Trinidad Pastelle is a savory cornmeal pie filled with meat, fish or vegetables and is wrapped and steamed in a banana leaf.

Trinidad Paime is a sweet dessert pie rolled in a banana leaf and steamed to perfection. It contains cornmeal, coconut, pumpkin & spices.

Make this Fig Leaf Cocktail and you will have a unique and elegant cocktail that’s perfect for fall.

A late summer no churn ice cream. Fig leaves are super fragrant and make for a tasty ice cream. Top with honey, crumble, or of course, figs.

I usually associate fig leaves with biblical themes but when I was served a dessert on fig leaves, I was so taken with the dark green leaf.