September 2018 – hotnjuicyplums

Caribbean Banana Chocolate Chip Bread 🍞

Banana Bread Recipe Banana chocolate chip bread This is such an easy recipe that takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from beginning to end. The Caribbean influence comes from 3 products that most West Indians have in their pantry/refrigerator – Mixed Essence, Demerara Sugar and Whole Nutmeg. If you are not familiar with anyContinue reading “Caribbean Banana Chocolate Chip Bread 🍞”

Soup Saturdays

Soup on Saturdays represents 2 things for me – tradition and mental detox from the week! Preparing #chickensoup takes me back to childhood memories in 🇹🇹… Saturdays in Trinidad, were like any other day for mothers, grandmothers and housewives in my opinion. They didn’t sleep in, or sit on the couch with the remote. TriniContinue reading “Soup Saturdays”

Spiced Pumpkin Maple Waffles

Ok this is the quickest, most satisfying waffle recipe ever!! Ingredients 2 cups of your favorite pancake/waffle mix (my fav is Hungry Jack) 1 cup of water 1/3 cup canned pumpkin (I use Libby’s 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 2 tablespoons maple syrup Coconut oil cooking spray Turn on your waffle iron. Combine allContinue reading “Spiced Pumpkin Maple Waffles”

A fresh start!

Commitment has never been an issue for me but somehow I haven’t been able to commit to this blog. It’s a mixed bag for me…but mostly I have been apprehensive. Luckily, my Instagram followers have been terribly kind to me. I am so grateful for them daily. They always give positive comments and have beenContinue reading “A fresh start!”