Coconut sugar cakes are known to nearly every school child in Caribbean. Made from grated coconut they are traditionally cut into squares comprised of 2 layers and/or colors .

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups grated coconut
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 drops almond essence

How To Make Coconut Sugar Cake

Boil Sugar and water until sugar is dissolved. Add Coconut and essence and cook over medium heat stirring all the time until mixture begin to look “grainy”. Remove from heat and beat for few minutes. Then drop smal quantities into small mounds on a greased baking sheet. Allow to cool and harden.

Recipe by:Yolande Cools-Lartigue author of The Art of Caribbean Cooking.

This is a quick and easy grilled tomatoes recipe that I played around with this month is to simply grill the tomatoes, cut side down, and season with olive oil, salt, pepper, and sliced basil. A side-dish everyone in the family will love. Go ahead, put your own twist on this grilled tomatoes recipe, and make it yours.

Grilled Tomatoes Recipe Ingredients:

Hot and Sour Soup is a popular Chinese soup recipe, and is served in most the Chinese restaurants in the Caribbean. Hot and sour soup is presumed to be good recipe for colds. To increase the recipe health benefits, feel free to add 2 or 3 teaspoons of finely chopped ginger.

For a vegetarian version of Hot and Sour Soup, leave out the pork.

Hot and Sour Soup Recipe Ingredients: