Posts Tagged ‘dinner’

Patrick
Patrick

Travel Back in Time (or at least to Trinidad) with Roti in Brooklyn

Trinidad Roti

I know Stephen wouldn’t debate this statement: our mom made the best roti ever.
What’s a roti? The simple answer is the ultimate comfort meal of curry wrapped in a thin dough—borrowed from India and perfected in Trinidad and Tobago. The more complicated answer has to do with the emotions that well up within many West Indians whenever we find ourselves on the topic of roti and the role this seemingly simple meal has played in our lives.
Despite my poor memory, I can very clearly remember the feelings (if not the actual experiences) of when our family was blessed with my mom going through the trouble of making us roti.

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Steve
Steve

Taste of the Caribbean: Le Cuisine de Martinique – in Los Angeles?

Steve Bennett

For anyone in search of Caribbean culture and cuisine in North America, Jamaican eateries are a welcome, if not altogether unusual sight. Millions of Jamaicans have migrated to the U.S. and Canada over the years, bringing with them their unique cultural traditions, and the talent to make mouths water.
Even in Los Angeles, some 2,800 miles away from Kingston, good Jerk is fairly easy to find. Upon visiting Beverly Hills last week, though, I was surprised to find that good French-Creole cuisine from Martinique can be had there as well.
Kassava Restaurant, located across from Cedars Sinai Hospital about 5 minutes from Rodeo Drive, actually offers a blend of culinary traditions from three different Caribbean destinations – Martinique, Haiti and (of course) Jamaica.

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Steve
Steve

Taste of the Caribbean: A Seafood Treat from Nisbet Plantation

A-Seafood-Treat-from-Nisbet-Plantation

As a born and bred West Indian, it’s hard for me to believe that Americans don’t eat enough fish. I mean, what tastes better and is better for you than a steaming hot plate of undersea delights?
Still, it’s estimated that only 20% of Americans meet the recommended two servings of fish per week.
Perhaps this recipe for Roasted Plantain Wrapped Snapper Fillet with Virgin Salsa and Tomato Coulis can help to make a change.
Sporting a mouthful of a name with a tasty flavor to match, this seafood treat is a popular favorite of guests at the exclusive Nisbet Plantation in Nevis.

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Steve
Steve

Taste of the Caribbean: Tortuga Rum Coconut Rice

Cocunut Rice

If you’re like us and you overdid it on the snacks while watching the endless hours of Winter Olympics coverage over the weekend, then this light and healthy recipe from our friends at the Tortuga Rum Company should be on your menu for dinner tonight. Based in the Cayman Islands, Tortuga is best-known for their Rum Cakes, the Caymans’ #1 export and as sinful a sweet treat as you’ll find anywhere in the Caribbean. As penitence, perhaps, they also publish the Tortuga Rum Fever and Caribbean Party Cookbook, which is filled with wonderful, light, quick and easy recipes like this to help us keep our bodies beach-ready no matter the weather outside, or what happens to be on TV.

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