Fried plantains

A friend of mine asked me if I could show him how to make some fried plantains. I promised I would but I never really got to it. So I guess I’ll redeem myself by posting the recipe online today! Hope you get to have fun trying it out. Preparation :  7 to 10 mns

Potato-Codfish croquettes

A friend of mine took me to  try a potato-cod fish croquette a while back. It was so good! .. and spicy! So I was wondering if I could also make it. Well, I did! And it turned out great! Turned out even better than I expected it to.It was a recipe that I made up

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 humble home lol. Ok…ok. It wasn’t as bad as I make it sound actually because they would go out to their friends’

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 1:00 PM which I still thought was a little too early because if I planned on preparing a dish, I’d have to

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 than red sauce and cheese. I’ve received several request asking me to share a post on how to make Haitian spaghetti. And

Mayi moulen ak Epina e Zaboka (Cornmeal with Spinach and Avocado)

I often get reproached for always wearing dark and somber colors like black, grey and blue. I love those colors because they make me feel more mature and they slim me down around the waist a little. Also, I’m not the kind of person who loves attention. What people don’t know is that even though I love somber colors, my food

Beignets au Poulet (Chicken Fritters)

OK! This recipe has been greatly altered by me. I love everything that is rich and fun. And as I’ve seen in my mother’s cookbook,  the “marinade” (also called  “beignets au poulet” in French and ” chicken fritters” in English) recipe is very plain. So I had to fix it a little to my taste

Home made pizza

There’s nothing like “home-made everything”! In Haiti, I always loved making pizza at home. This was also my father’s specialty. Any kind of pasta, from lasagna to pizzas he would cook. Actually these were the only things he could cook. One of the few good memories I have of him. The pie crust is easy

Labouyi farine France (Flour porridge)

Back home, in the weekly menu, it was guaranteed that the all purpose flour (also known as Farine France) ingredient would be listed. Either as breakfast or supper, mother would make sure that we would have porridge! Flour porridge to be more precise. When I moved here in New York, the only porridge-like dish that was

Cremas

What is cremas (Kremas) ? It’s a sweet and creamy alcoholic beverage which main ingredients are coconut cream and rum 🙂 This beverage is usually served on holidays or special occasions. At first I used to think that  the name ” Cremas” derived from describing  the creamy texture of the drink. Well, I still believe