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Crème Caramel

June 16, 2011, 6:56 pm
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I am thinking about Crème Caramel, even as the day seem long today with the sun beating down on tiny Trinidad and Tobago mercilessly.  However, 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 [...]
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Coconut Ice Block

June 23, 2011, 10:22 am
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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 [...]
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Mocha Cake

August 5, 2011, 7:51 am
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Mocha Cake could be that dessert recipe you are searching for to enjoy during 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 [...]
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Coffee Liqueur Ice Cream

August 12, 2011, 11:51 am
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Today, I have a delicious recipe for you, coffee Liqueur Ice Cream.   I know this recipe follows a period when I was absent form food world.  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 [...]
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Paw Paw (Papaya) Ball

September 25, 2011, 12:40 pm
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Growing up as a child I enjoyed a wide variety of sweet homemade desserts such as kurma, bene ball, jalebi, fudge, and toolum, and paw paw ball 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 [...]
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Sweet Rice

November 14, 2011, 8:52 pm
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The first time I heard about sweet rice I really did not envision it to be what you see in the picture. In fact I had no notion of what sweet rice would even taste like. All I knew then was that someone asked for the recipe on my facebook group and I obliged to [...]
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Coconut Turnover

December 4, 2011, 10:57 am
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Here is another dessert that is quite popular in Trinidad and Tobago, coconut turnover. Some people call it a tart and others a turnover. I have always wondered why some would call it a tart. According to some of my many cook books, I see a tart (spelt tarte in some instances), similar to a [...]
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Christmas Cake

December 31, 2011, 4:31 am
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There is always a Christmas cake on the table during the Christmas season, especially a fruit cake.  In Trinidad the traditional black cake is usually crumbly-moist or sticky-wet and black; its moisture resulting from the excessive use of alcohol.   Some people also like icing on their black cake, thus making the cake decadent.  But [...]
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Toolum

February 12, 2012, 4:21 pm
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What can I say about toolum?  It's black, chewy,  sometimes sticky and molasses-y with a hint of orange peel and ginger.  All natural, no preservatives. When I think of toolum, it throws me back straight into Primary School........It was a hit among us as children and still is even as an adult. Toolum: A Childhood [...]
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Carrot Muffins with Raspberry Jam Filling

June 8, 2012, 4:40 am
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I love quick recipes like this tasty carrot muffins, which became even more extravagant.  Such recipes are perfect as a dessert or for serving in a dinner party.  However, they must look extraordinary, that is why I like filling my carrot muffins. The carrot muffins seen here were desserts for a dinner party.  My wife [...]
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Frozen Banana

July 22, 2013, 6:55 am
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Frozen banana? Who would have thought that frozen bananas would make such a natural dessert. It's as if Mother Nature was showing me that she could produce an all natural frozen treat without all the chemicals to rival any commercially made treat we are so addicted to.   And now I'm hooked. She has done [...]
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Three-Grain Almond Bread

October 1, 2013, 10:30 am
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This three-grain almond bread, more a quick bread, reminds me of coconut sweet bread.  When I first got this recipe, I felt I had to try it, but I did not expect the delicious results I got.  The thing about it it that it does not contain any sugar - and you actually don't miss [...]
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News: The Ever Elusive Biscuit Cake

October 23, 2013, 1:58 pm
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The September/October Compere Magazine issue is out and we have a recipe for you.  Biscuit cake is the exclusive recipe for the September-October issue of Compère Magazine. Like I said in the article in the magazine, it has been one of the most trying recipes to acquire and put on the site.  My search for [...]
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Sugarless Fruit Cake

December 27, 2013, 4:59 am
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I made a sugarless cake a few months which got rave reviews by my readers for its simplicity and speed. Some even experimented and converted the cake to a fruit cake/ black cake by adding soaked fruits.   When I first tried this cake, I simply loved it and made a vow to try it [...]
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Guava Cheesecake

February 9, 2014, 7:57 pm
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I have been thinking  of making a guava cheesecake for some time now.  Guava is hard to find these days due to it being out of season, and when I saw a box of guava cheese, or guava paste as they call it, selling at a local supermarket, I was delighted.  It was time to [...]
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Coconut Biscuit

May 31, 2014, 10:07 pm
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I did not plan to bake a coconut biscuit recipe, but as I had a lot of coconut I felt that this was one to do.  Long story short, I am very pleased with these coconut biscuits.  They are a terrific alternative to the regular bread or pasta for dinner.   My son enjoyed them with [...]
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Biscuit Cake

September 10, 2014, 4:34 pm
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Before I get into this Trini Biscuit Cake recipe I have to clear the air over the recipe as to my actions in the past. I am guilty as charged for holding back this recipe from you all. At one time I even required visitors to subscribe to Compère Magazine before they got access to [...]
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Soursop Ice Block

April 20, 2015, 12:20 pm
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When it is about 30° C outside, I can think of no better way to stay cool than by sucking on some tasty soursop ice block. Perfect to suck while I watch "3rd Rock from the Sun" on Netflix. It is really hot these days, and we all must find some way to stay cool....

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Chocolate Cookies

December 23, 2015, 2:14 pm
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Mmmm...The aroma of these chocolate cookies wafted from the kitchen and filled the entire dining room. To my surprise,  a few hours after, it still lingered all the way to the back rooms of the house. What a lovely aroma. My wife  for a while wanted to do a really chocolatey cookie. And, not just...

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Frozen Banana

July 22, 2013, 6:55 am
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Frozen banana? Who would have thought that frozen bananas would make such a natural dessert. It's as if Mother Nature was showing me that she could produce an all natural frozen treat without all the chemicals to rival any commercially made treat we are so addicted to.   And now I'm hooked. She has done truly...

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