Independence Day Menu 2007
Filed Under pareve, dairy, menu plans, desserts, pasta | Posted on August 31, 2007
Happy Independence Day to all the Trini readers and passersby Hard to believe but our nation has now been free of colonial rule for 45 years! My menu inspiration today is the old red, white, and black.
I’ll be making:
• Sarina’s Independence Day Fettucine with Sundried Tomatoes and Olives
• Patriotic Coconut Sugar Cakes
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Tyler’s Texas Chili (recipe)
Filed Under meat, beef, entrées | Posted on August 29, 2007
This month’s “They Go Well Together” challenge, asked food bloggers to prepare dishes that combined meat and chocolate. Unlike prior challenges this one was rather second nature to me as I have been adding chocolate to my chilis for several years now. Sounds weird? Not really, it’s actually quite traditional
From Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates: […]
Fried Eggplant (recipe)
Filed Under pareve, vegetarian, sides, snacks | Posted on August 28, 2007
You know one of the unexpected discoveries of having a food blog is realizing how much our parents keep from us about -their- culinary pasts. Before I started TriniGourmet I thought it was reasonable to assume that the foods my parents made were accurate reflections of their respective heritages (Trinidad and Jamaica respectively), and as […]
Danish Kringle (recipe)
Filed Under dairy, breakfast, brunch, breads | Posted on August 27, 2007
When I saw the specifications for this month’s “Weekend Breakfast Blogging: Ethnic Dishes With A Twist” I was both excited and anxious. You see Marie (this month’s host) wanted us to make a dish from a culture, country, or ethnicity other than our own. Well wow, that really left me in a bit of a […]
Pan Fried Snapper with Tomato Salsa (recipe)
Filed Under pareve, fish, entrées | Posted on August 25, 2007
A simple fish dish. The flavours weren’t as assertive as I would have ordinarily liked but the relative mildness means that it can be paired with bolder side dishes that may not usually see the light of day. The inclusion of cilantro in the salsa provides the only real ‘zest’.
I often mention that […]







