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Crazy Delicious Pak Choy Fried Rice (Quick Caribbean Vegan & Ital Style!)

Chris De La Rosa — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:51:40 +0000

Pak Choy Fried Rice is one of those wonderfully convenient meals that proves you don’t need a long list of ingredients or hours in the kitchen to put something delicious on the table. Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch or it’s one of those busy weeknights when all you want to do is kick...

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Foolproof Herb Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

Chris De La Rosa — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:04:15 +0000

Roasted turkey has never been a dish I particularly looked forward to, especially growing up with my Caribbean food traditions. I often found that turkey was dry and, quite honestly, lacking in flavour. But with this Foolproof Herb Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey, I set out to change that. This recipe gives you a beautifully roasted, flavourful...

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Curry Channa, Pigeon Peas & Aloo | Ultimate Comfort Food

Chris De La Rosa — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:36:23 +0000

Further exploring the plant-based and vegan side of Caribbean cooking, today I’m bringing together two cherished recipes, Curry Channa (chickpeas) and Curry Pigeon Peas, with the addition of aloo (potatoes) to create an incredibly comforting Caribbean-style curry. This Curry Channa, Pigeon Peas & Aloo combines three humble ingredients in a fragrant, spice-infused sauce that develops...

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How to Make Eddoes Choka

Chris De La Rosa — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:02:47 +0000

Eddoes Choka is a simple, flavour-packed Caribbean dish made with boiled eddoes, fresh garlic, hot pepper, onion, and a little oil to bring everything together. Much like Aloo Choka, which is made with potatoes, this traditional-style dish is easy to prepare and delivers wonderful flavour with just a handful of ingredients. If you enjoy the...

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Authentic Caribbean Kitchri Recipe (One-Pot Comfort Food)

Chris De La Rosa — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:33:23 +0000

Kitchri is more than just a simple, comforting vegan one-pot dish. In its historical past in Trinidad and Tobago, it was considered a “poor people’s” dish, as you would typically use whatever ingredients you had on hand. At its heart, kitchri is a humble, satisfying meal that makes the most of simple ingredients, bringing them...

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Incredible Honey Jerk Salmon (Easy Oven Method)

Chris De La Rosa — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:10:38 +0000

With winter quickly approaching, this Incredible Honey Jerk Salmon (Easy Oven Method) will be on continuous rotation in my household over the next few months. With a few simple ingredients and straightforward preparation, it’s a no-brainer, especially when I want a comforting meal after a long, cold, tiring day. There’s something special about having a...

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Chicken Rasta Pasta Recipe

Chris De La Rosa — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:41:38 +0000

Rasta Pasta was created in 1985 by Chef Lorraine Washington at her Paradise Yard restaurant in Negril, Jamaica, when she whipped up a quick meal of homemade fettuccine, red sauce, and ackee for a group of hungry construction workers who noticed the long noodles looked like dreadlocks and the vibrant ingredients mirrored the Rastafarian flag....

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Easy Comforting Roasted Butternut and Carrot Soup

Chris De La Rosa — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:35:57 +0000

Roasted Butternut and Carrot Soup is a comforting bowl of roasted vegetables, herbs, garlic, peppers, and warm Caribbean-inspired seasoning. Unlike the soups we grew up eating in the Caribbean and those in my cookbook, Soup Season: Caribbean Comfort Food in a Bowl, this roasted butternut soup isn’t as heavy with carbohydrates from ground provisions as...

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Caribbean Stewed Chicken With Butter Beans

Chris De La Rosa — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:50:28 +0000

Caribbean Stewed Chicken With Butter Beans is a sort of hybrid of Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken and traditional Caribbean Stew Chicken, except we are adding butter beans (lima beans) to the mix to change up the overall texture of the dish. It also does what Caribbean cooking has typically been very good at doing: stretching...

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Easy Crab Apple Anchar (Achar)

Chris De La Rosa — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:48:24 +0000

As I continue exploring ingredients that are local to me in my In Season series, I thought it would be fun to document a recipe that has been on rotation in my home in late summer over the years. This Easy Crab Apple Anchar (Achar) is inspired by the same creative thinking behind the Caribbean...

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The Easiest Corn and Sweet Potato Hash Recipe

Chris De La Rosa — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:09:27 +0000

This Corn and Sweet Potato Hash is one of those recipes that came together at exactly the right time of year. While we typically use corn on the cob to make Seasoned Corn in the Caribbean, as part of my In Season series on the website, I thought it would be fun to make a...

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Caribbean Chinese Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables Stir Fry

Chris De La Rosa — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:05:05 +0000

Some dishes take me straight back to childhood, and this Caribbean Chinese Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables Stir Fry is one of them. Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Chinese food was much more than something you picked up for takeout. The Chinese influence on our food culture became part of everyday island cooking, with...

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Quick and Easy Crab Apple Chutney (Raw)

Chris De La Rosa — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:51:39 +0000

Crab apples are not native to the Caribbean, so crab apple chutney is not something you would typically hear our elders speak about. But as we travel, emigrate, and become more curious about the ingredients available to us, our cooking naturally evolves. I find myself making this Crab Apple Chutney when crab apples are in...

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Easy Crab Apple Chow (Spicy Pickle)

Chris De La Rosa — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:12:45 +0000

Having stumbled onto trees laden with crab apples on a recent fishing expedition, I thought I’d add a new crab apple chow recipe to the growing list of chows I have on the website. This crab apple chow plays well into the more traditional way of using somewhat tart fruits, like green mango, to make...

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Easy One-Pan Herb-Roasted Chicken and Vegetables

Chris De La Rosa — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:39:40 +0000

As summer winds down, I wanted to make a simple one-pan oven roasted chicken, similar to a few recipes I have shared before. With this version, my goal was to keep things just as straightforward while relying heavily on fresh herbs from my garden and turning the chicken into a complete meal with potatoes, carrots,...

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Easy Jerk Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe (Quick & Tasty)

Chris De La Rosa — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:05:56 +0000

When I make Jerk Chicken Pasta Salad, I want three things from it: quick, simple, and tasty. Summer is short here in Canada, and when those warm days arrive, I would rather spend less time preparing meals and more time enjoying them. This easy Jerk Chicken Pasta Salad is exactly the kind of dish I...

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How to Make the Best Seasoned Corn on the Cob

Chris De La Rosa — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:41:10 +0000

While I do have a recipe called Ultimate Boiled Corn that I shared about 11 years ago, which continues to rank high with fans, I am sure this Seasoned Corn on the Cob recipe will easily capture the hearts and taste buds of corn on the cob connoisseurs. This recipe takes me back to my...

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Incredible Caribbean Pepper Chicken

Chris De La Rosa — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:01:07 +0000

Pepper Chicken is one of those recipes that delivers big flavor, serious heat, and plenty of texture in every bite. While Pepper Shrimp is one of the top recipes on my website, I am confident this Incredible Pepper Chicken will quickly become a favorite as well. Both are equally tantalizing, and after sharing a sneak...

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Easy Homemade Peach Iced Tea

Chris De La Rosa — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:17:04 +0000

With all the seasonal ingredients I have been using lately, you knew a Peach Iced Tea was about to be shared here sooner rather than later. As I mentioned when I shared my Peach Ice Cream recipe last week, I live within 20 minutes of Winona, arguably the fruit-growing capital of Canada. With peaches in...

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How to Make Peach Ice Cream From Scratch

Chris De La Rosa — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:51:26 +0000

Making the perfect Peach Ice Cream From Scratch is not as technical as it may seem. A few simple ingredients you’d expect to see in ice cream, a bit of patience and, of course, an ice cream maker are all you need. With peaches in abundance where I live, close to Winona, Ontario, the peach...

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Refreshing Caribbean Mauby Lemonade

Chris De La Rosa — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:30:48 +0000

There are few drinks that say Caribbean quite like Mauby, and this Refreshing Caribbean Mauby Lemonade is one of my favourite ways to enjoy it on a hot day. While this isn’t your traditional Caribbean Mauby recipe, it beautifully combines the distinctive earthy, slightly bitter notes of Mauby with the bright, thirst-quenching flavour of freshly...

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Comforting Breadfruit Oil Down Recipe

Chris De La Rosa — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:59:09 +0000

This Comforting Breadfruit Oil Down recipe shares a few similarities with a dish known as Run Down, enjoyed throughout parts of the Caribbean and along the Caribbean coast of Central America. However, it should never be confused with Grenadian Oil Down, the national dish of Grenada. Their version is traditionally thicker and drier, packed with...

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Fiery Pepper Choka

Chris De La Rosa — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:23:47 +0000

This version of Pepper Choka is less intense than the Ultimate Pepper Choka I shared a few years back, where I used a combination of some of the hottest peppers available to create an extremely spicy condiment. While this version backs off the heat just a little, don’t let that fool you. It’s still packed...

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Ridiculously Quick and Easy Strawberry Lemonade

Chris De La Rosa — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:37:11 +0000

It’s been a summer of lemonades in my home, so this Strawberry Lemonade fits nicely with the heat-busting, refreshing drinks I’ve been making for Pali (Zyair) and his sisters. The Peach Mango Lemonade went somewhat viral, while the Sorrel Lemonade spoke to those of us more interested in Caribbean flavours. Then there was the Big...

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Easy Caribbean Plantain Casserole

Chris De La Rosa — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:05:12 +0000

Plantain Casserole is one of those comforting dishes I eagerly look forward to whenever I can find good, ripe plantains on sale at our local grocery stores. There was a time when the plantains would have come straight from the kitchen garden behind our home in rural Trinidad, in the small village of Guaracara, where...

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