Vegetarian

  I thought to myself, if I only had time to share one recipe over the next two months, what would it be? This dish came to mind. Mummy made this occasionally to go with our Sunday lunch, which was always fancy and interesting. One [continue reading]

Growing up in Trinidad, pumpkin talkari with dosti roti (a layered roti) was one of my absolute favorite meals. Strangely enough, it’s also my 10-year-old daughter’s favorite meal. In my recipe below, cubes of pumpkin are sautéed with the simplest of ingredients: olive oil, garlic, [continue reading]

This beloved bread has evoked many passionate discussions that extend from the north to the south. The Northerners prefer their cornbread sweet and the Southerners never add sugar. This Trini will avoid that controversy. Allow me to exercise my First Amendment Rights by claiming that [continue reading]

Macaroni pie is not to be confused with the American mac and cheese, which my kids would eat everyday if I allow them to. They would let you know that it’s not the same.   I have yet to replicate the flavors of the mac [continue reading]

This post made me question my sanity. Cooking, pic taking and catering to everyone in my household simultaneously is quite challenging. Sometimes I wonder why my hobby wasn’t as easy as looking at television. I can’t explain this passion. Who spends five hours taking pictures of [continue reading]

This is my best banana bread recipe—a moist, chewy, chocolate-chipped twist inspired by Trinidad gulgula. They’re practically twins—one fried, one baked—but both bursting with banana flavor, dense and moist inside, and beautifully chewy on the outside. There are no special ingredients here, just the perfect [continue reading]

Pholourie is another very popular snack food in Trinidad. It’s soft, chewy, fluffy, and savory, similar in texture to a fritter.  Other popular snack foods include saheena, kachori, aloo pie, fish pie, shrimp pie, doubles, chow, chicken and cheese puffs. I vividly recall the parlour [continue reading]

Before we venture into a delivious recipe for Trinidad Coconut Bake, here is an update! In my absence, I have celebrated turning 39, which I realized, after much contemplation, isn’t so bad after all. Nineteen years ago, I came to the United States after my [continue reading]

  I started eating quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wa) last year in an attempt to add some variety and  nutrients to my diet. Two years ago I ate rice three times a day. That very restrictive diet worked for me at that time in my life when [continue reading]

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 it again, so I skip [continue reading]