Fudgy Chocolate Cake ‘Brownies’ (recipe)

Oooh a brownie challenge, just the thing for me to inaugarate my new camera! 🙂 I adore brownies , and I don’t make them often enough, so taking part in Brownie Babe of the Month was a no-brainer 🙂 Although there are now dozens of 

Gub Gub ‘Navy Bean’ Salad with Feta Cheese (recipe)

“A navy bean is bigger than it seems put it on and don’t ask what it means Parade around” – Tracy Bonham Am I the only one who remembers Tracy Bonham, that alt-singer/violinist from the late 1990’s? I loved her first CD and really think 

Sarina’s Spicy Caesar Salad (recipe)

My last entry to Hay Hay it’s Donna Day went off so well that I’m not exactly sure why it’s taken me so long to submit another concoction. Oh well, this entry remedies that in a healthy veggie way. This month the theme was Caesar 

Blog Party #22: Jalapeno Bites & Smalta (video)

It’s been several months since I’ve last taken part in Happy Sorceress‘ monthly Blog Parties, and I’ve missed them! This month’s theme is the ‘Wild Wild West‘ and it took me a while to figure out how to interpret it. One of my first thoughts 

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 

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 

TriniGourmet’s 3 Cake Recipe Discoveries for May 2007!

TriniGourmet’s 3 Cake Recipe Discoveries for May 2007!

1. Hostess Wedding Cakes Huh? Wha? Apparently brides in search of non-traditional cakes are turning increasingly to cakes made of iced and stacked versions of twinkies and hostess cupcakes. YumSugar provides various visual examples of this growing trend, which I gotta tell ya is -not- 

French Onion Soup (recipe)

French Onion Soup (recipe)

I was unable to handle solid food the other night and instead of Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge, this time around I was in the mood for French Onion Soup. I usually make mine using a recipe from Cooking with Three Ingredients: Flavorful Food, Easy as 1, 

BBM 2.0 – Jacques Pure Chocolate Hagelslag Granules

BBM 2.0 – Jacques Pure Chocolate Hagelslag Granules

This was the last item in my Blogging by Mail package. I bet you thought that box was bottomless! 😆 I thought these ‘Jacques Pure Chocolate Hagelslag Granules‘ were just ‘sprinkles’ but they’re not! They melt in your mouth! (All the sprinkles I have ever 

BBM 2.0 – Guylian Truffles

No words necessary! 🙂 These were the last to be consumed, but they are not the last in this series by any means 🙂 Customs sliced the bottom of this (and one other box) checking for ‘contraband’! 🙁 So creamy and light inside!!! 🙂

Tuna-Potato Casserole (recipe)

I expanded this one dish meal from a recipe in one of those little checkout aisle booklets that my mom has held on to from the 70’s 🙂 We served it with a crisp vegetable salad on the side. I think it’s a pretty flexible 

BBM 2.0 – Petits Calins de Pont-Aven: Dark chocolate wafers filled with Mint cream

I’ve never been a big fan of ‘thin mints’. My only memories of them were in the boxes of US Girl Guide cookies that would appear from time to time in the dorms during college. I believe I’ve also had them locally but I don’t 

BBM 2.0 – Bovetti Savory Artisan Chocolate

Bovetti Artisan Chocolate! I had never known about this company (surprise surprise) so I went online and found Bovetti.com You know you are dealing with a French website when you click on “English” and the language is still French 😆 Fortunately some of my CXC 

BBM 2.0 – Dolfin Dark Chocolate with Cinnamon from Ceylan

This chocolate bar was as divine to unwrap as it was to consume. It came in a plastic sealed package that reminded me of my father’s old school tobacco pouches 🙂 I am a huge lover of dark chocolates, so I was in 7th heaven