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 | Feb 9, 2018 | Breakfast, Brunch at home, Caribbean Recipes, Lent Dishes
Not to be confused with Sautéed Salt Cod, another popular Latin America and Caribbean must-have enjoyed with boiled ground provisions and grain dishes. It also has a distinctive reddish hue given using annatto or ‘roucou’ as referred to in Trinidad. Salt fish, as its...
by Chef LAM | Feb 1, 2018 | Caribbean Recipes, Cooking Tips, One Dish Meals
As you would imagine, writing for my blog has created many opportunities for me to get my feet wet in many cool projects outside of my home kitchen. It’s fun cooking for one or as I’ve dubbed ‘single life cooking’: showing organization through simple cooking tools,...
by Chef LAM | Apr 13, 2017 | Snacks
“Fry Channa” a common savory snack eaten in Trinbago is chickpeas fried to a golden brown and flavored with crushed garlic, hot scotch bonnet peppers, culantro or bandania and chadon beni as it’s locally called, salt and black pepper. We had no cause to buy snacks...
by Chef LAM | Aug 19, 2016 | Baked Dishes, Breakfast, Brunch at home, Caribbean Recipes, Lent Dishes, Meatless Mondays
I am a lover of things brunch and hearty breakfasts on a weekend, whether a solo brunch-at-home or meeting up with my friends I’m looking forward to dig-in. I’ve mentioned here and on my social media pages, I’m (supposed to be) on a diet. And while...
