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…
Category: “grains”
Haitian-style cassoulet, a true comfort food
This cassoulet had been simmering in my mind for weeks before I finally decided to share it with you. Truth…
Shelling congo beans (pigeon peas)
“Rale ti chèz ba’w, vinn kale pwa” (Grab a low straw chair and come peel some congo beans (pigeon peas).…
Sòs pwa, Haitian bean sauce
My grandmother’s dining table on a weeknight; eight regulars; a bowl being passed from one set of hands to the…
Creamy wine and tomato infused shrimp and grits
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, a cheesy Haitian-style polenta casserole
Maïs à la bonne femme. It took me years to get used to this cheesy polenta casserole. I was never…
Haitian-style salt-cured pork and shrimp paella with djondjon
On the menu today, my Haitian-style salt-cured pork and shrimp paella. Did that flavor combination just make you grimace? If…
Pitimi pumpkin risotto style
I feel like I should start this article with an apology. Last week, I promised you a risotto-style djondjon pitimi.…
Fried beans & how we ruined dad’s Good Friday meal…
According to my dad, as far as he can remember, fried beans were always part of Good Friday’s menu. My…
Millet salad, a new way to eat Haitian pitimi
Have you ever bitten into microscopic rocks while eating millet without meaning to? Is their crackling sound something you’re familiar…
Tchaka, a family tradition
Pretend today is Saturday. Now dim the lights. Better yet, light a tèt gridap in a room featuring a straw…
How do you cook your rice?
Yes, you read right. Rice is once again featured on this blog. You didn’t really think I would leave you…
Mayi Boukannen the right way
As you may already know from reading my mayi boukannen or bouyi article, growing up, there was nothing quite as…
For the love of “graten”
A child sneaks into a kitchen, lifts a lid that’s covering a simmering pot of rice and pours some oil…
For the love of rice
I will never forget the cafeteria conversations I had with my friends over dinner while in college in the US.…
Mayi boukannen or bouyi? Se la pou la
At my house food vanishes within seconds. And when it comes to mayi boukannen or mayi bouyi, se la pou’w…