I am excited to share my Caribbean stewed canned black beans recipe! It is a favorite in our household and I am confident it will be a favorite in yours as well. As I may have mentioned previously, at the beginning of the pandemic, I [continue reading]
I prepared this grilled chicken kebab for lunch a few Sundays ago and served it along with my cilantro lime rice, grilled lamb kebabs, a greek inspired salad with feta and some cilantro dressing to drizzle on both the meat and the salad. It’s a [continue reading]
This is a versatile cilantro chutney that can be used as a salad dressing or as a chutney on rice(see my cilantro rice), grilled or baked meat or seafood dishes! You can also substitute with culantro also known as bandhania (shado beni) in the Caribbean. [continue reading]
Curry stew is just what the name infers, a combination of curry and stew. The best of both worlds. I figure one day a Trini realized they didn’t want to make curry nor stew, because they made it recently, and decided to combine both! Mummy [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]
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]
Hi! Born and raised in Trinidad and now living in New York, I’m passionate about preserving the traditional recipes that shaped my childhood while blending the rich flavors of the Caribbean into global favorites.