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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Jollof Jasmine rice and black eyed peas
Jollof rice and beans
Jollof rice and beans! You've probably already seen a few different versions of jollof around the blog. It's a party favorite. Another well loved one is stewed black eyed peas, also known as red red. These two dishes share something in common. One heck of a tomato base sauce with lots of wonderful spices.
Black Eyed Peas
Probably one of the favorites in West African
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Caribbean Shrimp curry with grilled ripe plantains
Gather around, this Caribbean shrimp curry is the new must try around the blog. Hot Jamaican curry and sweet yellow curry. Sweet bell peppers and my favorite, scotch bonnet peppers. Comforting, flavorful and a joyous dance on the palate. Adding the pan grilled plantains is the icing on the cake. The sweetness pair wonderfully with the spices and heat from the curry. And who does not love
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Baked Shrimp coconut rice
Baked Shrimp Coconut rice
Just what we need on a " I don't want to be in the kitchen for too long" day. A delicious bowl of rice. Bake, bake , bake. That's the new thing in my house. You can bake anything and it locks in those wonderful flavors even better. The easiest, quickest and least involved cooking method for me once I get everything going.
This Flavorful rice dish is comfort food for
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