The Cuisine of Trinidad & Tobago, The Caribbean & Beyond!
MMMM avocado. I’ve had more than my fair share this month as an experimental week of Raw Eating became a gradual lifestyle change. I’ve always loved avocados. All they need is a little salt and black pepper at the peak of their ripeness to turn …
Earlier this year when my mother was diagnosed with severe gluten-related allergies it came as a surprise to her, and us. We never realized such an allergy could rear its head so late in a person’s life. After seeing what she went through physically in …
Clockwise from top left: Mom’s Jamaican Ginger Beer, Auntie Olga’s Black Cake tin, Jason’s Punch de Creme (I pretty much drank that bottle on my own 😀 ), Auntie Olga’s Trinidad Christmas Black Cake Mmmm, this post will be a short one as I’m still …
A Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate 🙂 To those who don’t my fondest wishes and hopes for you now and in the coming year 🙂 It’s very quiet and peaceful and sunny here right now, and I hope a similar atmosphere …
This weekend on Twitter I learnt about a photo event called “One Day In The Life Of…”. My interest was immediately piqued as Ilove taking random photo essays of the world around me. So, I joined the group, loaded fresh batteries in my camera and …
Growing up in a cross-cultural household there were many moments when you realized that your home was a little ‘different’ from many of those around you. As a kid I went to a variety of private schools with large international populations so those differences seemed …
Reader’s Question: II live in Sutton, Surrey, U.K. and I am having problems locating ‘Promasa’ yellow cornmeal. Can you advise me, if you know, of any market/delicatessen in the London area that I can purchase Promasa, for my Trini Christmas pastelles? I know it is …
Sporadically over the past year I have seen packaged, pre-peeled sugarcane in the produce section of HiLo supermarket. As a child I would love when my mother would come home with fresh sugar cane. My parents would strip it and cut it into small sections …
Recently, within minutes of eating one of my mother’s egg foo yungs, I found myself developing a splitting migraine headache and growing weak. The onset was so rapid and violent that I became alarmed. Only a few days prior the same incident had happened to …
Wow, it’s been over a year since I’ve updated my poll! Well I’ve finally gotten around to closing this one, and here are the results. [poll id=”4″] Do you agree with the breakdown? Share your thoughts. For more information on Wendy Rahamut visit this poll’s …
This recipe from Michael Chiarello is one of my all-time faves for tomato soup. It is so simple and easy to put together. Since I originally made it earlier this year, on a rainy evening, it has become one of my fail-safes for when I …
Citizen journalist photos from the Trinidad floods on November 18, 2008. For more, visit www.news.co.tt Photo by Trinidad News on Flickr The following article appeared in Trinidad’s Newsday Newspaper last month. As I have written previously the rising cost of food prices has hit us …
Writing is a funny thing. Some days the words seem to flow effortlessly and other days it’s a struggle. I’ve spent the last few hours hemming and hawing around beginning this post and it really isn’t anything that complex or profound. If it wasn’t for …
First of all, thanks so much for all the kind comments and messages from those of you who took a moment to send my mom your support as she adjusts to her new gluten-free life. We were all quite surprised and happy 🙂 Thanks also …