My go to three-ingredient fruit curd recipe
I have been preparing fruit curds for a few years now. I’ve even shared some of my favorite concoctions with…
Category: “fruits”
Tamarillos, what a bizarre fruit
I can’t help but question some of Mother Nature’s fruits. Not necessarily because I dislike them, but because I find…
Summer grilling adventures & a savory mango sauce
Summer officially began a few weeks ago. For the rest of the world, this marks the opening of the summer…
Caribbean Apricot, a sweet and tangy summer fruit
If ever a fruit were to teach us not to judge a book by its cover, that responsibility would fall…
It’s berry season, and I couldn’t be happier
For the longest time, the idea of a berry season in Haiti seemed foreign to me. Even though fraises des…
I came close to liking a guava pâte de fruits, but then it cooled down…
If you recall my first guava article, you are fully aware of my distaste for this fruit. What am I…
Guava, green or ripe?
It’s amazing how big of an impact our childhood can have on us. Just yesterday, I caught myself giggling at…
Happiness in a glass of fruit
Would you have ever thought to look for happiness in a simple glass of chadèque juice? What if I told…
Zanmann jam, an unusual Indian-almond jam
One afternoon, a few moons ago, I came across a rather unusual dish being prepped in our kitchen. My mother…
The stingy plum tree
I first published this plum article four years ago on August 6, 2015. The 2019 update includes a few text…
A spicy ginger mango lobster salad
The best dishes are the ones we create accidentally. The ones we prepare on a whim. This ginger mango grilled…
An unusual summer limeade
If I told you to prepare a limeade by blending the entire fruit, would you do it? Let me guess,…
Summer in a fruit salad
At first, I wanted to name this article the deconstructed fruit bowl. Instead of a fruit cup, I was planning…
Tamarind popsicles, a refreshing summer treat
The 12:00pm bells are ringing. It’s Friday. School is officially out. A swarm of bees in blue uniform gathers around…
A spicy mango salsa
Mango salsa and painting. What do those two have in common? A lot. In my world at least. Both mango…
Lam Veritab, every child’s nightmare
In Pre-K, all of the children were terrified of a fruit we found on the playground. We had baptized it…
Would you try a sour orange marmelade?
Got an excessively fruitful sour orange tree? Why not make a sour orange marmelade!? We have two sour orange trees…
Labapin, Caribbean Chestnut?
Lapabin in Haiti, Caribbean Chestnuts elsewhere, but truly Breadnuts in English… When I was younger I was a bit obsessed…
Artichoke battles
It’s Sunday. The table is set. Alongside each place setting are brown ramequins. Their sight brings a smile to a…
Pomegranate
Today, we’re going back in time to a Sunday morning 20 something years ago. It’s about 9 or 10 am.…
Veritab boukannen, “véritable obsession”
Today, we’re taking a road trip outside of Port-au-Prince. Our destination? Jacmel, a city located in the South East of…
Strawberries turn us into birds
Have I introduced you to the human version of birds that steal strawberries? I have certainly told you countless times…
Haitian mango blan etiquette
It’s 5 o’clock. I am getting home from work. Upon my arrival, I am greeted with numerous questions. My mom…
An apple tree in Haiti?
Two years ago, I was marveling at the beauty of perusing through our at-home garden. Yesterday, after work, I took…
A mango kòn….avalanche
Imagine being absorbed in your work when suddenly: po’w, po’w, po’w…an avalanche of mango kòn makes you jump out of…
Our rezen are actually mulberries
Dear readers, I am back. Yes, finally. I apologize for my long absence. This month marks two years since I…
The itchy grape punishment
I love that this blog earns me food gifts from friends and family especially since most of them are usually…
A day at the market
This brave woman carrying her fresh harvest downhill is not an unusual sighting in the mountains of Haiti. Women like…
Granadilla or grenadia sucrée?
What do you do when you come across a fruit from your childhood and want to try and figure out…
Zanmann, tropical almond
There are two great things about the above-featured fruit: nothing beats a nap under its tree’s branches, and they make…
Haitian Apricot Jam
Yes, you are reading right. Caribbean apricots are back on this blog, and it’s only been two weeks since this…
Endless mango…
Mango kòn, mango fransik, mango tòtòt…mango kanèl, mango muska, mango baptiste, mango blan…. If you haven’t guessed it yet, it’s…
Coconut, sun & beach
As I stare at the above picture of the remnants of one of our wonderful days at the beach here…
Sugarcane, cold remedy?
“Depi gòj mwen kòmanse gratem, mwen manje on mòso kann” (I eat sugarcane at the first signs of a sore…
Grenadia, Passion fruit
A few years ago, to my grand dismay, dad introduced the passion fruit tree, a fruit tree I was not…
Let’s go pick cherries
When we were younger, we often hung out among cousins at the same house that had become our pied-à-terre. One…
My frustration with an avocado tree
As many of you know, it’s avocado season practically everywhere around the globe. Here in Haiti, the season is at…
Voyage to quenêpes country
Voyage to quenepes country… You are certainly wondering which country I am referring to in the title. This blog is…
Kalbasik, sour seeds
Rumor has it that this fruit cannot be open without a door. Throughout my childhood, we enjoyed breaking up these…
Homegrown peaches from our backyard
Would you eat a green peach? What if I told you that it is as tasty as a ripe one?…
Loquat, homesickness remedy
If I told you that one tiny bite of this fruit was the remedy to my homesickness while abroad would…
Tamarind, sour fruit
Today’s fruit is featured at the top of my list of fruits that got us in trouble throughout my childhood.…
Mandarins in summer?
Summer is upon us. And though mandarins are not a summer fruit – the peak of the season is between…
Wild berries ? Berries ? « Rezen » ?
One of the greatest pleasures of mountain life in Haiti is to be able to stop along the way during…