Author: Chris De La Rosa

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Best Simple Jamaican Jerk Turkey Legs: Easy Oven Recipe

There was a time when winter never stopped me from firing up the grill or smoker. I would bundle up, brave the cold, and cook outside even when the temperatures dipped well into the negative Celsius range. These days, I am far less interested in standing outdoors in freezing weather, but that does not mean…

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Caribbean Classics | Comfort Food | Main Dishes | Rice & One-Pot | Soups & Stews | Sunday Dinners

Traditional Caribbean Stew Peas (kidney beans) With Ham Bone

Here’s another version of stew peas, also known as stewed red kidney beans, similar to the Jamaican stew peas I shared some time ago. As you travel across the Caribbean and even into the southern states of the USA, you’ll find many variations of this warm and comforting dish. Each version reflects local traditions, available…

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Simple and Tasty Steamed Cabbage With Ham

Steamed Cabbage With Ham is one of those dishes that grows on you over time. As a child growing up in the Caribbean, cabbage was never my favorite vegetable, and my siblings and I gave mom issues (so much to apologize to this lady about yea) whenever it showed up on the table. Funny how…

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Caribbean Classics | Chicken Recipes | Comfort Food

Easy Caribbean Curry Chicken with Romano Beans

In the Caribbean, curry chicken is often stretched with potatoes, vegetables, or even green cooking bananas to help feed a larger family. That’s part of our food culture and nothing to be ashamed of. But this Easy Caribbean Curry Chicken with Romano Beans is intentionally different. This is a dish I make specifically when romano…

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Caribbean Soup Recipe: Authentic & Hearty Traditional Soup

Regardless of which Caribbean island you call home or where you may originate, Saturday almost always meant one thing: soup. A big, thick, comforting pot bubbling away on the stove or over a wood fire, filling the air with familiar aromas. Even when temperatures climbed into the mid-30s Celsius, soup was still on the menu….

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Pork Recipes

Baigan (Eggplant) And Aloo (Potato) With Stewed Pork

About This Baigan and Aloo Recipe Baigan (Eggplant) and Aloo (Potato) With Stewed Pork is one of those dishes that instantly takes me back to my childhood in the Caribbean. Growing up, this was a Monday kind of meal, made after Sunday dinner when there was always some stewed meat left over. Mommy would stretch…

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Easy Jamaican Escovitch Fried Chicken

About 12 years ago, I mentioned (on Facebook and Instagram) how my friend Karen Nicole Smith shared a simple but smart tip for reviving basic fried chicken, especially leftovers. Since then, this Jamaican escovitch sauce has rescued many plates of fried chicken in my kitchen. If you’ve ever had fried chicken sitting in the fridge…

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Festive Sorrel Infused Cocoa Tea (hot cocoa)

Let’s stray just a little from the typical hot cocoa tea we enjoy throughout the Caribbean and give it a festive twist with the addition of sorrel. Cocoa tea has always been a staple in our kitchens, especially for breakfast, and growing up in Guaracara, Trinidad, it was something we looked forward to on cooler…

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Beef Recipes | Caribbean Classics | Comfort Food | Featured | Soups & Stews | Sunday Dinners

Classic Caribbean Salt(ed) Beef Callaloo

Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Salt Beef Callaloo was a staple on our Sunday lunch table. Sunday lunch was the biggest meal of the week, the one my siblings and I looked forward to the most. Alongside a pot of callaloo, there was usually macaroni pie, stewed or oven-roasted meats, boiled plantain, fresh garden…

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Cribbean Guava Sorrel Concentrate

Guava Sorrel Concentrate is a flavorful Caribbean drink base that brings together the tart, floral notes of dried sorrel with the tropical sweetness of ripe guava. While sorrel is a must-have drink during the Christmas holidays in the Caribbean, this Guava Sorrel Concentrate can be enjoyed throughout the year. I especially enjoy using it during…

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Appetizers & Snacks | Breakfast | Caribbean Classics | Chicken Recipes | Featured | Festive & Holiday Recipes | In Season

Trinidad Chicken Pastelle Recipe.

The Trinidad Chicken Pastelle Recipe is one of those dishes that lets you know Christmas has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago. While beef pastelles are the traditional standard, this chicken version is the one I make for my family every year, and it signals the real start of our holiday cooking. It keeps the familiar…

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Pineapple Sorrel Drink

Every Christmas season, there’s one drink that signals the holidays have truly arrived, and for me, it’s always a glass of sorrel, even as a little fella in Trinidad and Tobago. This Pineapple Sorrel Drink builds on the traditional Caribbean sorrel drink we all know and love, while adding a gentle tropical twist that feels…

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