These are the iconic dishes every island kitchen knows—jerk chicken, rice and peas, curry goat, callaloo, and more. Timeless Caribbean recipes that honor the roots and rhythm of our cuisine.
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This Soul-Soothing Beef and Lentil Soup is the kind of recipe that carries you through cold evenings, long weeks, and those moments when only a nourishing bowl of comfort will do. In many Caribbean homes, Saturday soup is more than a meal; it is tradition, therapy, and togetherness all in one pot. While this soup…
This Creamy Spinach With Okra and Pak Choi (Bok Choy) brings together the comforting traditions of callaloo and the way we cook Dasheen Bush aka Taro leaf bhaji in the Caribbean, especially in Trinidad and Tobago. It is a simple yet deeply satisfying dish in which leafy greens are gently simmered in coconut milk, creating a…
I’ve always been a fan of string beans, as my parents always had them growing in our kitchen garden as a child in Trinidad. But my appreciation for this humble legume really deepened after I moved from the comforting shores of the Caribbean to Canada. In those early days, bodi, also known as bora or…
Over the years, I’ve shared countless soup recipes because soup is a cornerstone of Caribbean cooking. Across the region, Saturday soup is almost sacred, whether the weather is blazing hot or the rainy season has settled in and there’s a slight chill in the air. From Salted Beef Soup and Split Peas and Dumpling Soup…
The original Coconut Sweetbread recipe I shared over a decade ago is still one of the most loved recipes on CaribbeanPot.com, and for good reason. That classic loaf brings back memories of childhood in Trinidad and Tobago, where coconut sweet bread was a staple at holidays, family gatherings, and quiet afternoons with a cup of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
