Vegan Recipes

Curry Bodi and Aloo Recipe (Trinidad Curry Long Beans with Potato)

Curry Bodi and Aloo Recipe (Trinidad Curry Long Beans with Potato)

A hearty & wholesome Trinidad curry made with bodi and potatoes, cooked Nana’s way with green seasoning and thyme—perfect with roti or Diwali meals. A Taste of Tradition: Nana’s Curry Bodi and Aloo Curry Bodi and Aloo is one of those dishes that instantly transports [continue reading]

Sunday Lunch Week 38-Steamed Fish, Bhagi with Peas & Ochro, and Jasmine Rice

Sunday Lunch Week 38-Steamed Fish, Bhagi with Peas & Ochro, and Jasmine Rice

A Divine 11:11 Lunch After a late night of partying in the city and the long, drowsy drive back upstate, Sunday began in a fog of fatigue. I fmade ried chicken tenders for the kids and whipped up eggs with tomatoes, and fried ripe plantains [continue reading]

Fry Seim – A Simple and Delicious Trini Vegetable Dish

Fry Seim – A Simple and Delicious Trini Vegetable Dish

A Taste of Tradition Fry Seim is one of those traditional vegan dishes we grew up eating for breakfast or dinner during the week—or on weekends—with sada roti or dosti roti. It’s simple, flavorful, and allows the natural taste of the seim to shine without [continue reading]

Fried Caraille (Bitter Melon) – Authentic Trinidad-Style Vegan Side

Fried Caraille (Bitter Melon) – Authentic Trinidad-Style Vegan Side

Fried Caraille is one of my favorite vegan dishes — a dish that divides the table but unites us in tradition. Growing up in Trinidad, my mom always said, “Eat your caraille; it cleans your blood.” As kids we’d grimace, but today I appreciate its [continue reading]

Eddoes Choka

Eddoes Choka

Creamy, garlicky, and wholesome, this Trinidad Eddoes Choka is a healthy carb side dish made with boiled eddoes, culantro, and garlic-infused oil. Eddoes Choka is one of those dishes that rarely makes the spotlight, but when it does, it steals the show. Known elsewhere as [continue reading]

Bhagi with Peas & Ochro (Trinidad-Style Spinach with Pigeon Peas & Okra)

Bhagi with Peas & Ochro (Trinidad-Style Spinach with Pigeon Peas & Okra)

This wholesome Trinidad-style Bhagi recipe combines spinach, green pigeon peas, and ochro simmered with coconut, cumin, and garlic. A comforting Caribbean vegetable dish rooted in Indo-Trinidadian tradition, it’s perfect with roti, rice, or curries. This Bhagi recipe with peas and ochro carries quiet importance in [continue reading]

Sunday Lunch Week 33 : Chickpeas Rice, Lemon Potatoes, Green Beans & Lamb Chops

Sunday Lunch Week 33 : Chickpeas Rice, Lemon Potatoes, Green Beans & Lamb Chops

This week I almost broke my first rule of these Sunday lunches—I almost cooked the same meal twice! That’s what cravings and favorite combinations can do to the best of us. I was craving a simple menu: effortless (in my world at least), one that [continue reading]

Sunday Lunch Week 32: Curry duck with pigeon peas, curry aloo, and paratha

Sunday Lunch Week 32: Curry duck with pigeon peas, curry aloo, and paratha

Theme: Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail Yesterday, I got news that my cousin would be visiting — and staying for a few days before heading off on vacation. That single phone call set the stage for a completely different weekend than I had imagined. [continue reading]

Fried Plantains (Caribbean Style)

Fried Plantains (Caribbean Style)

When I was growing up in Trinidad, fried plantains were always on the table — whether at breakfast with tomatoes and saltfish and fried bake, alongside Sunday lunch with stewed chicken, stewed red beans and rice, or as a quick snack when we wanted something [continue reading]

Boiled Tomato Choka with Boiled Eggs and Fried Bake – A Simple, Satisfying Trini Breakfast

Boiled Tomato Choka with Boiled Eggs and Fried Bake – A Simple, Satisfying Trini Breakfast

This simple, soulful Trinidadian breakfast of boiled tomato choka with boiled eggs and fried bake is hearty, healthy, and packed with nostalgic flavor. I made this delicious combo for Sunday Lunch, Week 29 – Check out that post here. Sunday mornings in Mummy’s kitchen are [continue reading]