Special Diet

Creamy, garlicky, and wholesome, this Trinidad Eddoes Choka is a healthy carb side dish made with boiled eddoes, culantro, and garlic-infused oil. Eddoes Choka is one of those dishes that rarely makes the spotlight, but when it does, it steals...

This week’s Sunday lunch actually began on Saturday. I cooked on Saturday instead of Sunday so I could rest the next day—and maybe catch up on the five weeks of Sunday Lunch Chronicles I’m behind on. It was also my...

The plan for this weekend was supposed to be simple — even a day off. My younger daughter had just moved back into college, and once we got her settled in, I expected to stay with my husband in the...

This wholesome Trinidad-style Bhagi recipe combines spinach, green pigeon peas, and ochro simmered with coconut, cumin, and garlic. A comforting Caribbean vegetable dish rooted in Indo-Trinidadian tradition, it’s perfect with roti, rice, or curries. This Bhagi recipe with peas and...

This week I almost broke my first rule of these Sunday lunches—I almost cooked the same meal twice! That’s what cravings and favorite combinations can do to the best of us. I was craving a simple menu: effortless (in my...

Perfectly seasoned, ultra-crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside—this kid-approved chicken tenders recipe is easy to make, freezer-friendly, and full of bold flavor! Make back-to-school meal prep easy and delicious! Why You’ll Love This Recipe This crispy chicken tenders...

Theme: Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail Yesterday, I got news that my cousin would be visiting — and staying for a few days before heading off on vacation. That single phone call set the stage for a completely different...

When I was growing up in Trinidad, fried plantains were always on the table — whether at breakfast with tomatoes and saltfish and fried bake, alongside Sunday lunch with stewed chicken, stewed red beans and rice, or as a quick...

This simple, soulful Trinidadian breakfast of boiled tomato choka with boiled eggs and fried bake is hearty, healthy, and packed with nostalgic flavor. I made this delicious combo for Sunday Lunch, Week 29 - Check out that post here. Sunday...

This week’s Sunday lunch was unlike any other. For the first time in decades, I was cooking only for myself—and it felt both unfamiliar and strangely freeing. After days of indecision and flipping through mental menus—hops bread and lo mein?...