Slow Cooker Lechon Asado

August 17, 2020 By palatablepastime in Caribbean, Crockpot, Fruits, Limes, Main Dish, Meats, Oranges, Pork, Roast Tags: #MulticookerMonday, boneless pork loin, Caribbean recipes, crockpot recipes, Cuban recipes, Cuban roast pork, Pork recipes, slow cooker recipes 2 Comments

Slow Cooker Lechon Asado, or Cuban roast pork, is marinated and cooked in the slow cooker for a perfectly tender and moist pork roast.

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Spiced Potato Empanadas

April 1, 2020 By palatablepastime in Appetizers, Caribbean, Frying, South American Tags: #FoodieExtravaganza, Caribbean recipes, curry turnovers, Empanadas, How to Make Empanada Dough, Island cuisine, Jamaican potato patties, Latin American recipes, party appetizers, potato, Scoth Bonnet Peppers, spicy recipes, Uses for Pickapeppa Sauce 6 Comments

Spiced potato empanadas are a Jamaican inspired version of the traditional meat-filled Latino pastries with scotch bonnet and curry flavors.
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Chickpea and Potato Curry

January 10, 2020 By palatablepastime in Beans, Caribbean, Chickpeas/Garbanzos, Coconut, Main Dish, Potatoes, Side Dish, Stovetop, Tomato Sauce, Tomatoes Tags: #EattheWorld, channa dal, chickpeas, curry, Garbanzos, island, trinidad, Trinidadian, vegan, vegetarian 6 Comments

Chickpea and potato curry (or channa aloo) is made with tender potato and garbanzo beans in a spicy sauce, done in the style of Trinidadian cuisine.

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Sofrito Rice

August 10, 2019 By palatablepastime in Caribbean, Carrots, Grains, Oven Baked, Peas, Rice, Side Dish Tags: #EattheWorld, oven baked rice, puerto rican, Puerto Rico, rice, Sofrito, Spanish Rice 12 Comments

Sofrito rice is a Puerto Rican version of Spanish rice cooked with sofrito criollo sauce, which is blended with tomatoes and vegetables.

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Jamaican Tea Toddy

January 11, 2019 By palatablepastime in Beverages, Caribbean, rum, Stovetop, Uncategorized Tags: ginger lemon toddy, hot drinks, hot tea, hot toddy, Jamaican, rum, rum toddy, tea toddy, Winter Warm-Ups 1 Comment

A Jamaican inspired version of the usual hot toddy, made with ginger tea, lemon, allspice, cinnamon, and rum.

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Passion Fruit Zombie #FreakyFruitsFriday #Sponsored

October 19, 2018 By palatablepastime in Alcoholic, Beverages, Caribbean, Cocktails, Fruits, Juices, Pacific Rim, rum Tags: #FreakyFruitsFriday, beverages, boat drinks, caribbean, cocktail hour, cocktails, halloween, happy hour, party drinks, passion fruit, rum, tiki drinks 3 Comments

The dead have put the squeeze on exotic passion fruit to make their favorite undead drink: the passion fruit zombie.

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Slow Cooker Jamaican Rice and Peas Soup

September 3, 2017 By palatablepastime in Beans, Caribbean, Crockpot, Herbs, Spices, Teas, and Coffee, Main Dish, Meats, Peas, Peppers or Chillies, Pigeon Peas, Pork, Rice, Roast, Small Appliance, Soup, Soups, Stews & Chili Tags: beans, coconut milk, crock pot, crockpot, gandules, Hot Soups, Instant Pot, Jamaican, pigeon peas, pork, rice, rice and peas, slow cooker, spicy 5 Comments

Slow Cooker Jamaican Rice and Peas Soup is a traditional Jamaican dish made as a main dish soup using the Instant Pot Slow Cooker setting.

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