Bouchées, Haitian cheese stuffed pâte à choux
These bouchées, as we call those pâte à choux pastries here in Haiti, seem to be from another era. Today,…
Category: “appetizer”
Our very own aransò, salted smoked herring mousse
shed tWhat if I started this article with a statement like: cream cheese is a must in any worthy fridge?…
On Fridays we ate pate kode
Don’t take this title too literally. When I talk about Friday pate kode, I am not actually referring to every…
Our chicken marinades are not a seasoning mix
A first communion without chicken marinades? Have you lost your mind!! Pa gen komunyon san marinade! (You can’t have a…
A spicy mango salsa
Mango salsa and painting. What do those two have in common? A lot. In my world at least. Both mango…
My not-so-Haitian crab salad
A zesty chipotle crab salad on a food blog devoted to Haitian cuisine?!? I can imagine your shock at seeing…
A Caribbean chestnut hummus recipe
Every year, we host the family at Christmas. To mix things up a bit, my mom and I always try…
A cheese spread and childhood memories
This morning, I woke up with cheese spread and kids birthday parties from my childhood on my mind. Truth be…
Haitian cheese sticks: my very first baking lesson
Haitian cheese sticks are probably the very first pastry I ever baked. I was about eight or nine when I…
Herring Chiquetaille
For lack of an accurate translation, I use the name “chiquetaille de hareng” throughout this article to refer to this…
Haitian dried salted codfish in oil
In Haiti, codfish is about as popular as salted smoked herring. Our repertoire of recipes is quite rich. It includes…
Haitian mayi moulen bites, a new way to eat polenta
I am not typically fond of cold mayi moulen (Haitian cornmeal). I actually strongly dislike it. Yet, here I am…
Butcher’s shop & boudin noir
Growing up, there was nothing I hated more than our bi-weekly visits to the butcher. Every Tuesday and Friday, on…
Pig Head Salad
Who would have thought that just one appetizer plate could be the life of a party? Well I sure didn’t…
Our Haitian Christmas Dinner
When we were kids, there was nothing we loved more than Christmas and the day after Christmas. As is the…
Accras, Haitian Appetizer
The appetizers pictured above, known as accras, don’t ask for much to disappear on a plate. Don’t fry them quickly…