Tyrico Oil Down

It's August vacation and breadfruit is in season . So that means boys lime on the beach with oil down , lots of pigtail and some steam red fish freshly bought from Maracas fishing village  . Had this lime yesterday and cooked what came out as one of my Top 5 dishes ever.

Date Night = Fish Night

Date night is best with a some fresh grilled fish with scampi pasta . Always a winner , simple , delicious and gives you great points for date night .Fellars , instead of taking her out to a fancy restaurant , make her a simply delicious home cooked meal and you will be in the game .

Grilled Grouper Slices

Shrimp and linguine scampi with pink salmon

Best Sada Roti

This is how men make Sada Roti , with style , flare and some classical Indian tunes in the background. Just like the good old days when Nanny was around . Watch and learn ladies !

Tobago Stew Fish

When in Tobago , nothing tastes better than going down to Pigeon Point and buy some nice red fish and stew it down with an Oil Down .

                                  The results , Island Food ! Tobago Lovers

Dhalpouri Roti

Yes , my favourite roti is dhalpouri roti . Goes good with anything curry , some channa and aloe , maybe some pumkin and must have hot pepper.

Grouper Tobago Style

Whenever I'm  in Tobago , I always , always go down to Pigeon Point to buy fresh fish. These fishermen have the most unbelieveable fresh red fish and grouper . It's unlike any from Trinidad waters , it's much sweeter and fresher . Every time I go Tobago , I must make a fish broth , grill fish and stew fish .

See , some gigantic slices .Perfect for baking in a nice garlic butter sauce .

This grouper literally melts in your mouth , succulent , juicy , fresh and flavourful.

Roast Crispy Skin Pork

So , I saw this Roast Crispy Skin Pork on Youtube and decided I have to try it . I love pork and can eat it any how , curry , geera , stew , bake , fry , bar b que . However , one of the best ways that I ever had pork was Roast Crispy Skin Pork . The outside of the skin crispy and salty while the inside meat is just tender juicy with that roasted aroma and taste . For the last 3 years , it has been my birthday tradition to buy a half of pig and roast him up. I don't even make any sides for this dish , I just buy some small dinner rolls and make a nice garlic sauce to serve . For the pork lovers , it's truely a sensation.

                                                      All seasoned and ready for the roasting
      

                          

An here we have it , that skin is like crispy sweet caramel candy .

Curry " Manicou Coca" Crab

You will never see this type of crab selling in the market or on the roadside . This "manicou or brown crab " and is only found deep in country sides like Santa Cruz . It is absolutely delicious and way better than blue crab . Best enjoyed curry with dumplin .

Fresh manicou crab now caught from the foothills of Santa Cruz

curry crab bubbling

And now we dine !

Tobago red fish stew

When you go Tobago , nothing beats a freshly cooked stew red fish with an oil down . Its a must have vacation dish ,

Old school Indian dishes

# 1 Old school indian dish , bust-up shot , channa amd alooe, pumkin, chataigne , curry goat and mother in law on a sahari leaf .

Rice , dhal and smokeherring.

Rice dhal and curry shrimp.

Rice dhal and curry pork with achar!

Bhagi rice and fry fish.

A real old school favourite , rice dhal and curry tripe

Steam Wantons

My absolute favourite finger food . Steam Shrimp wantons in garlic and ginger sauce !

Home made pork pows . I try my hand at anything folks .

Keeping it local

Sometimes you need to keep it local , such as provisions with stew fish and salt fish .

Tattoo and boil yam

Boil plantains , dasheen , butter cassava with red beans and stew pork and fresh salad.

 But the next day , my favourite thing to do is to fry over the provisions with salt fish .

Boil and fried cassava with saltfish , absolutely delicious .

Italian Nights !

Oh yeah , can't get enough of that Italian  food . I tried this menu once after watching it on food network .  A shrimp alfredo is the surest way to a woman's heart . Another great dish is  a shrimp scampi any day . See some of my best Italian dishes below . Feel free to comment nd leave feedback.