recipe is my variation of the traditional pumpkin dish—pumpkin talkarie—we all know and love. I made this Pumpkin Talkarie with Shrimp as part of our Sunday Lunch Week 34...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes A Simple Morning Worth Sharing This morning, I felt like something quick, wholesome, and satisfying—so I made a small bowl of egg salad with a few colorful twists. Four perfectly boiled eggs, a spoon or...

This rich, saucy Trinidad Curry Channa with Eggplant is one of those comforting dishes that feels like home. Filmed as part of Sunday Lunch Week 41(coming soon), this version is made from scratch using dried chickpeas soaked overnight and cooked...

A hearty & wholesome Trinidad curry made with bodi and potatoes, cooked Nana’s way with green seasoning and thyme—perfect with roti or Diwali meals. A Taste of Tradition: Nana’s Curry Bodi and Aloo Curry Bodi and Aloo is one of...