Jamaican cooking is fire, flavor, and heritage in every bite. It’s the sizzle of jerk on the grill, the slow simmer of oxtail stew, and the unmistakable aroma of pimento and thyme.
Recently, I’ve been obsessed with the Chin Family from Jamaica on TikTok. Granny made her signature Jamaican gizzadas, and it was rawtin—in her voice. I love seeing a recipe book that’s falling apart but packed with handwritten notes. Just yesterday, I asked my mom if I could digitize her book of hundreds of Caribbean recipes,…
Bully beef and rice are my favorite and easy meals to make during my busy weekdays. It is flavorful and so satisfying. I love pairing bully beef with basmati rice, plantains, corn, and avocados. But you can use whatever you have on hand. Also known as Jamaican corned beef, it is a beloved Caribbean side…
If you love quesadillas as I do, then you will appreciate this recipe. Just yesterday, I was looking for things to do with my leftover jerk chicken, and I came across this dish. As you know, I have done a few recipes with jerk in my “All Things Jerk” series. These include Easy Jerk Chicken…
Do you call it corned beef and cabbage or bully beef and cabbage? This recipe is a classic, yet humble dish that many Caribbean homes include in their weekly rotation. Back then, corned beef was an affordable dish considered “a poor man’s meal,” but not so much anymore. As soon as people realize how tasty…
So, I have done a few recipes with jerk chicken, and I needed to add these tasty empanadas to the list. I am back at it with my “All Things Jerk”. As you know, one of my most viewed recipes is jerk chicken fried rice. I took this as a sign to bring you all…
One of my favorite breakfast dishes is saltfish and butter beans. Saltfish is cooked in many delicious ways, like with ackee, cabbage, callaloo, or even made into fritters. My mother will always make this when she needs to stretch a tiny piece of saltfish into a full meal for our large family. What I love…
Who eats escovitch fish without escovitch pickles? Not me. The key ingredients for a good pickle are onions, pimento, scotch bonnet, and great vinegar. That’s it! Noting fancy. I would always make these and keep them in my fridge whenever I am having this tasty fish. Preserving the escovitch in a jar with vinegar meant…
Hmm.. are we really doing jerk chicken and waffles? Hell yes! In my series of ‘All Things Jerk,” I have decided to try jerk chicken and waffles, and I was amazed at how beautiful it turned out. Like my Jerk Chicken Burrito With Coconut Rice and Mango Salsa, this waffles and jerk chicken recipe is…
You need this Jerk Chicken Burrito recipe in your weekly rotation now! This burrito is all about the Caribbean here. I have packed it with smoky jerk chicken, full of thyme, scallion, pimento, and Scotch bonnet marinate. To top that off, it is wrapped in a tortilla alongside coconut rice and sweet mango salsa. I…
Isn’t jerk the best? I have made everything with jerk seasoning, pork, shrimp, chicken, you name it. I am obsessed with this spice mix. On my latest series of “All Things Jerk,” I present to you my Jerk Chicken Shrimp Alfredo Recipe. And Guess what! I’ve put in the work for you to create the…