The new year is almost here. If you're Guyanese you're probably rounding up your ingredients for your New Year's eve cook-up rice and fried fish. I usually make a slamming black eyed peas and beef cook-up. When I was living …
Category: vegetarian
Sunday Brunch… Cheese pies (Mini Quiches)
Where did all the time go? It feels like ages since I last posted a recipe. Here's the run down on where I've been and what's been going on. I decided to take the summer off from blogging. We went …
Vegetarian Side… Pok Choy with a bit of teriyaki sauce
I love vegetables. Simple with no meat or additives. Just seasoned right. Pok Choy or Bok Choy as it is commonly known to non Guyanese, is one of those vegetables that you don't want to over cook, or over do …
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Roti, Roti… Sada Roti
When I was growing up in Guyana, my mom made sada roti often. Sometimes she stuffed the roti with sugar and made sugar rotis. These were so delicious, especially when the melted sugar ran down your hands. Sada Roti is …
Baigan Choka… Roasted Eggplant
I don't have a gas cook top / stove / burner. My cook top and oven are electric. Which means there's no flame for roasting peppers or tomatoes or other vegetables, especially eggplant for baigan Choka. I LOVE baigan choka. …
Vegetarian Side Dish… Katahar Curry
Katahar is a relative to the Jack Fruit family. In fact, many mistake it for jack fruit. The young/green katahar is usually cooked in a coconut curry broth. The mature/ripe katahar is used only for its seeds, that are boiled …
Carrot Pilaf…and Fried Tilapia with a cucumber salsa
During this week, I had a craving for tilapia. So I made a quick rice pilaf and fried some tilapia. The meal felt like it was missing something. So I went to my refrigerator, pulled a few ingredients and created …
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Roti, Roti… Potato Roti (Aloo Paratha)
If you don't know by now, I love roti! Once in a while I make aloo parathas or potato rotis. Not because, I don't like them, but because they are so delicious I can't stop myself when I make …
Sunday Brunch… Potatoes and Vegetables Gratin
This is a quick side dish, perfect for Easter brunch. It's a classic potato gratin with a veggie twist. I'm not going to say too much on this post, still sick and battling a nasty cold. So while my head …
Vegetarian Sides… Callaloo Cook-up!
In Guyana we call a variety of green leafy vegetables callaloo. It is similar in taste and structure to spinach. In this dish I am using spinach, since I am not lucky enough to find callaloo in Denver. This is …
