In Memory Of Karen Nicole Smith, 1972 - 2016

Chris "Uncle Chris" De La Rosa
Next Level Cheese Paste (spread).

Next Level Cheese Paste (spread).

Growing up Caribbean, meant attending birthday parties for a friends and encountering this sandwich… guaranteed! Or maybe it’s just mommy packing your school lunch, visiting grandma and having these sandwiches while the “big Meal” simmered…

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Stewed Cabbage With Salted Cod.

Stewed Cabbage With Salted Cod.

Here’s another one of those CLASSIC Caribbean recipes enjoyed across the region. A dish where you can let your creativity run crazy, by adding ingredients you like (vegetables) or to simply clear out ends of…

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Stewed Cabbage With Salted Cod.

Here’s another one of those CLASSIC Caribbean recipes enjoyed across the region. A dish where you can let your creativity run crazy, by adding ingredients you like (vegetables) or to simply clear out ends of…

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Garden (vegetable) Fried Rice.

Garden (vegetable) Fried Rice.

With an abundance of vegetables in my garden (last summer), it was only natural that I made this incredible vegetable fried rice when I came across some leftover rice in the fridge. I’m a huge…

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Fried Sardines As It’s Done In The Caribbean.

Fried Sardines As It’s Done In The Caribbean.

Back in 2010 I shared a similar recipe where I used Smelts, as it was the only fish I could source back then to satisfy a craving I had for a childhood fave… fry dry!…

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Fried Sardines As It’s Done In The Caribbean.

Back in 2010 I shared a similar recipe where I used Smelts, as it was the only fish I could source back then to satisfy a craving I had for a childhood fave… fry dry!…

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Incredible Rib Pelau.

Incredible Rib Pelau.

While I do make Stewed Ribs when baby-back goes on sale and have shared that recipe with you, this will be the first time I’m making/sharing a Pelau recipe with ribs as the cornerstone of…

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Incredible Rib Pelau.
Jamaican Escovitch Kingfish.

Jamaican Escovitch Kingfish.

While this recipe is traditionally done with crisp fried whole fish (usually Red Snapper) in Jamaica, I quite like to done with Kingfish… one of, if not my favorite fish. Basically a quick, spicy vegetable…

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Jamaican Escovitch Kingfish.