Caramelized Onion Sauce
Filed Under pareve, meat, vegetarian, sides | Posted on November 28, 2006
This recipe for Caramelized Onion Sauce came about as a result of the Onion Day Challenge posed by Kochtopf. According to her:
In Berne (Switzerland) the annual Zibelem?ɬ§rit (onion market) is held on the fourth Monday in November. This year it will take place on Monday, 27th November. More than 50 tons of onions - […]
My Top 3 Caribbean Baking Recipes for November :)
Filed Under dairy, desserts, vegetarian, breakfast, brunch, breads | Posted on November 28, 2006
Chalk it up to my high functioning autism, or my devotion to High Fidelity, but I just LOVE making ‘best of’ and ‘top’ lists. That’s why I’ll be presenting them from time to time here. This time around I’m making a list of my Fave 3 Caribbean baked goods for November. Why for November? Well […]
Pastelles
Filed Under meat, beef | Posted on November 27, 2006
One of Trinidad’s seasonal delights, pastelles are a steamed cornmeal pie wrapped in banana leaves and filled with stewed meat, olives, and raisins. I’ve been told that they are very similar to Latin American tamales, and indeed Venezualan foodblogger Tomasnomas has a link to the exact same dish, referring to it on his blog as […]
Trinidad Black Cake (recipe)
Filed Under pareve, desserts, vegetarian | Posted on November 26, 2006
Like sorrel, Black Cake in Trinidad is a Christmas tradition. Made predominantly of alcohol drenched prunes, currants and raisins, variations abound (and I love taste testing when we make the visiting rounds). Still, the best black cake is always the recipe that one grew up with. In this case my black cake comes from my […]
Coconut Sugar Cake
Filed Under pareve, desserts, vegetarian | Posted on November 26, 2006
Coconut sugar cakes are known to every school child in Trinidad and Tobago. These confections are one of several ‘tuck shop’ (cafeteria) staples and are also commonly available from corner stores and street vendors. Made from grated coconut they are traditionally cut into squares comprised of 2 layers and/or colors (one pink, the other white). […]








