TriniGourmet’s Top 3 Pasta Recipes (as of September 2007)
Filed Under pasta | Posted on September 27, 2007
1. Trinidad Macaroni Pie
This dish is part of the traditional Trinidadian Sunday lunch and is also offered in cubed form at BBQs and other casual outdoor functions. Feel free to play around with the proportions. - recipe here
2. Bagna Romano
This sauce runs over with the complex salty fermented richness of oil-cured […]
REVIEW: Paradis de la Creme, MovieTowne, Invaders’ Bay
Filed Under reviews, restaurants | Posted on September 18, 2007
MovieTowne is turning into quite a culinary hub for those in North-West Trinidad. When it first opened it was a bit of a wasteland (outside of the cineplex). The biggest non-movie attraction for the longest while was ‘Shakers’, an outdoor pub/bar. However over the last 12-18 months there’s been an explosion of eateries, representing […]
Hay Hay It’s Donna Day #15 - Tarts: All-Inclusive / Caramelised Onion and Anchovy Tarts (recipe)
Filed Under fish, brunch, news | Posted on September 15, 2007
Welcome to the latest installment of Hay Hay It’s Donna Day It’s a huge pleasure (and honour) to host this current round, my first time hosting a food event of any kind!
Barbara, of Winos and Foodies has been an amazing help to me in setting everything up and definitely deserves a hearty […]
Coca-Cola Bottling Plant
Filed Under thoughts | Posted on September 15, 2007
Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Churchill-Roosevelt Highway, Macoya
Coca-Cola is an international goliath when it comes to marketing, and even here in Trinidad the Coca-Cola bottling plant never wears the same outfit for too long. Check out its current attire
Meatless Cassava Oiled-Down (recipe)
Filed Under pareve, vegetarian, sides | Posted on September 13, 2007
Oiled down (also more commonly referred to as ‘oildown’) is one of those truly transcendent West Indian delights. As I wrote, in one of this blog’s first entries:
“Oil Down, is a colloquial Caribbean name for any dish of starchy vegetables cooked in coconut milk until all the milk is absorbed and the ingredients have turned […]







