Beef

Corn soup is a popular street food with the partygoers in Trinidad, especially after a night of feteing and palancing, as we say in Trinidad. But I can’t attest to that because I grew up in a strict household, so there was none of that [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]

Making this one-pot lo mein at home is cheap, easy, convenient, and way healthier than takeout because we get to choose and control the ingredients used. Preparing a whole package of noodles means that we can pack the leftovers for lunch or enjoy it for [continue reading]

Hope everyone’s year started off productive and promising. I am chipping away at work, and home and trying to stay on track with posting here on the blog and YouTube. All the organizing I failed to accomplish at year’s end is now being tackled.  Being [continue reading]

What are Pastelles? Pastelles are a popular favorite amongst Trinbagonians around Christmas time. I don’t know why we wait all year to make these (most likely the work involved). According to Wikipedia, it is believed that the pastelles were introduced by Spanish colonizers who ruled [continue reading]

    “As is the case with most famous dishes, there are more ways than one to arrive at a good boeuf bourguinon. Carefully done, and perfectly flavored, it is certainly one of the most delicious beef dishes concoted by man, and can well be [continue reading]

Today I woke up around 11 am [late, fun-filled night last night with a few of my neighbors]. I didn’t feel like cooking so I went out and bought a toasted bagel with lox cream cheese-one of my favorites. This doesn’t happen too often so you [continue reading]

What is Trinidad Pelau? Pelau is a savory one-pot Trinidadian favorite. Meat including chicken, beef or pigtails is first browned using “burnt sugar”(little past caramelization point), to which rice, fresh herbs, peas or beans, veggies and coconut milk are added resulting in the most comforting [continue reading]

OVEN BBQ RIBS: Steven Raichlen, the BBQ master recommends using pork ribs as it is one of the most perfect morsels ever to grace a dinner plate. How do you like your ribs? Do you favor a full flavored dry rub? Do you like the [continue reading]

Most of the recipes I reviewed for meatloaf used packaged onion mix and other “Wooster sauces” which contain preservatives and MSG, which I just could not bring myself to use even if they claimed would make it delicious.  I used Ground Bison which is similar to select choice beef [continue reading]