We all have a sweet tooth right???…. Well most of us at least and the majority of times we tend to pick up unhealthy snacks to satisfy our cravings! Why is it that the BEST tasting snacks are always the most unhealthy! WHY?!?! Is there such thing as a good tasting, healthy snack? Yesterday on Instagram I…
Category: Recipes
SALTFISH BULJOL
Trinidadian style breakfast is one of the best if you ask me…maybe because I am Trini and have grown up around all sorts of delicious local foods. One item that is loved by manyyyy is saltfish buljol! As with every dish we know, there are many different ways of preparing any particular one, which like…
ALOO (POTATO) CHOKA
Aloo choka is a popular dish in Trinidad. It’s a very simple yet delicious dish and is one of my favorite things to have with curry, dhal and rice. Yesterday I was just in the mood for some hot and peppery curry!…Sooo I just went for it…and had some kitchen fun! I made curried chicken,…
GARLIC BUTTER STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH MUSHROOMS
Here’s a very simple and yummy chicken dish for you to try!….stuffed chicken breasts! I chose to stuff them with mushrooms because I just loveeee mushrooms but you can have fun with it and stuff them with any vegetable and more than one if you like as well. I had some extra spinach leaves in…
GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST
Who doesn’t love a delicious grilled chicken right??? Especially when you’re trying to eat healthier! This is one of the simplest chicken dishes to prepare and it’s full of flavour! These days, you can easily go to the supermarket and purchase boneless and skinless chicken breast. The price however is what you call a convenient…
POST WORKOUT CHICKEN PASTA
Trinidad is known for its diverse food culture! We’ve got doubles, roti, pholourie, curries, stews… you name it!… but when you are trying to eat healthy, it can be tough when you have all these foods around you that are so easily accessible! It is very important however that we try to include healthy meals….
BUTTER GARLIC SWEET POTATOES
Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin A, dietary fiber, potassium and more! It’s sweeter than your regular potatoes and make a great dish side! Sweet potatoes can be used in soups, steamed, boil and fry, pie and even salad! Today I decided to do butter garlic sweet potatoes to go along with the…
ASIAN STYLE SOYA CHUNKS PASTA
I feel like experimenting these days!…and seeing that I’ve had so many requests for vegetarian meal options, I decided to make a soya dish. Soya chunks are usually used as a meat extender and are very high in protein content. This dish, Asian style soya chunks pasta is a relatively quick and easy one to…
PARMESAN CRUSTED TILAPIA
It’s been wayyyy too long since I’ve posted a recipe right?!?…wellll have no fear!….JENNA G IS HERE! LOL! If you follow me on Instagram you would see I posted an Instastory on today’s experiment…. 😉 Lately, I’ve been feeling for lots of seafood…so today I decided to prepare a fish meal. I thought about the usual ‘curry…
TUNA CASSEROLE
Seafood and cheese??!! Some people say yes…some say no… I say yes! Lol… especially when it’s tuna casserole!!! The first time I ever had this was maybe 17-18 years ago at my aunt’s house in Jamaica. I was blown away!!! Anytime my mummy makes this now I cannot resist! Tuna casserole is perhaps the easiest…
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