10 west indian coconut Recipes

cooking pumpkin or 2 lbs butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces, sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces, melted butter, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, oil, spanish onion, chopped, scotch bonnet peppers or 1 habanero pepper, seeded and chopped, minced garlic, grated fresh ginger, snipped fresh thyme, orange zest, curry powder, ground nutmeg, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, chicken stock, heavy cream, unsweetened coconut milk, toasted pumpkin seeds (aka pepitas; optional; for garnish)

pigeon peas, scotch bonnet chiles , chopped, garlic, finely chopped, onion, chopped, olive oil, rice, coconut milk, water, cubes chicken bouillon

vegetable oil, onion, garlic cloves, minced, chopped celery, fresh thyme, chopped chives, okra, sliced, chopped west indian pumpkin (substitute butternut squash), dasheen leaves, washed and coarsely chopped (or 1 bunch swiss chard and 1/2 bunch spinach), coconut milk, maggi seasoning, cube plus, water or 4 cups chicken stock, live blue crabs, cleaned and washed in lime juice (or 5-6 pieces salted beef or salted pigtail), whole scotch bonnet pepper (congo pepper), golden ray cooking margarine, salt (if using maggi cube taste first before adding or the soup will be too y.)

coconut, self-raising flour, raw sugar, egg, melted butter, milk, salt, cinnamon

shredded coconut, flour, sugar (i would probably reduce it due to the coco lopez), cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, baking powder, milk, coco lopez, sour cream, salt, eggs, beaten

white rum, coconut rum, pineapple juice, fresh papaya, coconut cream, heavy cream

vegetable broth, divided, kidney beans, drained, light coconut milk, jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced, dried thyme, ground allspice, grain white rice, green onion, thinly sliced, divided

limes (or juice), chicken (thighs work excellent) but breast do too, olive oil, onion chopped finely, garlic chopped finely, hot peppers to taste (remember they increase in intensity as they cook), curry (home made paste is very nice), fresh thyme chopped, tomatoes coarsely chopped (do not add until later-you know why), christophene peeled and cut into cubes (chayote, chocho, chuchu, xuxu)-tropical squash from south america, eggplant cut into cubes, pumpkin or squash peeled and cut into cubes, coconut milk, salt and freshly ground peppercorns to taste, rum (or to taste)