By Nerissa Hosein. Long before the days of Maracas and bake and shark, there was Manzanilla and a good pelau or macaroni pie. I grew up with big family limes down Manzanilla. We all cooked a dish and went on a family trip for the whole day. It was a fun time …
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By Marc Algernon. As we drove off I looked at the sad faces of my kids and smiled. No more Dora, no more cable TV, no more tablets, in short, no more technology. For the next four days we would be sleeping underneath the stars camping. Now let me introduce you …
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The versatile Roucou or Ookoo plant By Omilla Mungroo. Someone once told me a globally recognised fast food doesn’t taste the same elsewhere as it does here in Trinidad and Tobago. It’s most probably the herbs or seasonings grown here, she said. Others who have travelled to the US and other …
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“I started cooking when I came to Trinidad to live… I fell in love with the kitchen and cooking.” Cassilda Spencer sells home-cooked lunches to workers at companies by order. She shares her story, photos and contact information with readers. My recipes are loaded with taste and love. I make …
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“My business idea was inspired by my love for cooking and seeing people’s reactions when they taste my food.” Rachelle RV Thompson of Ray’s Place in Port-of-Spain shares her story and photos of her mouth-watering Creole food. Cooking Happiness! That is my tagline. My dishes are mainly traditional Creole food …
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Sweet TnT 100 West Indian Recipes is your kitchen guide to cooking in the Caribbean. Add flavour to your pot and put a smile on everyone’s faces with the right amount of seasonings, spices and stories about the foods you prepare. Inside Sweet TnT 100 West Indian Recipes This cookbook …
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By Annisa Phillip. Roti, doubles, pholourie, pelau, Japs and wantons. What is the one thing that they each have in common? Oh how Trinis love pepper. Pepper sauce is one condiment that every food establishment has to have available so as to have even a marginal chance at prosperity. I remember …
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Masqueraders, music trucks, heavy security, and food and beverage vendors flooded the streets of Ariapita Avenue and Tragarete Road in Port of Spain for Carnival 2017. It all starts with J’ouvert in the early hours of Carnival Monday morning and does not stop until 12 midnight on Ash Wednesday. …
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By Kielon Hilaire. Her name is Winta Ghidei and she was born and raised in the country of Eritrea, and if you are one of the few who know of Eritrea then it would be no secret that the country is located in the Horn of Africa. Winta grew up in the …
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