Soup Joumou
A pumpkin based beef soup native to Haiti. Haiti was colonized by the French in the 1600s, enslaved Africans were forced to cultivate squash that forms the base of the soup, the Joumou, which means pumpkin or squash in French. The natives and Africans were banned from eating this soup by the French, even after…
Haitian Pickliz
A winning condiment made by pickling onion, chillies (scotch bonet) , cabbage, carrot and green onion. Served with BBQ meats and in sandwiches, and as a condiment to Haitian food.
French Peasant Soup
So simple and delicious
Dough rising rig / heating pad proofer
You can buy a proofer bowl on Amazon for $200 or more, or you can make your own with your electric heating pad if you already own a heating pad. Baking bread in the winter can be a challenge for a home cook. With cold weather, we may see our dough take longer to rise,…
Quick dinner idea – Chow Mein
I used a packet seasoning for the sauce and an Asian salad mix from the store for the Vege. The Noodles were hoken, just soak in hot water, the fresh kind, not deep fried like ramen. Took the left overs for lunch, gave it to a colleague and bought sushi 😃👍 because I felt like…
Pancakes!
Quick and easy, can be made vegan or not, gluten free, but always good, especially sweet with fruit and vanilla ice cream. I made a small batch in a cereal bowl. mixed it all together to form a thick batter. I fried tiny pancakes in rice bran oil and a nob of butter. Cooked apples…
Espresso pot coffee
This is just as good as a coffee from the coffee shop. By espresso grinds from the shop or grind your own. Espresso pot + milk brother = perfect home coffee #foodathome
Tasty Tip Tuesday
Freeze your Fresh herbs in silicone ice cube trays. As soon as you pick them or buy them from the market, use your food processor to lightly mince them in a bit of flavorless oil. spoon out portions into silicone ice trays, freeze them and store in a ziplock bag in the freezer. Frozen fresh…
Minestrone Soup
This was our soup of the week! It’s a soup, so you can throw it all into one Pot and freeze the leftovers. You can either pressure cook or slow cook this to develop the flavors. Start by preping all of your ingredients: *Soup Mix (Beans and Barley)* (washed and soaked over night) or you…
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