Holiday Season! It’s the time of the year when everyone is nice to each other, so much love in the air.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
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It’s the end of the year! It’s the holidays, and we are celebrating. OH! and it’s cold outside.
This my first holiday roundup post, and let me tell you, these recipes here are the best of the best in the Caribbean Food Bloggers hemisphere.
A big thank you to all the amazing bloggers who are allowing me to use their recipes and images.
So, without further-ado, here are my Top 12 Caribbean Christmas/ Holiday Recipes
Top 12 Caribbean Holiday Recipe, coming at ya!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
#1
Trinidad Fruit Cake
A decadent Caribbean black cake made with rum soaked fruits.
From the Blog HomeMadeZagat
This is the ultimate Christmas cake in the Caribbean. It’s also popularly known as “Black Cake” as its color is darkened when made.
From the Blog HomeMadeZagat
#2
Vegan Trinidad Black Cake
(Christmas Rum Cake)
This vegan Trinidad black cake is moist, dense and filled with fruits and alcohol. It’s the perfect vegan alternative to a traditional Trini Christmas rum cake.
From the Blog Exsloth
What is Trinidad black cake? Well, it’s basically a cross between a fruit cake and a rum cake but much more moist and a bit more dense.
It’s filled with dried fruit like raisins, mixed peel, sultans and cherries as well as a boatload of alcohol, of course. From the Blog Exsloth
#3
The Ultimate Chow Chow Recipe
The perfect topping for your Christmas ham, this chow chow is the ideal pairing. Pickle vegetables in a mustard base is the perfect holiday condiment.
From the Blog Homemadezagat
The process for this relish is to brine your vegetables then simmer them down in a base of flavor. Though I keep mentioning ham, because it is the popular meat of choice in the Trinidad and Tobago at the time, this is easily used on sandwiches, with fried meats, on hot dogs (my favorite).
From the Blog HomeMadeZagat
#4
Pineapple Honey Glazed Ham
Pineapple Honey Glazed Ham-Tender, juicy ham with a pineapple and Spiced rum Glaze-Flavored with Caribbean Spices ; nutmeg, cloves and thyme. Sweet Spicy and Spiced.
From the blog Immaculate Bites
The Festive Season is here. And most people are celebrating during this period. If you are…. What is better than a flavorful, tender, and juicy Pineapple Ham on the table to WOW your families and friends? Pineapple Honey Glazed Ham is the perfect alternative to a conventional
Honey Baked Ham recipe.
From the blog Immaculate Bites
#5
Trinidadian Brown Stew Oxtail
This dish is one of my family’s favorite. It really bring the family together, whether it’s cooked the Jamaican way or the Trinidad way , I like calling this dish the family reunion dish. That’s because when word goes out that I’m making Oxtail and Rice, everyone shows up for dinner!
From Simply Caribbean
Growing up in Trinidad, Oxtail was and probably still an expensive meat, it was rarely cooked in our home, I guessed because it was too expensive,we had it once or twice a month along with goat meat, fish, chicken, and some other things which I will save for another post.
#6
Jamaican Escovitch Red Snapper
I saw Escovitch Fish prepared for the first time when my aunt’s friend brought over fresh snapper to fry for us. Seasoned with spices, she put the whole fish in a frying pan filled with oil. The oil bubbled around the fish as she added the scotch bonnet peppers.
From the Blog Seasoning Bottle
#7
Puerto Rican Arroz con Gandules
How to Make Puerto Rican Arroz con Gandules in a Rice Cooker (Rice with Pigeon Peas) {Recipe}.
From the Blog ModernMami
Rice can be served in so many different ways. You can have white rice alone, white rice with a variety of beans (served on top of the rice, not on the side), and yellow rice. Yellow rice is when you really get a variety since you can mix just about anything into yellow rice: beans, vegetables, meat, etc.
From the Blog ModernMami
#8
Calypso Rice for the Holidays
My family love this calypso rice during the holiday season, but it always takes a long time , almost 45 – 60 minutes to cook, so when I’m in a rush to get dinner on the table, especially during the holiday , using the regular brown rice DO NOT cut it for me. Minute Rice is a go.
This dish is very simple to make, and I served it up with a spiced Cajun Chicken or Stew Oxtails, will be posting the chicken recipe shortly
From The Blog Simply Caribbean
#8
Ponche De Creme (Punch ah Creme)
If you are looking for a much better eggnog for the season, this is .drink to knock you out our socks. A Caribbean Christmas staple.
From the Blog HomeMadeZagat
#9
The Best Trinidad Sorrel Drink
Christmas is not the same without sorrel, ponche o creme and black fruit cake ,well at least in my household it is .
So here is my version of a True Trini Sorrel Drink. Make it a delicious cocktail by adding some alcohol.
From The Blog Simply Caribbean
The sorrel flower is in full bloom at Christmas time in Trinidad and most of the Caribbean so that’s one of the reasons it’s traditionally considered a holiday drink.
From The Blog Simply Caribbean
#9
Trinidad Homemade Ginger Beer
A refreshing drink with a punch of ginger.
From the Blog HomeMadeZagat
Ginger beer is a staple drink in Trinidad and Tobago, especially around Christmas time. It isn’t really a beer beer, but it has to be left to ferment so I suppose the process is like a beer.
From the Blog HomeMadeZagat
#10
How to Make Puerto Rican Coquito
In many Puerto Rican households, you can always tell when the holiday season has begun because coquito begins to make an appearance. Coquito is a Puerto Rican holiday drink and just as eggnog is loved in American households during the holidays, coquito also has a special place.
From the Blog ModernMami
Just like many foods, the coquito recipe may vary slightly depending on the individual. Some people make coquito with egg and others without, but there’s no denying the basic ingredients of coconut, milk, and rum. It makes for a deliciously rich and creamy holiday cocktail, perfect for your holiday entertaining!
From the Blog ModernMami
#11
Pastelles A Caribbean Christmas Tradition.
From Roger Mookings
From Roger Mookings
#12
Guyanese Pepperpot
From The Inner Gourmet
The stew is cooked with a handful of ingredients and tends to taste better over time. It is served alongside slices of plait bread and is typically enjoyed during the holiday time, but is also made throughout the year.
From The Inner Gourmet
Trinidad Coconut Sweetbread
My recipe is a mix of Trini and Bajan put together, this one is without the coconut filling. Lots of grated coconut, sugar and spices for a delicious Christmas Morning Sweetbread
From The Blog Simply Caribbean
Strawberry Cinnamon Rolls with
Lemon Orange Cream Cheese Glaze
A delicious breakfast or brunch for your holiday table. Freshly baked homemade cinnamon rolls and buns are one of my favorite things to make and eat! I used fresh strawberries and made a delicious filling for the rolls as well as some for the top along with a Lemon , Orange and Cream Cheese Glaze
From Simply Caribbean