How To Cook Fresh Pigeon Peas | Stew Fresh Pigeon Peas Recipe
how to make stew fresh pigeon peas When pigeon peas are in season you can purchase fresh pigeon peas at the farmers market. Most times they are unshelled. You will then have to remove the peas from the pods. This is a timely process which some people enjoy, personally I don’t. You might also get […]
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How To Make An Exquisite Virgin Islands Coconut Tart
In this blog post I share how to make an exquisite virgin Islands coconut tart. One of my favorite Virgin Islands tarts. Coconut tarts are so flavorful and so much fun to prepare. Ingredients For The Dough:2 cups all purpose flour1 tablespoon baking powder1 egg1 tablespoon almond essence4 tablespoons butter1/4 cup brown sugar1/4 cup evaporated […]
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How To Make A Delicious Trinidad Christmas Rice
It was my initial intention to make a carrot and raisin rice for my Christmas lunch then recently I finally got the recipe for a Trinidad Christmas Rice and trust me this Christmas Rice is the boom dot com. Ingredients1/4 cup yellow sweet pepper finely diced1/4 cup red sweet pepper finely diced1 teaspoon ginger finely grated2 […]
Read MoreHow To Make A Black Fruit Cake | Trinidad Christmas Cake
black cake This alcohol based cake is very popular in Trinidad and Tobago during the Christmas holidays. Some people prefer not to add any alcohol to their black cake. The alcohol gives the black cake that special flavor plus the shelf life of the cake will be much longer Ingredients for mixed fruits 2 cups […]
Read MoreHow To Make Ponche De Creme
Ponche de Creme is a popular alcoholic milk based beverage in Trinidad and Tobago and the other Caribbean Islands. It reminds me of my favorite milk based drink Baileys. Ingredients 1 can evaporated 1/2 cup condensed milk 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg lime peel Angostura bitters 2 cups white rum Method In a measuring bowl, add […]
Read MoreCaribbean Stewed Fried Fish Recipe
stewed fried fish recipe Ingredients 2 whole medium size fish or 4-6 slices of fish steaks 2 tablespoon homemade green seasoning 1/4 cup sweet peppers (yellow, red and green) finely chopped 1/2 large tomato finely chopped 3 garlic cloves finely choppedsaltblack pepper1 small onion finely choppedoilall purpose flour 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon ketchup 1 […]
Read MoreHow To Make Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients 1 large sweet potato paprika powder cumin powder salt and black pepper corn starch oil chilli powder Method Peel the sweet potato. Start by cutting into two and begin to peel. Cut into thin strips as seen in the video below. Place the thin strips of the sweet potato into a mixing bowl. Oven […]
Read MoreThe Mutiny And The Breadfruit
breadfruit Remember the infamous Captain Bligh from Mutiny on the Bounty? Well here in the Caribbean he is remembered for more than the events of that ill-fated voyage. It was William Bligh who brought the breadfruit, one of the region’s most versatile foods, to the Caribbean. Commissioned by the British government, Bligh brought this starch […]
Read MoreHow To Make A Trinidad Portugal Fruit Chow | Pootegal Chow Recipe
Trinidad portugal fruit chow recipe Ingredients 4 portugals pronounced as pootegal in Trinidad and Tobago 3 garlic cloves juice of 1/2 a lemon hot pepper 3-4 leaf shado beni aka culantro aka racao 1 teaspoon salt black pepper 1 stick of chive finely chopped Method Grate the garlic cloves, finely chop the shado beni […]
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How To Make A Rice And Peas Simple Recipe
Rice and peas is a very popular dish in the Caribbean islands. You may be wondering why it is called rice and peas while red beans is used in the recipe. Well I have learned that this is basically a Jamaican dish and Jamaicans call red beans – peas thus the reason this rice is […]
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