Here’s yet another dish Mom would make for us growing up in the Caribbean. It’s usually served with hot Sada Roti. Over the years, I’ve also enjoyed it with steamed rice when I’m too lazy…

Pepper EVERYTHING! While it may seem that Caribbean foods are spicy, that’s not the case. However, there are times we do enjoy firey treats. like this Pepper Crab, I did a few days back. Like…

Over the years dad’s tolerance for anything spicy has diminished considerably, and it’s to the point where he can’t handle any ‘spicy’ heat. Sadly it means no more of his fav Jerk Pork and Jerk…

As the days are getting shorter and nights cooler, it’s a gentle reminder that winter is just around the corner. A time which this son of the Caribbean dreads! With this dish it’s my way…

This is yet another leftover special I rock from time to time at lunch. With boiled yam (cooked in salted water) and Smoked Herring Choka (some say stewed smoked herrings) on hand, basically all I…

While the base of this dish is reminiscent of Shrimp Scampi, and though I didn’t employ the use of any white wine (great addition btw), I’ll be adding rice (you may see others add pasta)…

Callaloo is yet another classic Caribbean recipe with different meanings across the region. In this case the ingredient (Green Amaranth) is the star and what gives the dish its name in Jamaica. While in other…

I’m sure we can all agree that Curry Chickpeas (channa) with Potato (aloo) is insanely tasty and comforting, especially when you have freshly made Paratha Roti on the side. With that in mind, allow me…

While the classic way of making this dish is to use the tender leaves of the Dasheen (taro) plant, the end result of using baby spinach as I’m about to share, is just as tasty.…

I was only exposed to this dish after moving to Canada, however in speaking with my mom recently she mentioned that she did use canned (tin) sardines in tomato sauce. Apparently we hated the tomato…

Over the years I’ve shared a number of Curry Shrimp recipes with you and while the Masala Shrimp seems to be on everyone’s list of fav recipes, I get just as many emails about the…

A few years back I shared the recipe for making Stewed Red Herrings (as it’s known in Barbados) and even further back we did Cabbage With Smoked Herrings and in 2010 we did this very…

About 12 years ago I shared my original take on Okra With Shrimp, and while that recipe is still very popular, I thought I’d share another version with slight differences with you. One of the…

Over the years I’ve noticed that fish and seafood recipes do really well on the website, maybe it’s due to the shift from more traditional pork, beef and chicken recipes and more exploration of pescatarian…

This recipe is loosely based on a ‘newer’ method my mom has used for making Stewed Salmon the past 12 years or so. It’s definitely not your typical “Caribbean” stewed fish, however it ranks right…

Being in the Lenten season, it means there’s an increase in requests for more fish recipes. With that in mind and with my occasional craving for ocean fish (I dislike ‘sweet-water” fish, meaning anything from…

Way back in 2009 I shared the original Pong-up yam with saltfish recipe, a recipe that’s very dear to me as it reminds me of “home” and being a carefree lil fella on the islands.…

The Ultimate Curry Shrimp is one of the most visited (used) recipes on the website ever since it was uploaded, and while it’s still very much relevant, I thought I’d share a version with some…

Make this make sense? Trinidad and Tobago are two relatively small ISLANDS, meaning they’re surrounded by water. Both the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean are teeming with fish, yet if you look closer at our…

Here’s a classic fried fish recipe, just about everyone in my village of Guaracara (Trinidad) would make when the fishermen would have freshly caught sardines or herrings. Back then the vendors would drive from village…

With this recipe I’ll be using frozen pigeon peas as it’s readily available where I live. However, should you have access to freshly picked and shelled peas, you’ll get better results. Curry Pigeon Peas on…

While this recipe is a result of my leftover Incredible Saltfish Buljol (budget friendly) recipe, it’s now commonplace to see me bypass the original way of making Salt-Fish Accra (shared with you over 13 years…

One of the last vegetables to survive into the colder months in my Canadian garden, is usually Swiss Chard! And while nothing will replace Chorai or Dasheen-bush Bhaji as far as I’m concerned, Swiss Chard…

The perfect combination of sweet and savory with the merger of ripe plantain and salted fish, as we do in the Caribbean. As explained in the video below I always have leftover plantain since I’m…

Traditionalists will argue (always) that if there’s no pimento wood and resulting smoke involved, it’s not truly Jamaican jerk. So with that in mind (they do have a point as the flavor of that open…