Oxtail Braised In Guinness.

  After posting a pic of this Guinness braised oxtail on the Facebook fan page a while back, I’ve been overwhelmed with requests for the recipe. Just when you thought I forgot or ignoring those requests, here it is. Absolutely one of the best oxtail recipes I’ve shared to date and though it’s not something [...]

Oxtail Braised In Guinness. Oxtail Braised In Guinness.

The Ultimate Curry Shrimp.

Here’s another recipe to add to the “Ultimate” series I’ve been sharing from time to time with you. Curry shrimp is one of those simple dishes to make, but it’s very easy to overcook it and end up with shrimp the texture of leather. In this curry shrimp recipe I’ll show you how to have [...]

The Ultimate Curry Shrimp. The Ultimate Curry Shrimp.

The Ultimate Dhalpuri Recipe.

  Over the past couple years I’ve shared a few recipes which I’ve coined as being “Ultimate” and with the popularity of this roti and the amount of requests for the recipe over the last few months I strongly believe it deserves to join the other cast members in the ultimate series. Growing up in [...]

The Ultimate Dhalpuri Recipe. The Ultimate Dhalpuri Recipe.
Oxtail Braised In Guinness.

Oxtail Braised In Guinness.

14 February 2012

  After posting a pic of this Guinness braised oxtail on the Facebook fan page a while back, I’ve been overwhelmed with requests for the recipe. Just when you thought I forgot or ignoring those requests, here it is. Absolutely one of the best oxtail recipes I’ve shared to date and though it’s not something [...]

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Nutritious Jamaican Callaloo With Saltfish.

Nutritious Jamaican Callaloo With Saltfish.

12 February 2012

I believe it’s time to clear the air a bit when it comes to callaloo in respect to Jamaican Callaloo and callaloo from the other islands which make up the Caribbean. In Trinidad and Tobago and many of the other Caribbean islands, callaloo is a lovely rich soup made from tender dasheen bush leaves (or [...]

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How To Make The Most Refreshing Mauby Drink.

How To Make The Most Refreshing Mauby Drink.

09 February 2012

  Mauby is one of those classic refreshing drinks you’ll find throughout the Caribbean. Other than freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice, we’d have a tall glass of mauby with our beloved “Sunday Lunch”. As I’ve  mentioned before, the biggest meal of the week in the Caribbean is usually the Sunday lunch, so it’s one [...]

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Dasheen Bush Bhaji With Okra And Coconut Milk.

Dasheen Bush Bhaji With Okra And Coconut Milk.

08 February 2012

After the video shoot last week, we had some dasheen bush (leaves of the dasheen plant) left over so I decided to bring it home with me to share this dasheen bush bhaji recipe with you all. I was one of those strange kids who loved any sort of bhaji (Spinach) dish our mom would [...]

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How To Make Coconut Sugar Cake.

How To Make Coconut Sugar Cake.

22 January 2012

I’ve been told that I don’t do enough dessert recipes, so with some time on my hands I decided to raid the cupboards and come up with a dessert recipe to share with you all. This recipe is somewhat refined from the one my dad would do, but it’s just as delicious and if I [...]

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Scrumptious Vegetable Fried Rice.

Scrumptious Vegetable Fried Rice.

16 January 2012

Vegetable fried rice is one of those dishes that’s very simple to make and can be personalized in so many ways. But there are some dishes you simply can’t recreate (as you remember from your childhood) and to be quite honest I don’t even try, so in this recipe I’ll show you ‘my’ take on [...]

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Cinnamon And Brown Sugar Plantains.

Cinnamon And Brown Sugar Plantains.

11 January 2012

  I have a weakness for plantain, which means I can’t walk by the display at the grocery store and not put some in the shopping cart. A lot of times they go bad on the counter and I know this… but I just can’t help myself.  Yet again I had some on the counter [...]

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How To Make Geera Chicken.

How To Make Geera Chicken.

05 January 2012

  After posting the geera pork recipe a while back, there were several emails from people who don’t eat pork wanting a different option. Though I’m a bit late with this geera chicken recipe, this one is for all the pork haters. Geera (aka cumin) is used to give this sort of bar food (similar [...]

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Turn Leftover Ham Bone Into A Comforting Caribbean Soup.

Turn Leftover Ham Bone Into A Comforting Caribbean Soup.

31 December 2011

As my family and friends enjoy the blistering heat of the Caribbean sun, I have to settle for temperatures which are starting to dip below the freezing point and it will only get colder as we move into January and February. However, with a huge pot of ham bone soup simmering away on the stove, [...]

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The Ultimate Curry Shrimp.

The Ultimate Curry Shrimp.

26 December 2011

Here’s another recipe to add to the “Ultimate” series I’ve been sharing from time to time with you. Curry shrimp is one of those simple dishes to make, but it’s very easy to overcook it and end up with shrimp the texture of leather. In this curry shrimp recipe I’ll show you how to have [...]

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How To Make Caribbean Black Cake Part 2.

How To Make Caribbean Black Cake Part 2.

24 December 2011

In part one of this black cake making recipe we focused on preparing the aromatic fruits we’ll be using to give the cake it truly unique Caribbean flavor. Black cake is one of those desserts you’ll find in just about every Caribbean home during the Christmas holidays and as we’ve discussed in part 1, just [...]

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How To Make Caribbean Black Cake Part 1.

How To Make Caribbean Black Cake Part 1.

24 December 2011

I still recall my dad getting instructions from our mom when it was his job to grind the fruits for preserving in making black cake. He had to adjust  the mill the right coarseness for the consistency of the final fruit mixture to be perfect, or my mom would have an ear-full for him. I [...]

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Pastelles A Caribbean Christmas Tradition.

Pastelles A Caribbean Christmas Tradition.

18 December 2011

Growing up on the islands pastelles were not on our hit-list for Christmas, as it wasn’t something made by our mom or dad. I do recall the lady who lived a couple houses across from us had a part time job around the holiday season where she assisted in making pastelles by the hundreds and [...]

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Christmas Gift Giving Ideas For People Who Love To Cook.

Christmas Gift Giving Ideas For People Who Love To Cook.

13 December 2011

Over the past few weeks I’ve been receiving emails asking for advice on Christmas gift giving ideas for 2011, so I thought I’d share this post with everyone. Below you’ll find my top 8 gifts for the person who love to cook or who are interested in becoming more comfortable in the kitchen. I know [...]

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Coconut Shrimp With A Spicy Mango Dipping Sauce.

Coconut Shrimp With A Spicy Mango Dipping Sauce.

05 December 2011

  Here’s one of those recipes where tourists to the Caribbean may have more experience with than everyday islanders. When I posted the video (see below) for this coconut shrimp recipe on facebook, a fan mentioned that this is something more common in the tourist areas in the Caribbean. Though I tend to agree, I [...]

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Enticing Garlic Pork At Christmas.

Enticing Garlic Pork At Christmas.

18 November 2011

While it’s common in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago to see garlic pork served on Christmas morning and during the holiday season, that was not the case in our home. Pork dishes did make it to the table, but it was stewed, baked in the oven, grilled and even fried, but no garlic pork as [...]

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Jamaican Inspired Pepper Shrimp.

Jamaican Inspired Pepper Shrimp.

12 November 2011

The call went out via the Facebook Fan Page a couple days back and within seconds I had a delicious sounding recipe, rearing to go for Jamaican style pepper shrimp. Last Spring after we came back from of Jamaican trek, one of the first questions I got asked was “did you try any pepper shrimp?” [...]

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Distinctive Curry Seim With Potato.

Distinctive Curry Seim With Potato.

10 November 2011

  Seim (see Hyacinth Bean if you don’t know what they are) was yet another dish my mom would cook occasionally, which she couldn’t even force us to eat as kids. She would add coconut milk, left over pieces of stewed meats and even pieces of salted cod to try and get us to eat [...]

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