Recipes

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Certain healthy foods are traditionally considered aphrodisiacs, and what better time than Valentine’s Day to try them?

Brighten your day with recipes from St. Croix’s Crucian Contessa.

Passion fruit’s citrus notes, lightness, and tartness make it a great addition to black tea.

A pleasant departure from regular lettuce-based salads. If you don’t like the taste of cilantro, use chopped parsley instead.

This restaurant-quality salad combines crisp, clean flavors and textures. Add more ginger to the dressing if you like.

Delicious over quinoa or couscous. When working with hot peppers like habanero, use gloves to avoid getting the pepper on your face or in your eyes.

The dominant flavors used in this dish—limes, lime leaves, fresh coconut milk, cilantro—are local to St. Croix and infuse the recipe with bold and complex flavors.

Serve with slices of ripe bananas or a sprinkle of toasted shredded coconut.