Ole Year Offerings (2006): Coquito and Black Bean Hummus

Filed Under pareve, dairy, menu plans, beverages, beans, vegetarian, appetizers, snacks | Posted on December 31, 2006

Here it is, the last in my Ole Year Offerings series. And it is the ultimate in ‘last-minute’ entertaining. Neither of the dishes requires any cooking! That’s right, just combine and serve! It doesn’t get any easier than this In keeping with the ‘
’still secret’ Black & White Theme of January’s Blog Party I […]

Ole Year’s Night Festivites - 2006

Filed Under articles | Posted on December 31, 2006

From yesterday’s Newsday:

“The Trini air is full of festivities at the height of the season … It?「どィび「s parang here, cocktail parties there and dinners everywhere. Wondering where to go for a gourmet New Year?「どィび「s brunch or dinner? Can?「どィび「t figure out where to take the family to dine and party Old Year?「どィび「s night?
Hotels and restaurants […]

Ole Year Offerings (2006): Moroccan Eggplant Salad

Filed Under pareve, vegetarian, appetizers | Posted on December 30, 2006

Here in Trinidad the eggplant has way more names than I think any one vegetable should have. We call it eggplant, aubergine, melongene and baigan. My mother, being of Jamaican stock also calls it garden egg. Now why should this funny purple thing illicit so many references? I have no clue, but I do know […]

The Naparima Girls’ High School Cookbook

Filed Under thoughts, reviews, cookbooks | Posted on December 30, 2006

Wow how would one describe the Naparima Girls’ Cookbook? This book has become -the- defacto Trinidadian cookbookfor Trinis both locally and abroad. It’s given to brides and to students preparing to go overseas (that’s how I got mine). In fact it’s such an institution that it’s easy to forget that it only began in […]

Ole Year Offerings (2006): Trinidad Goolab Jamoon and Sarina’s Passionate Mint Tea

Filed Under pareve, dairy, menu plans, beverages, desserts, vegetarian, appetizers | Posted on December 29, 2006

So far I have only shared savory dishes for New Year’s so I thought it was time to mix it up with something sweet! Especially since the theme of this month’s Sugar High Friday was Sugar Art! Goolab jamoon is a sweet finger food that is commonly served at Indian weddings, pujas and other celebrations […]


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