Another cornmeal recipe we make here in Trinidad and Tobago is "Paime" (pronounced pay-me), a sweet, wholesome and simple recipe, popular during the Christmas season. The process in making paime is similar to pastelle just you don't add any filling...
It's Eid Ul Fitr here in Trinidad and Tobago once more and of course that means HOLIDAY! :-) But whose complaining? Because Thursday this week is Republic Day as well so that makes for only three days of work. Last year I made Sawine and of course we...
.I know this is not my regular recipe post but I just have to pause to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day here in Trinidad and Tobago. Forty seven years and still going strong; we've come a long way. I feel there is so much we have to learn as a nation...
Happy moments must be remembered, and local heroes regaled.On a night where the air was literally rare, where veteran keeper Clayton Ince seemed at times an impenetrable wall in between the uprights, where hope for victory was not even slim, Trinidad...
It seems like wherever enclaves of people from different cultures are found, vestiges of our home and the culture from whence we came soon follow. Like roti shops and mini-buses. When I was an undergrad, you could take a ride from my campus in North Miami,...
A terrific place for a retreat or just to get away from it all is at Mount St. Benedict. It is situated away from the hustle and bustle of normal life, and at the same time has the necessary amenities that could make a peaceful retreat high up in the...
In addition to the 67 films being shown, the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival has also become fertile ground for conversation on the way forward for film, not just in Trinidad and Tobago but the region.At the second Film-makers panel held on Friday at...
Rice is a staple ingredient in many dishes here in Trinidad. Trinidadians do eat a lot of rice. It is considered a basic food, despite its ever increasing cost. What is important is that we do not waste this necessary ingredient.Some times I get a...
Big things are happening for film in T&T in September. It's only the third anniversary, but this year's edition of the T&T Film Festival promises to put Trinidad on the map for yet another great creative festival.The festival features 67 films,...
