The Cuisine of Trinidad & Tobago, The Caribbean & Beyond!
KFC Sponsored Bus Stand, Churchill-Roosevelt Highway, outside Trincity MallI remember the mutual culture shock on an American’s friend face when I was living away and lamenting the fact that for such a First World country, how come KFC in the USA didn’t deliver?!? She apparently …
Reader’s Question: I used to work in St. James where there were at least half a dozen doubles stands in less than a quarter mile. I had 2 Every Morning. Now I’m in New York City– does anyone know where I can get my doubles …
Image via Sxc.hu Now that I am once again posting on a regular basis I’m going through a backlog of drafts (over 1000!) and wondering what to do with the more ‘time-specific’ ones. Namely reviews of restaurants, special nights and events that were held in …
Don’t you just love when a recipe has superlatives built right into the title? 😆 This recipe for ‘Best Ever Lentil Soup’ was one that came bundled with my copy of MacGourmet and comes from the beautiful vegan blog Vegalicious. In the past the only …
Today’s post was inspired by Kochtoph’s Food-O-Graphie event where food bloggers talk a little about the technical preferences that they have behind the photos that they share. As I sometimes get asked what camera I use for my shots I thought it may be helpful …
I’m happy to note that TriniGourmet gets some link love in a recent piece in Condé Nast Traveler. Titled “I’m Dreaming of a Coconut Christmas” it takes a look at the Spanish influences in Trinidad’s Christmas Culture. I was quite excited when I got the …
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 …
