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How To Make Delicious Stew Lentil Peas Trini Style

In this blog post I share how to stew lentil peas Trini style. This is a vegan dish that is super delicious and easy to prepare. Ingredients1 cup lentil peasonion finely chopped 3-4 garlic cloves finely choppedpumpkin cut up into small piecescarrot diced1 tablespoon green seasoningsalt1 tablespoon oil4-5 green pimento peppers finely chopped MethodPlace a […]

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How To Make Green Split Peas Fritters – Easy Recipe

I have never cooked or eaten green split peas before so this is my first recipe with green split peas. So in this blog post I share how to make some green split fritters. This is an easy and simple recipe. Vegan too!!! Ingredients1 cup green split peassalt to tasteblack peppergarlicchiveonion1-2 tablespoons all purpose flouroil […]

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How To Make Green Split Peas Fritters

I have never cooked or eaten green split peas before so this is my first recipe with green split peas. Ingredients 1 cup green split peas salt to taste black pepper garlic chive onion 1-2 tablespoons all purpose flour oil Method Put the green split peas in a bowl and allow the peas to soak […]

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How To Make Vegan Callaloo Trinidad Style

Trinidad Callaloo Callaloo is a very popular dish in Trinidad and Tobago and other parts of the Caribbean Islands.  In Trinidad we use the dasheen leaves aka taro leaves to prepare this dish.  In Jamaica they use the local spinach.  You will notice that some people will call the dasheen leaves callaloo leaves but the […]

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Roast Corn

Roast corn was once a very popular street food in Trinidad and Tobago.  Its a rare sight these days.  I remember a few years when we traveled to St. Vincent I was so excited to see a roast corn vendor, I just had to stop and get some.  I recently learned that roast corn is a very […]

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Vegan Pong Plantain Balls Recipe

Hey hey hey folks today I am making some Vegan Pong Plantain Balls plus I will be using a modern appliance – food processor.  Traditionally butter is added and the plantain is mashed in a mortar and pestle. Vegan Pong Plantain Balls. Photo by Martina Jackson.  Click on the photo to check my photography website. […]

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How To Make Ochro/Okra Fritters

Ochro/Okra Fritters. Photo by Martina Jackson.  Click on the photo to check my photography website. Hey hey hey folks, welcome to my blog post!  I am finding a lot of these fritters recipes and am really enjoying them.  The ones that are more enticing to me are when they are totally vegan and gluten free.  […]

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How To Make Easy Vegan Caribbean Ochro/Okra Rice

Ingredients 2 tablespoons oil 1/2 onion finely diced 3-4 garlic cloves finely chopped 3 seasoning peppers finely chopped 1/4 red sweet pepper finely chopped 12 small ochro/okra sliced salt black pepper 1 cup rice 2 cups water or 1 can coconut milk Method Put a pot on the stove, allow it to hot and add the oil.  Add […]

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Black Beans Patties Recipe

Ingredients1 can black beans (drained)1/2 medium red onion finely chopped3 garlic cloves1 sticks of chive finely choppedParsley finely choppedOil to frySalt and black pepper to tastePepper sauce (optional)½ green (or any colour you like) sweet pepper cut up into small pieces.3 tablespoons bread crumbsA pinch of Turmeric powder¼ teaspoon ground ginger Method Drain the can […]

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