Natural Flava: Quick & Easy Plant-Based Caribbean Recipes

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I was a little daunted by the book at the beginning when it kept asking for ingredients that I’ve either never heard of, or are very difficult to procure for the average Canadian. This cookbook definitely delivers on what it promises in that every recipe is packed with spices, peppers, and other flavourful foods to guarantee meals that will leave your taste buds happy. A vibrantly designed Caribbean vegan cookbook from the internationally celebrated duo behind Original Flava. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher, and I have to say that for someone in the Caribbean, this would probably be a good recipe book. Essentially Jamaican cooking without salt, meat, or additives, Ital is just as tasty but with the power to promote overall health and wellness.

Caribbean food makes for brilliant vegan dishes because it relies on fresh and vibrant fruit and veg, from plantain to pineapple. But the recipe I’m sharing with you today, because it would be an act of unspeakable cruelty not to, is for the Rum-Roasted Potatoes.There are tons of stew recipes, but there are also unique pastas, burgers, curries, stuffed vegetables, and much more. This is rare for many reasons that are maybe too related to neurodiversity/mental to go into but significant enough, reader, to get those 5 stars.

So I prescribe myself the Kitchen Cure, which is to say I lose myself in cooking and eating good things full of bright flavour. Mackerel Run Down a traditional dish that combines tender fresh and dried mackerel with sautéed vegetables and a rich spiced coconut sauce.I work with students from the Caribbean, so I was always curious about the foods they grew up eating. Rasta Pumpkin Pasta was the first recipe we tried from this book, which I picked up because I'd seen it reviewed in the newspaper. I don’t really understand why the ingredients are listed after the method, either, as it’s a bit weird tbh.