My mom is Venezuelan, and my dad is Trinidadian. I have a little from both cultural sides when it comes to my culinary taste... something which i took for granted until i married. Then i realized not everyone appreciates your particular tastes for food. So i needed to bridge that gap between myself and my husband by finding tastes we could both appreciate. Of course, one of the big things we still need to overcome is my dislike for handling/cooking meat (as i was raised mostly vegetarian), whereas my husband simply loves meat. Still trying to convert him to my side... haha.. but i am still learning. Who knows, one day, i might take the plunge, and start cooking some good old meat. just not yet ;-) all peas and beans - stewed potatoes- mashed, roasted, grilled, curried vegetables - curried, steamed, stewed Some of the things my mummy used to prepare was black beans, salad beans or cabbage with tuna, whole wheat oven baked pizza, etc. Mind you, all delicious! corn pudding potato salad Cabbage Waldorf salad Spicy Buffalo Wings Spinach lasagna 1) I once followed a recipe for Massoori Dahl soup to the letter, but it came out so watery, I had to drain out some of the water from the soup after it cooked. the 'soup' remained a blubbery mess... To this day, I still have not figured out what i did wrong... I don't even want to make it again. lol