Whether you intend to brave the Black Friday crowds or stay home and shop Cyber Monday deals, finding the perfect gift for a Caribbean cuisine foodie can be challenging. Here’s a list of great gifts, which are sure to please.
Cookbooks are always a well-appreciated gift on any occasion. With the wide variety of Caribbean cookery books, you might not know which one to choose. Here are two valuable lists for you to check out.
The hardest part of making an empanada from scratch is cutting and folding the dough. An empanada press is inexpensive and helps you cut your dough to the perfect size and seal it with a nice decorative edge. More »
Simply put, a tostonera is a tool used to make tostones. They come in many shapes and sizes and can be made from a variety of materials. A plain plantain press is used to flatten rounds for frying. It’s flat on one side and has a round indentation on the other. Another type of press is used to stuff plantains. It has a ball on one side and hole on the other; when you press them together your plantain is shaped into a cup for filling.More »
In the Caribbean, cooks use a mortar and pestle (pilón) to crush, grind, and mash ingredients, herbs and seasonings. They come a variety of sizes and made from different materials from plastic to marble. One of my favorite types of mortar and pestle is the Mexican molcajete.More »
A caldero is a cooking pot, similar to a Dutch oven, with a tight-fitting lid. You may be most familiar with the cast aluminum ones found in Latin stores. But the best ones are made from cast iron. They come in many sizes. You can cook rice, braise meat, and simmer stews and soups in it. It can even be used for frying.More »
Flan is a well-known and favorite dessert throughout the Caribbean. There are too many recipes to count. You might want to invest in a quality flan mold if you plan on making flan on a regular basis. The molds come in different shapes, sizes and materials. I like to use the molds with fluted sides for a decorative looking dessert.More »
Cubanos are hot pressed sandwiches, just like Italian Panini sandwiches. An electric sandwich press that grills and presses both sides at the same time is best, but a cast iron skillet and bacon press to press down the sandwich will due just as well.More »
Most Caribbean cooks use a caldero to make their rice, but a modern rice cooker really does make it more convenient in our busy world. Choose one that can be used for more than cooking plain rice, such as one that steams or cooks stews, soups, and chili. More »
Caribbean Cookbooks
Cookbooks are always a well-appreciated gift on any occasion. With the wide variety of Caribbean cookery books, you might not know which one to choose. Here are two valuable lists for you to check out.
Empanada Press
The hardest part of making an empanada from scratch is cutting and folding the dough. An empanada press is inexpensive and helps you cut your dough to the perfect size and seal it with a nice decorative edge. More »
Tostonera (Plantain Press)
Simply put, a tostonera is a tool used to make tostones. They come in many shapes and sizes and can be made from a variety of materials. A plain plantain press is used to flatten rounds for frying. It’s flat on one side and has a round indentation on the other. Another type of press is used to stuff plantains. It has a ball on one side and hole on the other; when you press them together your plantain is shaped into a cup for filling.More »
Pilón (Mortar and Pestle)
In the Caribbean, cooks use a mortar and pestle (pilón) to crush, grind, and mash ingredients, herbs and seasonings. They come a variety of sizes and made from different materials from plastic to marble. One of my favorite types of mortar and pestle is the Mexican molcajete.More »
Caldero (Cauldron)
A caldero is a cooking pot, similar to a Dutch oven, with a tight-fitting lid. You may be most familiar with the cast aluminum ones found in Latin stores. But the best ones are made from cast iron. They come in many sizes. You can cook rice, braise meat, and simmer stews and soups in it. It can even be used for frying.More »
Flan Mold
Flan is a well-known and favorite dessert throughout the Caribbean. There are too many recipes to count. You might want to invest in a quality flan mold if you plan on making flan on a regular basis. The molds come in different shapes, sizes and materials. I like to use the molds with fluted sides for a decorative looking dessert.More »
Sandwich Press
Cubanos are hot pressed sandwiches, just like Italian Panini sandwiches. An electric sandwich press that grills and presses both sides at the same time is best, but a cast iron skillet and bacon press to press down the sandwich will due just as well.More »
Rice Cooker
Most Caribbean cooks use a caldero to make their rice, but a modern rice cooker really does make it more convenient in our busy world. Choose one that can be used for more than cooking plain rice, such as one that steams or cooks stews, soups, and chili. More »
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