Balsamic glazed sweet ripe plantains pan fried in coconut oil. This three ingredient delight could be your favorite new breakfast item. Nothing like a good sweet and savory combo, plantains and a veggie omelette. If you pan grill a good piece of Salmon, here is you side dish for lunch. Oh we are definitely not skipping that dessert. A hefty scoop of that favorite ice cream served with these is the
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Braised Jerk Short ribs with Potatoes
This Braised Jerk Short ribs dish is hearty, flavorful and all sorts of delicious. Not only is it a breeze to make, its also one of those evening meals that is even better as leftovers. After cleaning my bowl I am already excited about my lunch box the next day.
Do you have a big family to feed, or friends coming over for dinner? They will be talking about this meal. I'm not even going to be
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Cameroon Koki Beans
Today is Koki beans 101 with my mom. This is a favorite in my village and a delicacy here in the diaspora. It takes a little longer than most of the meals I make but trust me, its worth every minute. Three generations present in the making of this dish. Baylee with her new found ability to crawl is trying to get into anything and everything. My mom is giving detailed instructions and I am paying
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Cuban Black beans and baked sweet potato bowl
Flavorsome black beans and baked potatoes. Eating a bowl like this just makes you feel good about life. It doesn't get cleaner than this. My favorite plant based protein of all times, black beans. Sweet potatoes, not only packed with all the goodies of life but also a low glycemic index carb. We all need some good fats and avocados just happen to be my thing. There is something about sour cream
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Cuban style Sweet potatoes plantain and tofu bake
Sweet Potato and Plantain Bake
This sweet potato and plantain bake should easily make it on one of your meatless Monday meal plans. Clean, hearty, guilt free one pan wonder. It doesn't get any easier than this. Cutting up vegetables, seasoning, into the oven and out comes this. You get your clean carbs, protein and your greens.
The wonderful aroma while baking will definitely make for some
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