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Mexican Style Roasted Sweet Potato & Mixed Bean Wraps

Healthy, vegetarian wrap with roasted sweet potatoes and mixed beans.

Christophene / Chayote / Chocho / Buddha Hand Squash

Healthier Coleslaw with Apples and Soured Cream

Lightened up version of classic salad, perfect accompaniment for BBQs, burgers or fried chicken.

Sugar-Free Honey Mango Milkshake

Quick & easy sugar-free milkshake recipe using honey mangoes.

Sazón by Goya

Sazon seasoning – authentic Caribbean and Latin American flavours.

Seared Scallops with Sweet Red Pepper, Honey Mango and Coriander

[recipe adapted from Bren’s FlaNboyant Eats]

Tabac Zombie (Pluchea carolinensis) also known as Ghost Tobacco, Bitter Tobacco, Indian Tobacco, Mal Mouton, Tabac Diable, Devil’s Tobacco, Wild Tobacco, Tobacco Cimarron, Tabac à Jacot, False Tobacco, Riverside Tobacco or Tabac Marron. It grows in the Caribbean and southern Florida, pictured here leaves came from island of Dominica. Teas and compresses prepared from it’s […]

Tamarind Balls from Dominica

Tamarind balls recipe from Caribbean island of Dominica.

Physalis / Cape Gooseberry / Ground Cherry / Mexican Tomato

A bit info about Physalis and it’s varieties.

Cuban Bean, Lemon and Cilantro Soup

[adapted from Tofu for Two] INGREDIENTS 2 medium onions (cubed) 1 whole medium garlic (crushed with a side of the knife and peeled) 2 tbs grape seed oil about 2½ litres of hot water 500g dry black turtle beans or red kidney beans (soaked overnight) 2 tbs balsamic vinegar 2 medium sweet red bell peppers […]

Homemade Tamarind Jam

Homemade jam made with tamarind pods.

Tamarind

The Tamarind (Tamarindus indica), from the Arabic: tamar hindi = Indian date, is a tropical tree, native to tropical Africa, including parts of the Madagascar, the tree grows wild throughout the Sudan and was so long ago introduced into and adopted in India that it has often been reported as indigenous there also, and it […]

Avocados

Hibiscus Tea or Sorrel Drink?

Sorrel drink, hibiscus tea and other drinks made from the same Hibiscus sabdariffa plant.

Arroz con Leche / Rice Pudding with Strawberries

Simple, delicious rice pudding recipe Cuban style.

Lemon Thyme, English Thyme, Jamaican Thyme and more…

Chicken Pelau – Caribbean Comfort Food

Pelau recipe from island of Dominica in the Caribbean.

Caribbean and Latin American Seasoning Mix – Adobo

A bit about Adobo – all purpose seasoning popular in the Caribbean.

Potato Salad with or without Eggs

Quick Spring Onion Quesadilla

Quick and easy snack of corn tortillas and cheese.

Foolproof Banana & Nut Bread

Foolproof banana bread recipe with walnuts.

Plain Roti Wraps

Perfect Caribbean Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk

INGREDIENTS 6-8 chicken pieces (legs, thighs or breast) or large package of chicken wings 1½ portion of homemade curry paste (click link for the recipe) boiling water to cook chicken some more boiling water to cook potatoes 4 small (4g each) vegetable Maggi cubes ¾ cup coconut milk powder or ½ creamed coconut bar 500g […]

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