Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Feb 9, 2012, 6:00 am
Today was bright and sunny and the coconut tree in the backyard had a few branches bowed down, low enough to be pulled off the tree. To avoid it falling on anyone accidentally I grabbed them and pulled them down.....Instead of throwing them away in the big pile, I had an idea. Why not show my reader...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Feb 6, 2012, 10:45 am
Sweet peppers....they're great in almost every cuisine we have on the island. We find it in fried rice, soups and adorning salads in every which way. Sweet peppers are truly a go between vegetable. But, what happens when it is the star attraction of a dish? It takes on a different persona and tr...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Jan 21, 2012, 5:22 pm
Coconut has been a staple of the Trini diet from the time the Amerindians first came to this island. In fact,with the different races arriving on the island it was used even more as we became a "callaloo society" ( or is it a "chow mein society" ?) over the years. Now, with the health benefits gain...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Oct 26, 2011, 2:02 pm
I thought it best to post this video today during this auspicious time of Divali, and also because of the number of hits this recipe has gotten over the last few days. So here is Flour Parsad for you to enjoy. Check out the video recipe then subscribe to the Simply Trini Cooking You Tube Channel. O...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Oct 25, 2011, 10:11 pm
The Julie mango tree stood in the backyard, motionless, only too move to the cool breeze that sauntered by ever so often. But, what was that vine that gracefully overtook it in the space of a month?The leaves covered the mango tree like a soft green blanket, punctuated with wisps of stems with white...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Oct 15, 2011, 11:05 pm
With the Christmas season upon us I saw it fit to do another video of one of the most popular dishes served around Christmas time. Pastelles taste great and I just can't get enough for Christmas. Check out the video recipe then subscribe to the Simply Trini Cooking You Tube Channel. Of course tweet...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Sep 25, 2011, 11:10 am
Growing up as a child I enjoyed a wide variety of sweet homemade desserts such as kurma, bene ball, jalebi, fudge, and toolum, to name a few. The list could go on, but one that stands out among all the sweets is paw paw balls. This green sugar ball drew a lot of attention due to its peculiar l...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Sep 18, 2011, 8:58 pm
About a week ago I mentioned to Carol G, one of my facebook fans, that I had a wonderful recipe to post, but in our talks back and forth on the fanpage I told her I had a problem and was unable to post. So what was the problem? My memory card for my camera got corrupted and I lost all 196 shots I to...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Sep 7, 2011, 1:17 am
I absolutely love cooking fish ....and eating it too lol!! It is so easy to prepare and the cooking time is far less than regular meats, like chicken, beef and goat. So every time I'm faced with a quick decision on what to cook, fish comes to the rescue. And these days it has come to many a rescue. ...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Sep 4, 2011, 10:37 am
Don't be fooled. Looks can be very deceiving, especially when it comes to Risi Bisi. This dish packs a flavourful punch that will have you looking for seconds. I was a bit surprised as to it's origin when I first heard about it, since this was a totally new dish to me. Nevertheless, I learnt to mak...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Aug 27, 2011, 12:26 pm
Here is a dish that could definitely "rock" your health. It involves one of the worlds most popular herbs and it is derived from a word meaning "rock celery", a fitting name for a highly nutritious herb. Most people love to use parsley to decorate their meals. But, if that is all you use parsley f...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Aug 21, 2011, 8:43 am
I'll be short. I have to be. The love of my life is now causing me illness..I've gotten food poisoning. Who would have thought. The old people have a saying here in Trinidad " What eh meet yuh, eh pass yuh", this one certainly didn't pass me. I'm in bed now resting after a day of vomiting...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Aug 12, 2011, 2:51 pm
I am sorry for the very brief hiatus but sometimes you just need to take a holiday from the holiday if you know what I mean lol! So, let's pick up where we left off shall we.. I had one last coffee recipe for "Coffee Week" but was not able to post since I had some urgent business to atten...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Aug 5, 2011, 10:51 am
Looking for a good dessert to have for your coffee hour. This is a cake that deserves to be served as a dessert for coffee lovers, or even as a snack. So in keeping with our theme for this week ( Coffee Week) we have for you a decadent Mocha cake with mocha frosting and filling. This mocha cake re...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Aug 4, 2011, 11:28 am
"Way too much coffee. But if it weren’t for the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever."-David LettermanWe all love drinking coffee, but how much is too much? Check this out to see if you are a coffee addict:Coffee AddictionYou know you are addicted to coffee if...-You grind y...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Aug 3, 2011, 10:53 am
"A morning without coffee is like sleep."-Author UnknownI can't say I am a coffee addict, I may be getting there... but it could be because I need to stay up to do a number of things on the site. That and the mere fact that it could do a whole lot of good for you otherwise, are the reasons I though...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Aug 2, 2011, 12:50 am
Coffee drinkers can now proudly say they like coffee and by golly it is good. With what we are learning each day about coffee, we at Simply Trini Cooking are devoting this week to Coffee.For many years we have heard that coffee is not good for you, and many of us still believe this. One of the most...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Jul 26, 2011, 3:02 pm
Dried prunes or dried plums are used in many sweet and savory dishes. Even at home here in Trinidad and Tobago, they are popular. Beside soaking them with other fruits for our black cakes, we like to stuff them with peanut butter and serve them as hor d'oeuvres in weddings and parties. But before ...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Jul 16, 2011, 9:56 pm
The day was long today with the sun beating down on tiny Trinidad and Tobago mercilessly, but I hear there's a chance we would have rain. That's great to hear.Anyhow, if you're looking for a wonderful gourmet treat to impress your dinner guests I have found the perfect one; it will certainly be love...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Jul 9, 2011, 6:50 pm
I find lately some of my simpler recipes have gotten a lot of visitors and continue to do so. One such example is coconut ice block, I really had fun doing that recipe.In that same vein of simple yet delicious recipes, I have one especially for the hardworking men. One I would like to call a true en...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Jun 26, 2011, 1:26 pm
So how was the coconut ice block? Did it take you down memory lane for just a while? You must have had wonderful memories. I did for just a while...smelling that mixed essence had me right back in Primary school :-).Today I have for you a simple but delicious rice recipe that has really gotten my in...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Jun 23, 2011, 1:22 pm
Since my post about coconut ice cream some time I wanted to do coconut ice block like my mother used to make and it is only now that I've been able to do it. I remember those days when we used to run a small parlour at home and together with sucker bag, kurma, tamarind ball and red mango was Mr. ic...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Jun 22, 2011, 8:45 pm
So I haven't been posting lately .... I wonder why? Hmmm :-) Well you don't have to guess what I've been doing all this time anymore. This project took some time but I know it's worth it.Ever been on a recipe site and wanted to do some quick conversions for recipes? Well I have certainly been there...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Jun 9, 2011, 9:51 pm
Trinidad and Tobago still has a very vibrant Spanish influence, especially in our cooking. Without a doubt we see it in it's splendor during Christmas time but what about during the course of the year? In what way could we see this influence in our cooking? Easy, you just have to look at the picture...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 25, 2011, 7:51 am
Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: G... http://bit.ly/lDmxSX
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 25, 2011, 7:50 am
Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: G... http://bit.ly/m40QRj
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 25, 2011, 7:49 am
Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granola i... http://bit.ly/mNUojz
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 25, 2011, 7:48 am
Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granola is known for its high f... http://bit.ly/leCYu3
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 25, 2011, 7:47 am
Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granola is known for its high fiber content and I hav... http://bit.ly/k0TOXG
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 25, 2011, 7:46 am
Granola Bars: Granol: Granola Bars: Granola is known for its high fiber content and I have added other ingredie... http://bit.ly/kW1xC0
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 25, 2011, 7:44 am
Granola Bars: Granola is known for its high fiber content and I have added other ingredients that would bring g... http://bit.ly/mLbUdF
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 25, 2011, 6:29 am
Granola is known for its high fiber content and I have added other ingredients that would bring greater nutritional value to this snack bar; it even has almonds and flax seed meal that will bring the added benefit of omega 3 to this wonder snack.This granola bar is unlike other granola bars, it is n...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 22, 2011, 4:34 pm
Need I say anything about how Pommerac tastes? Every Trini and perhaps anyone from the West Indies must have some recollection of how a good pommerac tastes, especially when the fruit is freshly picked. Ah! That semi fibrous, watery, sweet goodness: it doesn't get any better than this...Pommerac was...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 21, 2011, 2:05 pm
Parsley Cassava: Cas: Parsley Cassava: Cassava has supposedly been used in every conceivable recipe we can thin... http://bit.ly/kZGDT3
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 21, 2011, 2:04 pm
Parsley Cassava: Cassava has supposedly been used in every conceivable recipe we can think of here at Simply Tr... http://bit.ly/jJSgRM
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 21, 2011, 11:03 am
Cassava has supposedly been used in every conceivable recipe we can think of here at Simply Trini Cooking... like boiling it and having it with saltfish, and in recipes like pone, dumpling and nearly all the gluten free recipes, still not forgetting cassava bread, and chips....And, I really thought ...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - May 7, 2011, 6:06 pm
The Story of the Magical ShortbreadThe mist blanketed mountains slept lightly in the morning; ever pulling for cover to grab one last wink as the lazy sun awoke again to strut across the pastelle blue canvas of a sky. The sky was punctuated with wisps of cotton stretched, frazzled and fluffed here...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Apr 27, 2011, 10:17 pm
It lookin good eh?... As if you could just stretch your hand and take a taste of the mushroom.... or just a tiny piece of carrot or sweet pepper smothered in the sesame oil and soy sauce. Mmmm! If only the sight of this chow mein could fill my stomach right now ......Taste memory alert... I'm actual...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Apr 25, 2011, 6:02 pm
I'll like to start this post by saying that this is the recipe that almost didn't make it. I wasn't in the mood to do anything being the long weekend and all. But, with constant coaxing from my wife, I have decided to get up and do the post......So say thank you to my wife :-)My fondest memories of ...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Apr 23, 2011, 6:58 pm
After months of fans asking me to do videos, I have finally decided to start today.This is the first of many video recipes to come. Enjoy and share with everyone. As usual leave a comment, tweet, like and... one more.... join the Simply Trini Cooking You Tube Channel Free Trinidad and Tobago Classif...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Apr 17, 2011, 9:26 am
So, we have come to the final act of the Cocoa Trilogy that explored cocoa in Trinidad and Tobago in its glory days to showing how it was made the traditional way long time. Well, you don't have to guess what's the next step. After all that hard work, pounding that cocoa in the mortar, now what's le...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Apr 16, 2011, 11:33 am
"When yuh have cocoa in de sun, look out for rain" This saying has had such a profound effect on me as child growing up in Trinidad and Tobago that even now as I write this second installment on A Cocoa Story, I wonder how this saying could have come about. Could the inventor of this saying been a ...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Apr 16, 2011, 1:19 am
IntroductionIt's seven o'clock; the sun has already gone to sleep and the moon has taken over the night shift. It is getting cold: the dogs are already curled up below the house as the valley cools drastically. Even I feel the cool wave come through the windows and close them.The News is on: Panora...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Mar 27, 2011, 11:29 am
There's a new free classified ads site in town, and it's called TnT Free Ads where you can post your classified ads for free. Yes, for FREE! For this reason the website is unique in its outlook and service, catering to Trinidad and Tobago's online and offline community.TnT Free Ads is a cost effec...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Mar 27, 2011, 11:22 am
The Chinese have been in Trinidad and Tobago for over 200 years now and their influence has left an indelible mark on the culture of Trinidad and Tobago. Be it the corner shop owners of yesteryear to the owners of upscale clubs and other such establishments, they have been known to be astute busines...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Mar 10, 2011, 4:26 pm
Last time at La Vega I showed you all a mouthwatering picture of barbecue pigtail and the response from many of my facebook fans who wanted to know how to make it spurred me on to do this recipe. Well, one thing thing led to another; other recipes got in the way; Christmas came and went and still n...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Mar 3, 2011, 5:03 am
Cornmeal porridge always takes me back to my childhood days. It was one of my favorite porridge second to cassava porridge and I always liked mine, even up to today, thick and creamy. Some people I know even like theirs so thick that you could cut it like a pudding of sorts, but any how you like y...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Feb 28, 2011, 11:05 pm
So, I hope you all have guessed the mystery dish by now. Yes, it was Upar gaar or Murtani a very hot ( and I stress on the hot) choka that's really for the brave. And of course yuh boy was in line to take a few taste of upar gaar for the first time with some of my sada roti. Boy was it hot! but a...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Feb 26, 2011, 5:50 pm
What can I say? This lime was in the planning for some time and it finally came through. Since La Vega we didn't have a "get together" so a nice Sada Roti themed dinner seemed fitting. So what goes well with Sada Roti? Lots of things but the chokas were the stars this time. We had tomato choka, ...
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Felix P. posted an article on Simply Trini Cooking - Feb 21, 2011, 9:48 am
. In Trinidad and Tobago, roasted corn is a popular delicacy, and another street food we all love. In the streets, the vendor allows you to choose the corn you would like and it would be roasted on the spot in front of you. The corn is placed directly in the fire, frequently turned until the ...
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