In my family, rice and peas were made with gungo peas or kidney ... Sprinkle with the spring onions. This recipe can be easily halved if you're not cooking for a crowd. Alternatively, leftovers ...

That could look like shrimp & sausage gumbo, Southern baked mac & cheese, low-country collard greens, and corn fritters, or it could be jerk chicken, rice & peas, maduros, and Jamaican oxtail stew.