This section includes delicious, well seasoned, and easy to make nutritional food that can be made in under 20 minutes, perfect for busy weeknights!
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Continue ReadingLast Updated on March 8, 2026 by Tiffany This vegan ackee recipe is an authentic Jamaican ackee recipe, but using chickpeas as the protein source instead of saltfish! Made for mi ital people dem and other vegans alike, this recipe uses traditional Jamaican seasoning and herbs and tastes like home. What you’ll need- Vegan Ackee 👩🏿🍳Ackee 👩🏿🍳Chickpeas 👩🏿🍳Roma Tomato 👩🏿🍳Garlic 👩🏿🍳Fresh Thyme Stem 👩🏿🍳Scallion 👩🏿🍳Onion 👩🏿🍳Bell Pepper 👩🏿🍳Scotch Bonnet Dry Seasoning 👩🏿🍳Jamaican All Purpose Seasoning 👩🏿🍳Garlic Powder 👩🏿🍳Onion powder 👩🏿🍳No salt seasoning 👩🏿🍳Italian Seasoning 👩🏿🍳Black Pepper 👩🏿🍳Water How to make Vegan Ackee Step One: Chop all your fresh herb (minus…
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Continue ReadingLast Updated on January 22, 2026 by Tiffany These Jamaican style quinoa fritters are well seasoned, insanely delicious, protein packed, fiber rich and nutrient dense! In Jamaica, we have banana fritters as well as saltfish fritters that are quite popular. But here on Ital Eats and Treats, we do things…
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Continue ReadingLast Updated on January 14, 2026 by Tiffany These vegan Jamaican jerk tacos are one of my favorite recipes I’ve made in a MINUTE. Created with meaty shredded king trumpet mushrooms, this recipe is ready in under 20 minutes and a major crowd pleaser! Whether you’re on a time crunch…
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Continue ReadingLast Updated on November 19, 2025 by Tiffany Jamaican grape nut ice cream is a traditional ice cream flavor beloved around the island- and it’s my favorite! Today we’re going to make dairy free Jamaican grape nut ice cream using the ice in a bag method. It’s fun, a quick…
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Continue ReadingLast Updated on October 22, 2025 by Tiffany These quick and easy to make vegan sesame chickpeas are fully plant based and have the same beloved flavor as sesame chicken- without the meat! As someone who hasn’t eaten meat in over 8 years, one thing I used to love SO…
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Continue ReadingLast Updated on October 22, 2025 by Tiffany This saucy broccoli in peanut sauce is so incredible and packed with flavor and plant based protein! Its filling, easy to make, and the perfect vegan lunch or dinner recipe. I decided to pair my saucy broccoli with crispy tofu for an…