Trinidad Sunday Lunch Ideas

Sunday Lunch Week 52 brings this year full circle — the final Sunday of the year, takes place not from my kitchen in New York, but from my sunny homeland of Trinidad & Tobago. It feels fitting that the year...

Weekends in my mother’s kitchen were never about rushing. A pot of curry would sit gently on the stove, filling the house with the smell of spices, while dhalpuri, dosti or paratha waited nearby to be torn and shared. Curry...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Stewed Chicken with Bodi is a comforting Caribbean one-pot dish made with tender chicken, long green beans, potatoes, and a deeply seasoned gravy created using the traditional burnt sugar method. Simple ingredients, proper technique, and...

This Curry Short Ribs with Zucchini brings together melt-in-your-mouth short ribs, tender zucchini, and a fragrant Trinidad-style curry base. It’s hearty enough for Sunday lunch, yet simple enough for a weekday dinner—the kind of dish that feels both comforting and...

By the time we reached Week 51, I could hardly believe this series was nearing the end. One more Sunday left. When I started this project last January, I wasn’t sure I could show up every week. Life was happening,...

A Sunday Centered on Simplicity By the time Week 50 arrived, the holiday season was already stretching its arms across the house — suitcases half-packed, lists taped to the fridge, and little pockets of time disappearing in the name of...

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....

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,...