Author: Sarina

Raw Vegan Brownies (recipe)

Raw Vegan Brownies (recipe)

This recipe (well one of its variants) was my first introduction to raw ‘cuisine’. In my rather shallow, self-indulgent mind, if I could enjoy desserts as these, without fuss or guilt, I owed it to myself to learn more! Since then you’ll be happy to 

Caramel Crunch Bars

Caramel Crunch Bars

I’ll say it up front. I’m not a toffee fan. I don’t like its overt sweetness, or its sticky tendency to adhere to my teeth. So, when I saw that the recipe that had been assigned for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie contained toffee I 

Nescafe Billboard

Nescafe Billboard

Heading home, Churchill-Roosevelt Highway, 2007

TriniGourmet’s Top 10 Recipes over the last 90 Days (February 2009)

TriniGourmet’s Top 10 Recipes over the last 90 Days (February 2009)

1. Punch de Creme (recipe) Punch de Creme, is one of Trinidad’s traditional Christmas drinks. It is a rum drink, basically our version of eggnog. 2. Pumpkin Pone (recipe) This recipe for Pumpkin Pone came from the Naparima Girls High School Cookbookand is cited as 

Curried Potato Chips (recipe)

Curried Potato Chips (recipe)

Blog Party #43 is here! The theme this month is “Spice It Up”. According to the event’s host Stephanie of Dispensing Happiness: The chill of February has definitely gotten to me. I’m cold. I’m tired of being cold. I want warmth…but it looks like the 

Valentine’s Day Menu 2009

Valentine’s Day Menu 2009

Some simple and quick recipes that I’ve enjoyed and hope you will as well. I myself, won’t be cooking this Valentine’s as J and I are heading out to dine. I will however have camera in tow, as where there is food, there is a 

Grated Carrot and Raisin Salad (recipe)

Grated Carrot and Raisin Salad (recipe)

This salad is a nostalgic favourite of mine. It was the only form of vegetables that my Aunt provided on a regular basis when I (and many of her godchildren) would spend part of the school holidays by her. From young I enjoyed the contrast 

Chef Bryant Terry & Cajun-spiced, Open-faced Red Pepper Frittata Sandwiches (recipe)

Chef Bryant Terry & Cajun-spiced, Open-faced Red Pepper Frittata Sandwiches (recipe)

February is Black History Month and with it comes A Taste of Ebony, a food challenge hosted by Joelen of Joelen’s Culinary Adventures highlighting the work and recipes of Black chefs and food celebrities. When I began TriniGourmet Black food personalities were almost a shadow 

Floating Island/Île Flottant

Floating Island/Île Flottant

It’s time again for another Tuesdays with Dorie, and I’m starting to feel rather warm and nostalgic now towards my ‘recent’ acquisition. Although the sheer volume of Baking: From My Home to Yoursis intimidating (over 400 pages!), the style of writing, and step by step 

Cranberries are not Street Food

Cranberries are not Street Food

Can I just say how glad I am to be back in the swing of things where posting is concerned? 🙂 Life has settled into something resembling a routine which allows me to realistically integrate my posts into my daily life. As many of my 

San Juan Croisee

San Juan Croisee

The San Juan Croisee From The Rough Guide to Trinidad & Tobago: The westernmost of a succession of communities that sprawl along the length of the Eastern Main Road, brash, commercial San Juan (pronounced sah-wah) avoids being a Port of Spain satellite by the skin 

Pepsi Billboard

Pepsi Billboard

Here in Trinidad, billboards for cellphone services and beverages often feature regional and local personages. This Pepsi billboard features Guyanese cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan.

Beet ‘Koolaid’ (recipe)

Beet ‘Koolaid’ (recipe)

Beets. You either love them or hate them. This vibrant, juicy root vegetable seems to polarize people whenever I bring them up for discussion. As a kid I grew up drinking (and loving beet juice), but as an adult I find myself less and less 

Creamy Broccoli Soup (recipe)

Creamy Broccoli Soup (recipe)

Another hearty soup that I prepared on a damp, rainy night. It’s so thick and creamy no one will believe it’s also dairy-free! And, I can imagine that if there are kids or adults out there who usually don’t like broccoli this is a great