I take my manba (Haitian peanut butter) spicy with butter

“Disgustingly tasty » were the words that came out of my mouth in response to a friend calling my latest…
“Disgustingly tasty » were the words that came out of my mouth in response to a friend calling my latest…
This cassoulet had been simmering in my mind for weeks before I finally decided to share it with you. Truth…
“Rale ti chèz ba’w, vinn kale pwa” (Grab a low straw chair and come peel some congo beans (pigeon peas).…
My grandmother’s dining table on a weeknight; eight regulars; a bowl being passed from one set of hands to the…
Today’s shrimp and grits is unlike anything you’ve had before. I must warn you, however. It is not quite your…
Maïs à la bonne femme. It took me years to get used to this cheesy polenta casserole. I was never…
On the menu today, my Haitian-style salt-cured pork and shrimp paella. Did that flavor combination just make you grimace? If…
I feel like I should start this article with an apology. Last week, I promised you a risotto-style djondjon pitimi.…
According to my dad, as far as he can remember, fried beans were always part of Good Friday’s menu. My…
Have you ever bitten into microscopic rocks while eating millet without meaning to? Is their crackling sound something you’re familiar…
Pretend today is Saturday. Now dim the lights. Better yet, light a tèt gridap in a room featuring a straw…
Yes, you read right. Rice is once again featured on this blog. You didn’t really think I would leave you…
As you may already know from reading my mayi boukannen or bouyi article, growing up, there was nothing quite as…
A child sneaks into a kitchen, lifts a lid that’s covering a simmering pot of rice and pours some oil…
I will never forget the cafeteria conversations I had with my friends over dinner while in college in the US.…
At my house food vanishes within seconds. And when it comes to mayi boukannen or mayi bouyi, se la pou’w…