When I tried this tatale recipe, I was hoping to recapture one of my childhood’s favorite taste: “tartines huile rouge,” palm oil fritters sold in a beach town in Ivory Coast. Well, while it did not quite yield the results I was hoping for, this recipe definitely stands on its own. I made two versions… Continue reading Plantain and palm oil fritters. Ghana-style tatale
Banana and cashew cake, easy snack or breakfast sweet treat
I had some cashew nuts in my freezer and since cashews are grown in a tropical climate, I figured that there had to be a tropical recipe using cashews. It turns out, from the recipes I have found so far at least, that there aren’t that many. And thinking back about it I realized that… Continue reading Banana and cashew cake, easy snack or breakfast sweet treat
Martinique’s holiday “petits fours”
Happy Holidays to all and of on an upbeat note for 2015, never give up! I have been wanting to make this recipe since last Christimas, since it is for an appetizer served around that period in Martinique and only got to it a few months later in February and it was definitely worth it.… Continue reading Martinique’s holiday “petits fours”
Yummy Yam Croquettes
I often think of yams as potatoes’ tropical cousin. What I mean is that everything that can be done with or to potatoes can also be done with or to yams. This is how these yam croquettes came to be: by adapting a recipe for potato croquettes. Because yams have a firmer texture than potatoes,… Continue reading Yummy Yam Croquettes