No one knows Thanksgiving like I do! I have been preparing a feast for almost 20 years with many of our family favorites. Look for those recipes in the future right here!
Here’s a story about how I developed the perfect Caribbean Roast Turkey recipe. I don’t remember ever eating turkey while growing up…and probably because of this, I have encountered many challenges. Over the past 25 years, I have tried numerous recipes, from brining my turkey [continue reading]
Halal Cart-Inspired Yellow Rice When you think of the ultimate street food experience, halal cart chicken and rice is always at the top of the list. There’s something magical about that vibrant yellow rice, served up with perfectly spiced meat, tangy garlic sauce, and a [continue reading]
I have shared some of my favorite rice dishes with you including pelau, carrot rice, Trini Fried rice, scallion-cilantro rice, but be prepared for yet another winner! One day I literally threw a few ingredients together to make this rice and since then my kids, [continue reading]
Here is a cassava pie, mashed cassava aka side dish inspired by a bag of frozen yucca I had in my freezer. At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, we stocked up on frozen meats, seafood, mixed veggies, pigeon peas, fruits, cassava and lots of [continue reading]
I have been making corn pie for get togethers for as long as I can remember. It all started with the boxed corn bread mix and quickly decided I wanted to learn to make it from scratch. I wanted an amazing corn pie with [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]
“Trinidad Hops bread is essentially dinner rolls. In Trinidad, it’s eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It has a unique softness, delicate, airy, light chew, and totally satisfying.” As I shared on Facebook over the weekend, we ate a hearty breakfast of bread and chow [continue reading]
This quick, simple, budget-friendly and healthy steamed cabbage recipe, referred to as “fry cabbage” in Trinidad and is traditionally eaten as a main vegan/vegetarian dish with sada roti, fried bake, dosti roti, paratha roti, hops bread or even coconut bake for breakfast. Below I served [continue reading]
Jerk chicken is a popular favorite, not only in Jamaica but the rest of the world. It’s fiery(though heat is adjustable), highly seasoned and wickedly good. There are as many jerk seasonings and recipes as there are cooks and my recipe evokes that truth. I [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.