Month: June 2019

Vegan Recipes

How To Make Tannia Accra

What is tannia?  Tannia is a ground provision and is harvested from the soil.  The leaves of this plant are big and are similar to the dasheen bush leaves.  These two plants are of the same family of the taro leaves. photo taken by Martina Jackson. Check out my photo blog mjphotorama You will need […]

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Cakes And Desserts

How To Make Ovaltine Ice Cream With Three Ingredients

I remember my mother going through a lengthy process to make ice cream when I was a child.  I never got the opportunity to learn how to make ice cream the old skool way but I am excited to try different ice cream recipes that don’t require the use of an ice cream maker.  This is […]

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Trinidad Food

How To Make A Trinidad Macaroni Pie – Two Ways

Trinidad Macaroni Pie Ingredients 1/2 pack long macaroni3/4 cup milk1 eggcheesegarlic powderonion powdersalt to tasteblack pepperbread crumbsMethodBreak the long macaroni in half and place in a pot of water and allow the water to boil and macaroni to get limber and cooked. You will notice that I did not add any salt to the water […]

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Articles

Trini Slangs – 321 Bee |:| Trinidad And Tobago Slangs

In Trinidad And Tobago we speak a unique dialogue among ourselves.  I found this video from a channel I follow and thought I should share it with you.  Maybe soon you will be speaking the Trini slangs!  Check out the spelling of some of the words, quite interesting!!! So check out this YouTuber’s channel and show […]

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Savory Pies

Savory Green Fig/Banana Pie Recipe

Savory Green Banana Pie Recipe Green figs (Trinidad and Tobago) aka green bananas are so nutritious and packed with iron so I am always excited to try various recipes with  green bananas.  So I am going to show you how to make a green banana pie Ingredients6 green bananas aka figs1/2 sweet pepper finely choppedparsley1/2 […]

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Articles

Opening A Fresh Water Coconut With a Machete

Opening a water coconut with a machete My husband enjoying fresh coconut water

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Uncategorized

Enjoying Sno Cone And Fresh Coconut Water In Trinidad And Tobago

Drinking Coconut Water At Mayaro, Trinidad And Tobago Getting Some Sno Cone aka Shaved Ice In Trinidad And Tobago With Condensed Milk In Trinidad and Tobago we called this sweet delight Shaved Ice, Sno Cone.  I think other places call it that too.  At the sno cone vendors, shaved ice is put into a styrotex cup […]

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Vegan Recipes

Fresh Green Pigeon Peas

Fresh green pigeon peas great for a dish called Pelau in Trinidad and Tobago These are what the peas look like when they are picked and removed from the pods. You might be interested in this stewed fresh pigeon peas recipe.

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Vegan Recipes

How To Make Green Banana/Fig Soup

Green Banana/Fig Soup Recipe I found this recipe from Chef Jana’s YouTube channel and right away I knew it would be a winner with my family and friends.  Green banana aka green figs are so good for you and I am always on the look out for different recipes that list green figs aka green […]

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Salads Trinidad Food

Trinidad ColeSlaw Recipe

ColeSlaw is a simple easy to make salad that is made with basic ingredients.  I remember when I was a young child this is the first thing my mother taught me to make and I had to make it every Sundays for lunch. Ingredients2 cups of thinly sliced cabbage1/2 large carrotGarlic powderOnion powderSalt to taste1 […]

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