Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Sunday, December 7th was one of those end-of-year Sundays when everything feels busy and slow at the same time. I had been out Christmas shopping for most of the morning and came home starving. Luckily,...
Estimated reading time: 19 minutes Note: using last year's pic until I can download pics from this year's meal. Stay Tuned. More pics to come! Thanksgiving never arrives suddenly in my home. It gathers itself quietly in the weeks before...
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes (Sunday, November 23, 2025 — The Sunday Before Thanksgiving) There is a certain hush that settles over the house the Sunday before Thanksgiving—an unmistakable mix of anticipation, quiet gratitude, and the steady hum of preparation....
Trinidad Garlic Pork — A Christmas Tradition Rooted in Memory Trinidad Garlic Pork carries the unmistakable spirit of a Trinidad Christmas. The sharpness of vinegar, the warmth of garlic, the perfume of thyme and bandhania — all of it signals...
Estimated reading time: 27 minutes This Week’s Story & How the Menu Came Together Some Sunday lunches arrive softly, almost choosing themselves. But Week 46 came from a different place — a blend of necessity, Thanksgiving prep, unfinished recipe work,...
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes “Week 45 brought stewed chicken with red beans, rice, plantains, and coleslaw — a Trinidadian Sunday lunch carrying the rhythm of home, the warmth of childhood kitchens, and the kind of comfort we return to...
Sunday Lunch Week 44 brings a comforting and unexpected meal: Mexican steak bowls made with ribeye, yellow rice, and black beans — a practical, delicious feast shaped by a busy morning and the ingredients already waiting in the kitchen. The...
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes This pot of Jamaican Stew Peas with Salted Pigtail came together as part of my Sunday Lunch Week 43 series, and honestly, it was inevitable. All month long, my social media feeds had been flooded...
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Craving Comfort—A Slow Simmered Sunday Some Sundays are guided by tradition, others by inspiration — and for Sunday Lunch Week 43, it was a craving that refused to fade. All month I’d been seeing bowls...
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes This Sunday Lunch Week 42 was unlike any other. With Diwali the very next day, the weekend carried a deeper sense of purpose — equal parts devotion, duty, and love. It wasn’t just about feeding...
