Blé (Wheat)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup of red beans 1 cup of Bulgar Wheat 1/4 of onion 1/4 of tomato one leek crushed with a mortar and pestle salt,black pepper, thyme and parsley garlic 1 tbsp… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: February, 2013
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Chiktay Aran So (Smoked Herring Chiquetaille)
I was never really allowed to go out until the age of 17 when I attended a dear friend’s prom night. My parents have practically kept my sister and me prisoner inside our… Continue reading
Konparèt
Konparet is known as the bread of Jeremie, Grande-Anse, Haiti It’s a specialty of the region. And every time I would eat it, I’d always think to myself : ” This tastes like cake… Continue reading
Salade Russe (Russian Salad)
Sunday afternoons in Haiti when each person was responsible to prepare a special dish for dinner. Unlike here, dinner is held between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. I mostly remember it being around… Continue reading
Absolut Vodka Orange
Here’s a drink recipe by Mikaa Wee that I found here. It’s super easy to do and quite frankly I think it could be done with any other liquor. I also think you… Continue reading
TomTom ak Kalalou (Breadfruit with Okra)
Tom tom ak Kalalou Gombo In English : Breadruit with OkraI used to laugh hysterically at this name “Lam veritab” . It sounded purposely senseless. The true soul? That’s a weird name for a tree.… Continue reading
Oreo truffles
Today I’m not posting about any traditional recipes. I know Valentine’s day is tomorrow and I’ve never really made a big deal out of that day . But here’s a good idea for… Continue reading
Banana beignets
It’s carnival time in Haiti and I don’t know if I should be ashamed to say that I have yet to attend any carnival events over there. My parents were never a big… Continue reading
Spaghetti à l’haïtienne (Haitian spaghetti)
Ok! So I never really understood what people in America love about the way they make spaghetti. I mean, I’ve tried it…ok it’s edible but people! You gotta try something different. Something other… Continue reading
Zanmann – Tropical Almond
I remember spending endless hours sitting in the backyard, after collecting several ZANMANNs (Tropical Almonds) that I would shamelessly enjoy, from the tree that my father had planted there. The tree’s latin name… Continue reading