Author: Sarina

Roasted Vegetables with Curried Onions (recipe)

This recipe is a great flavorful way to use up ends of vegetables that you may have on hand. As everything is prepared in the oven cleanup is a cinch and your time is freed up for other things 🙂

The Best Of TriniGourmet.com (May 2007)

The Best Of TriniGourmet.com (May 2007)

Here is a compilation of my most popular posts so far this year, as broken down by category 🙂 Enjoy! Trinidad Saltfish Accra – recipe (#1 Appetizer, #1 Brunch, #1 Fish recipe) In Trinidad accra is a puffy fried dough ball, made of a highly 

Curried Rice (recipe)

I have no idea why coconut and curry go together so well, but I’m sooo glad that they do 😀 This rice recipe leaves the rice grains moist and creamy 🙂

Featured Chef: Ramin Ganeshram

Aloo Pie, Pigeon Peas & Rice, chow-chow?????? Trinidadian food still is not well-known internationally, largely in part to a lack of published documentation (a fact which Trinifood expounds on here). Fortunately Ramin Ganeshram‘s Sweet Hands: Island Cooking From Trinidad And Tobagowas released in 2005 and 

The Trinidad ‘Nutsman’ pt. 2 (video)

The Trinidad ‘Nutsman’ pt. 2 (video)

Earlier this year I showed you all a Trini nutsman, as they often appear when stationed on street corners. Nutsmen however can also be found on the move, as this video will show 🙂 This particular nutsman should be familiar to all who travel through 

Mother’s Day 2007!

I’m sitting here watching a Japanese chef on Discovery Travel & Living and finishing up my menu plan for this Mother’s Day. We’re gonna be having the following for a late lunch, and Tuesday mom and I will have a girl’s day out to see 

Top 5 Desserts on TriniGourmet.com

1. Upside Down Chocolate Pudding – recipe This is a great recipe for anyone entertaining on short notice (or on a budget), as well as for those who consider themselves baking challenged. The recipe was a cinch to put together and seems to be practically 

Trinidad Dosti Roti (recipe) – a valiant attempt

As I mentioned long ago my past attempts at roti making have been nothing short of tragic. My mother has been hiding her tawa away from me for the past few years as a result, eyeing me suspiciously whenever I would plead for the co-ordinates 

25 Gift Ideas for a Gourmet Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is almost here (well for those of us not in the UK). If you’re still trying to come up with some last-minute ideas why not check out the following 25 Gift Ideas for a truly Gourmet Mother’s Day 🙂 FOOD & GIFT BASKETS 

Banana Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce (recipe)

I made this several months ago and it was the first time I had made a bread pudding that included fresh fruit 🙂 It was extremely rich and decadent (that’s code for feel the pounds slide on). Definitely worth preparing when having company over. The 

A Taste of Spring – Broccoli with Orange Sauce (recipe)

We don’t have spring here in Trinidad but after 5 years in New England I have pretty sniffly memories of that time of year. And I don’t mean sniffly nostalgic, I mean sniffly achoo sniffly… aiaiiai allergies! Other than that it really was lovely to 

Jamaican Festival (recipe)

Jamaican Festival has to be one of my most favorite things ever. Seriously. It is just delicious. Slightly sweet cornmeal fried ‘dumplings’, they are traditionally served alongside spicy meat dishes, such as Jamaica’s infamous ‘jerk’. The sweetness offsets the meat, pepper and spices most sublimely,