Welcome to TriniGourmet. I am so glad you are here. My name is Sarina Nicole and I have been running this site since 2006!
Cooking should feel joyful, grounding and full of possibility. However, for many of us it can also bring a lot of stress. Especially when it comes to mastering those traditional Trini flavours, textures and techniques that carry so much family history and emotion.
If you are here because you want to cook with more confidence, explore authentic flavours, try modern twists without losing the soul of a dish or you simply want to feel less anxious in the kitchen, you are in the right place. My intention is to guide you with clarity, ease and a gentler pace that honours where you are.
Let’s get started!
Before We Dive In: Join The Golden Swizzle
This is my free newsletter community where I share my personal notes, favourite hosting tricks, seasonal recipes and quick flavour fixes that will help you to cook with more ease. It’s a warm, intimate space where I go deeper into the art and flow of Caribbean cooking.
If you enjoy learning in a calm, encouraging environment, you will love the Golden Swizzle. Join below and start receiving doses of culinary inspiration and confidence.
Enjoy A Quick Win With My One Minute Taste & Adjust Method
I want you to leave this page with something you can use today.
One of the biggest fears my community shares is the fear of messing up a dish after all the chopping, seasoning and effort. This simple method will remove that pressure and give you a way to correct flavours quickly and calmly. You can use it with any savoury recipe.
Step 1. Taste a small spoonful
Notice what you taste first. Is it salt, sourness, sweetness, bitterness, or heat
Step 2. Identify what is missing, not what is wrong
This is the shift that changes everything. Do you need more brightness? A deeper base? A little sweetness to round the edges?
Step 3. Adjust in half steps
Add half a teaspoon or a splash, stir, simmer for one minute, taste again. Repeat only if needed.
This tiny three step method helps you to stop guessing and to start guiding your dish into balance. Use it every day and your confidence will grow instantly.
TriniGourmet’s Top 10 All-Time Posts
These are the recipes and guides my readers return to again and again. They are your best starting point if you want reliable results, deeper flavour, and the satisfaction of dishes that taste like home.
Build Your Seasoning Confidence
Master Trini Textures
Trini Classics To Master
Toute Bagai – The TriniGourmet Library
This is my Everything Page. It holds every guide and resource that I have created for this site. Whether you want traditional dishes, modern spins or simple weekday inspiration, you can explore it all here.
Your journey here can be gentle. Take your time and follow what excites you.
The TriniGourmet Approach
I believe that cooking is a form of alignment. It is a space where tradition and creativity meet, where sensory awareness becomes a superpower, and where you learn to trust your instincts one small win at a time.
My framework is simple and supportive.
Flavour First
Understand the building blocks and you will never fear seasoning again.
Texture Matters
Texture carries memory. Once you understand how to fix it, the anxiety falls away.
Simplify the Steps
Cooking does not need to feel overwhelming. Clear steps create calm.
Entertaining Should Feel Beautiful and Light
A table does not need to be perfect. It needs to feel welcoming.
Your Kitchen is a Place of Possibility
You can honour tradition while exploring your own ideas without guilt.
Clarity and calm are at the heart of everything I teach. My gift is helping you to see a simple path forward, even when the dish feels complicated.
Beginner Friendly Wins
If you are brand new to Trini cooking, or returning after a long break, these recipes are designed for instant success.
Want to Go Deeper?
If you want a more curated transformative journey that includes live cook-a-longs, challenges, early access to future guides and a closer connection to my kitchen, you are welcome to join my membership “Art of Living” community. That’s where I share behind the scenes notes, polls and members-only posts.
This is completely optional. Your journey begins perfectly right here.
A Final Note of Reassurance
Wherever you are in your cooking journey, you are welcome here. There is no pressure, no perfection, no rush. You can start with one small step. You can find pleasure in the process. You can build confidence with every dish.
You are not alone. You are supported. And your kitchen holds far more possibility than you realise.
Best Wishes,
