This recipe resembles the Pepper Choka I shared a few years ago. However, it’s reminiscent of the ‘roast’ pepper, which most ‘doubles’ vendors offer as a condiment in Trinidad and Tobago. Usually reserved for true HEAT lovers,…

If you’re looking for a simple, quick and tasty side dish, look no further. This past Canadian Thanksgiving I teased these oven roasted sweet potatoes on Instagram and there were many requests for the recipe.…

While similar to the texture and flavor of the Channa (chickpeas) served when you purchase Doubles in Trinidad and Tobago, this version is a bit more runny and typically treated as a thick soup. Served…

I’ve shared countless ways of making this over the years, yet this version is still the classic and most requested by fans of my work. A simple dish, usually served with the easiest and most…

Ever since making and sharing the recipe for the Stuffed Grilled Snapper, I knew this recipe would be a hit with vegans, vegetarians and those who follow an Ital food path. A quick and tasty…

This pickled peppers is similar in flavor to the Caribbean Lime Peppersauce Recipe I shared a while back, and the texture along with said flavor is also reminiscent of the Chunky Lemon Lime Peppersauce from…

Over the years I’ve shown you how to make Plantain Frittata, Panko Crusted Fried Plantain, Orange Brown Sugar Glazed Plantain and Refried Boiled Plantain, to name a few. The hot days of summer means we’re…

This is one of my go-to recipes when I’m hosting people, especially around the holiday season (though I did share a Festive Christmas Rice recipe a few years back), thus the name ‘festive tomato rice”.…

Yes, for the untrained eye and palate this may appear as Callaloo (in a post apocalyptic world where crab, crayfish, lobster, shrimp, salted pigtail, smoked turkey etc no longer exist), however this is just another…

Bodi or Bora, and some may even know it as Yard Beans, Snake Beans, Pea Beans, Asparagus Beans or Chinese Long Beans, is one of my favorite curry dishes, even as a lil fella on…

I know there will be a few who will want to take me apart for using somewhat unconventional ingredients (keep in mind I’m based outside the Caribbean) and the fact they didn’t see any crab…

Stewed Pumpkin or Pumpkin Talkari (takari) is definitely one of the easiest vegan dishes you’ll ever bless your tastebuds with. I have shared the Stewed Pumpkin With Salted Cod, Curry Pumpkin With Shrimp and back…

Back in 2010 I shared my version of the classic Caribbean Stewed Lentils, then we had the wicked Hearty Lentil Soup we did, followed by the Quick And Tasty Lentils we did using canned lentils…

This is arguably not a “Caribbean” recipe, however I must mention that mommy would do French Fries (say chips) for us in a similar way when we were children, as mentioned in the video below.…

In the original Coconut Rice recipe we employed the assistance of a rice cooker, so I thought I’d share a stove-top version with subtle differences from that original recipe. Adding the dried pineapple and raisins…

As a lil fella growing up in the Caribbean I recall sweet potatoes being used in two primary ways. Boiled and served as a side with Sunday lunch (biggest meal of the week in Trinidad…

If you’re looking for a quick and tasty meat free (vegan/vegetarian) dish banging with exotic flavors, look no further. This Masala Mushroom is guaranteed to deliver, without being overly bold with spices. And it works…

Over the years I’ve shared several Black-Eyed Peas recipes around this time of the year. Many people believe that by cooking such peas as we usher in the new year, it would align us with…

Here’s an old school curry dish I don’t recall eating until I left the Caribbean. Essentially mommy never made this vegan curry dish for us, however over the years I’ve learned that it was very…

The last of the produce from my garden for 2023! Sadly, freezing nights set in a couple weeks back and hastily we (mom and dad visited to assist) had to winterize the garden and get…

Here’s another delicious vegan / vegetarian recipe which I can’t believe I’ve not shared with you all yet. Maybe is due to the fact that I didn’t know much about this dish growing up in…

I cannot believe it’s taken me this long to make a Small Batch Caribbean Green Seasoning recipe post for you all. Yes, we’ve done the classic Caribbean Green Seasoning a few times, with the intended…

While I’ve been told that our grandmother’s (maternal) version of this dish was unmatched, I’m sure she would be pleased with the excellent job I’m doing with this simplified take on a classic vegan dish…

I’ve grown so fond of breadfruit over the years it pains me to hear that the tree at the back of my parents home in Trinidad and Tobago, is usually laden every year and about…

Mother In Law? If you’re not from Trinidad and Tobago or the other parts of the Caribbean you may not know what this dish is and why it’s called Mother In Law. I strongly believe…