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]
MEAL IDEAS using recipes on this site…. HOUSEKEEPING: The links to some of the recipes are BROKEN. We are working to rectify this situation and apologize for any inconvenience. In the interim, please use the search bar to find these recipes. This is how to [continue reading]
VIDEO TUTORIALS YOUÂ Trinidad Doubles-A visit to the Doubles Man in Chaguanas. How to make Trinidad Sawine (Vermicelli Dessert) COOKINGWITHRIA – REAL.GOOD.TRINI.FOOD – FREE RECIPES AND COOKING VIDEOS! COOKINGWITHRIA-THANKSGIVING 2016 How to Make Trinidad Pasteles PEPPER ROTI | TRINIDAD MACARONI PIE TRINIDADIAN DOUBLES | STEP [continue reading]
What is Diwali? DIWALI, also known as Deepavali or Divali, is the Hindu festival of lights. Diwali is celebrated in India, Trinidad, Guyana, and many other countries and islands around the world. It celebrates the “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge [continue reading]
Diwali is approaching and everyone’s getting ready to prepare a feast. If you are looking for a sweet delicacy to add to your menu, this is it! Kneading the dough is simple, it requires no resting and frying is done in 1.2.3! It can also [continue reading]
This post, Top 10 Vegan Veggie Recipes in Trinidad will provide you with meal ideas and a list of Trini favorites for when you need to add more vegan or vegetarian dishes to your normal meal rotations. Diwali will be celebrated this year on October [continue reading]
“This oven bbq chicken is the simplest thing you can put together–preparation is super easy, using simple ingredients and the result is moist, flavorful, and absolutely mouth-watering.” Happy Wednesday! Can you believe that January is almost over? Where did the time go? Here in NYC [continue reading]
STOP! You have found the best, most detailed Trinidad Doubles Recipe on the internet! All other recipes are mere adaptations. As I get ready to end this year strong and set goals for the new year, I thought I should post just one more recipe [continue reading]
Sadly, all good things come to an end except my blogging of course. The activity- and action-packed days of summer are now a refreshing memory. My annual Fourth of July BBQ, a family vacation in exquisite Turks and Caicos, elaborate birthday parties, graduation parties, potlucks, [continue reading]
Summer has bid us farewell. School is back in session. I have no vivid recollection of activities that occurred between the start of summer and the beginning of the school session. I know I worked maybe just a little too much and I’m getting [continue reading]
Aloo pie is fried dough filled with savory mashed potatoes that’s seasoned simply with bandhania (culantro), cumin, onion and garlic.  This snack (or meal) is right up there in popularity with doubles, saheena, pholourie,dhal pholourie, kachori and bake and shark. My fish pie and [continue reading]
Chicken Puffs: Pâte à choux, a light pastry dough, is filled with savory, flavorful chicken paste. It’s been a rough year thus far, and I expect the turbulence to continue for another twelve months. Corporate mergers and acquisitions, downsizing, increased workload, learning new systems, unrelenting deadlines, [continue reading]
Growing up in Trinidad, pumpkin talkari and dost roti (a layered roti) was one of my absolute favorite meals! Strangely enough, it is also my 10-year-old daughter’s favorite meal as well. In my recipe below, cubes of pumpkin are sautéed with the simplest of ingredients; [continue reading]
“These brownies are not too fudgy, not too stick to your enamels chewy, not too cakey, but are moist, chocolaty, with just the right texture (pour moi)….and divine” December is a ridiculously busy month with year-end chaos at work, decluttering my home in preparation for [continue reading]
Channa is also known as chickpeas, garbanzo beans, or ceci beans. Aloo, on the other hand, is what we Trinidadians refer to as potato. Hence the term curry channa and aloo. In this dish, channa and aloo are simmered in a fragrant curry sauce flavored [continue reading]
In this simple raw mango chutney, a raw half ripe mango is pureed with garlic, bandania (culantro) and hot pepper(s) to create an exotic blend of flavors. Raw mango chutney is traditionally enjoyed with fried bake and shark, aloo pie, aloo roti, flour pholourie, dhal [continue reading]
‘Trinidad Gulgula’ are flavorful, deep-fried banana fritters.” Gulgula Recipe: Traditional Banana Fritters You’ll Love If you’re looking for a quick, sweet snack or a simple dessert, look no further than Gulgula, the traditional banana fritters! Made with just a handful of ingredients, these delicious fritters [continue reading]
Dhal is to Trinidad what split pea soup is to the rest of the world. Dried split peas are cooked with sufficient water, turmeric, garlic and a whole hot pepper until the dhal is tender. It is then swizzled to create a smooth, creamy [continue reading]