by Chef LAM | Aug 7, 2019 | Caribbean Recipes, Gasparillo Junction Travels, Meatless Mondays
Celebrating a vegan delicacy that has satisfied from the markets of Trinidad and Tobago to a storefront in Brooklyn he market opens early in the morning. I wasn’t certain when, so around 6:30am, I hailed a taxi on the main road and hopped in for a relaxed ride from...
by Chef LAM | Aug 25, 2017 | Appetizers, Caribbean Recipes, Lent Dishes, Meatless Mondays
I love when friends call me with casual invites to catch up! With its promised laughs in attempt to shift focus from the shitty state of the nation; conversations that provoke thoughts of how better we can be our sister’s keeper and the ever so NYC thing to do...
by Chef LAM | Aug 23, 2017 | Back 2 Basics, Caribbean Recipes, Lent Dishes, Meatless Mondays
While catching up with my brother, an occurrence that happens most times over internet messaging, today I made a well needed international call to Trinidad. Whether typed out or spoken aloud, our light conversations always start off with “so, what yuh drinking these...
by Chef LAM | Jun 20, 2017 | Caribbean Recipes, Lent Dishes, Meatless Mondays
Sweet Plantains with Sautéed Onions, Tomatoes and Jalapeños To this day I still enjoy eating boiled sweet plantains as a side dish, to accompany many a Sunday brunches. And with it being packed with Vitamins A, C and minerals like Potassium, I’m left feeling less...
by Chef LAM | Apr 19, 2017 | Appetizers, Caribbean Recipes, Lent Dishes, Meatless Mondays, Snacks
I don’t know which I like more–bread, butter or buttered bread. Some buy shoes or clothes to release tension built up and to be happier from professional and personal woes, I buy butter. Like, ‘good’ butter as Ina Garten would say as she cooks up absolute...
by Chef LAM | Mar 30, 2017 | Lent Dishes, Meatless Mondays
I never understood the name ‘Rasta Pasta’. A dish birthed in Brooklyn I’m sure, that now allows Caribbean restaurants in the tristate to serve up their version of this pasta dish. A plated dish of Penne and little vegetables cooked in milk and cheese is a hit – trust...
