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"Yeah Mon! This cool and refreshing fruit salsa is a perfect side accompaniment for tempering the heat of your favorite grilled jerk seasoned meat. Cooking time is the time to chill. Submitted for RSC #8."

Ingredients: cilantro, spiced rum...

"Had a similar drink at Burton's, a local restaurant, and loved it. After a few trials, this comes pretty close. Can make multiples just using the same ratio."

Ingredients: blue curacao, coconut rum...

"I can't remember were I originally got this recipe, but it has been a favorite around here for a long time. The flavours blend very well together and it is very filling."

Ingredients: fresh pineapple, lime juice...

"A senior Malaysian chef taught me this recipe on my travels. It has been handed down through the generations and never been published until now."

Ingredients: coconut oil, toast...

"A tropical cocktail(in this case a mocktail), usually made with orange, pineapple and cranberry juice with vodka, rum, tequila, Amaretto and orange liqueur. I have tweaked to make non alcoholic. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: club soda, cranberry juice...

"A Tongan fruit drink which can be made from any fruit although vi, mangoes and mandarins make a good variation on the recipe here."

Ingredients: coconut, watermelon, pineapple...

"German sailors in the 1800s were atracted by Samoa's beauty and climate. Many emigrated there, bringing their recipes with them. Adapted from Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen. For a crisper slaw, cut cabbage in half and soak in salted ice water for about 1 hour. Drain, chill, and then shred. Prep time does not include chilling time."

Ingredients: pepper, dry mustard...

"This is a versatile dressing with a refreshing flavour that brings out the best in a rice salad. I am always asked for this recipe once people taste it, as rice salads can generally be very boring. The curry powder is the old fashioned one my mum has bought for years simply called Indian curry powder. It is not curry paste or masala but a milder..."

Ingredients: curry powder, rice wine vinegar...

"Light and fairly quick recipe for the grill, although you do have to factor in some marinating time. The version I came across originally called for seitan chunks, (found on http://www.wailana.com). Prep time doesn't include marinating."

Ingredients: firm tofu, green bell peppers...

"This is a simple and delicious way to jazz up your white rice. Serve it with any tropical dish for a great twist!"

Ingredients: coconut milk, kosher salt...

"This is an incredibly simple marinade, but delicious! My dad got it from a Polynesian friend at work- It goes great with tofu, chicken, or any other meat, and is very easy to remember and double."

Ingredients: garlic, soy sauce, sugar...

"I created this for fun! It's for vegans and vegetarians or anybody who wants to cut dairy or fats out of their diet. Dreaming about Hawaii, I thought of the poi that I had at a luau. Poi, made from the taro root, has a taste that I thought was similar to tofu!!! So I gave it a little sweetness from honey and poi is light purple-colored so I..."

Ingredients: cornstarch, raw honey...

"This is a very common way to prepare Taro, as a side to many Tongan dishes. You may need more than one can of unsweetened coconut milk to properly cover the taro. If you cannot find the unsweetened kind, you can used a couple of thawed packages of the unsweetened kind. Oftentimes, I will not even transfer the taro to a saucepan, but will instead..."

Ingredients: taro root, salt...

"Taro root is a starchy tuber vegetable. It has a hairy outer coating on its surface that is similar to the coating on a coconut. Because of this, when preparing to use a taro root, the root's outer skin must first be removed. This procedure is easy to do. However, some individual's can acquire a skin irritation towards the juices that are secreted..."

Ingredients: taro root, onions, salt...