by Chef LAM | Mar 20, 2018 | Be Jolli, Caribbean Recipes, Lent Dishes, One Dish Meals
I get it. Coming home after a long day to face a hot stove and a refrigerator that resembles a secret basket from a Chopped episode is not the most fun undertaking at 7:00 pm on an empty stomach. And the realization of what I believe to be basic ingredients that...
by Chef LAM | Sep 28, 2017 | Gasparillo Junction Travels
Every summer sure is memorable. Filled with scheduled back-yard cook-outs turned full bashment by sunset, every food and music festivals you can think of that fall on the hottest days here in NYC and my traditional weekly strolls through the city’s green markets....
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 | 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 | May 24, 2017 | Meat Dishes
What kind of burgers do you like? In passing, this was the question I asked a selective few of my colleagues at the job last week. Most don’t know my first love–cooking, started in my mother’s kitchen and not in accounting class in Champ Fleurs, Trinidad. I’m okay...
