Caribbean Beginner Cook Recipes

"The Fasolatha (bean soup) Festival, originated in Florina, Macedonia, Greece, and is now a major cultural event in many Greek communities across the world. In the Northern hemisphere, the religious festival is traditionally observed near the start of winter - on St. Nicholas Day (during his lifetime he was known for giving sustenance to the..."

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Ingredients: pepper, navy beans, olive oil...

"I was fortunate to receive an old family recipe from a business associate who is from Jamaica for jerk seasoning. We like it so much that I make 2# batches at a time. For those of you not familiar with Jerk, it is a spicy, sweet, tangy and HOT seasoning for grilled meat, pork and chicken particularly. This spice blend recipe will make enough..."

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Ingredients: ground allspice, ground thyme...

"A wonderful one dish meal that the entire family will enjoy. Beautiful presentation with the yellow rice, green peas and red peppers."

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Ingredients: pepper, frozen peas, hot water...

"This is a family tradition for Christmas and New Year's. Very creamy concoction made with coconut, rum and cinnamon! A delicious drink! Similiar to egg nog, but much better!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, coconut milk...

"I have been making this recipe for ages now and when I first found it, it was on the side of Hershey's Cocoa Tin. As a matter of fact, my mother used to make this for my sister and me in Cuba, when we weren't even so little. Found this on hershey's web site."

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Ingredients: cocoa, milk, salt...

"1905 is the year that the Columbia Restaurant was founded in the Ybor City section of Tampa, Florida. At this legendary restaurant, this wonderful salad is tossed at your table. Don't forget to have some warm Cuban bread and sweet cream butter to serve along with this delicious salad."

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Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, dried oregano...

"I'm not sure where the name comes from, but these little treats are a snap to make and look really good on a Christmas sweets platter. I got the recipe from my friend Melanie, who brought these to my Christmas baking exchange. Cook time is chill time."

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Ingredients: chocolate chips, peanut butter chips...

"A Jamaican favorite, easy to make and tastes great. One the whole family can enjoy making together."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, salt, flour...

"We usually eat this at Lila's Restaurant & it served with julienned fried potato sticks, maduros(fried ripe plantains) and white fluffy rice, a Cuban regular with all meals. I ususally ask for tomato and avocado slices with my steak. Delish! Allow the meat to marinate in special mixture overnight. These make wonderful sandwiches and it can also..."

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Ingredients: cracker meal, steaks...

"This is one of my favorite recipes of any kind. It's tasty, healthy, easy, quick, and I'm happy eating it for days on end. It's based on a Goya recipe that I adapted to use brown rice for better nutritional value. If you want to eat more whole grains but just can't find appetizing ways to prepare them, give this a try. It can also be made with..."

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Ingredients: long grain brown rice, pigeon peas...

"Ham is one of the traditional meat dishes served in Trinidadian homes at Christmas time. Many people I know bake it on Christmas Eve and have it for breakfast with freshly baked bread and a condiment called Chow Chow (Picalli Sauce). You are also likely to be served thick slices of ham with Christmas meat pies known as Pastelles. This recipe is simplicity..."

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Ingredients: ham, honey, orange juice...