Salad Russe Caribbean foods reflect the influence of European and African traditions. That's how a creamy "Russian" potato salad evolved into a beloved Haitian dish. This pink-hued spin combines pickled beets, sweet pickle relish, eggs, carrots, and potatoes. Black-Eyed Pea Hummus In the café, we swap chickpeas for purple-eyed peas (a cousin of the black-eyed pea) and add bay leaf, thyme, and miso for a unique savory flavor. Various field peas, such as the purpleand black-eyed peas, were transported from West Africa to the Americas by way of the transatlantic slave trade.
Black culture is food, and food invites people into a conversation with one another and with history. Cybille's and my family business is a neighborhood café, but we also see it as a place to share a bigger story for people to consume, more than just food. The food is a conduit of truth, and our space is an arena for exchanging stories and ideas.
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PIZZA in a pot
HERE ARE A FEW CREATIVE NEW WAYS TO DO PIZZA NIGHT! SKIP THE DELIVERY AND PACK PIZZA-ESQUE FLAVORS INTO A CASSEROLE, PASTA BAKE, OR SOUP.
not your POT ROAST
GRAB YOUR BIG POT AND BRAISE YOUR WAY TO AROMATIC BEEFY DELICIOUSNESS. PICK ONE OF FOUR ENTICING WAYS TO SIMMER UP A SUNDAY DINNER-WORTHY POT ROAST TONIGHT.
GNOCCHI tonight
THESE PILLOWY POTATO DUMPLINGS-AT THE READY IN YOUR FRIDGE OR PANTRY-ARE KEY TO AN IRRESISTIBLY DECADENT SOUP, A VEGGIE-FORWARD SHEET-PAN DINNER, OR A CREAMY SKILLET SUPPER.
SOUPS & stews
THE SEASON IS UPON US FOR COZY, WARMING BOWLFULS. WHETHER YOU'RE AFTER SOMETHING LIGHT AND BROTHY OR RICH AND HEARTY, FIND IT IN OUR TOP PICKS FOR THIS ULTIMATE EASY MEAL.
PASTA on demand
IF YOU'RE IN A PASTA RUT, WE SEE YOU. THESE INNOVATIVE RECIPES PAIR BOLD FLAVORS WITH SMART, SINGLEPAN METHODS THAT WILL DELICIOUSLY REVAMP THIS PANTRY STANDBY.
SLIDE on over
GOT A HUNGRY CREW TO FEED? NO PROBLEM. YOUR TRUSTY 13x9 PAN AND THESE SMALL-BUT-MIGHTY SLIDERS HAVE YOU COVERED.
all the roasted VEGGIES
THE BEST WAY TO ENHANCE THE NATURAL GOODNESS OF ANY VEGGIE? ROAST IT ON A SHEET PAN IN A PIPING HOT OVEN. WE TAKE THAT STRATEGY ONE STEP FURTHER WITH BIG FLAVOR BOOSTS AND DYNAMIC COMBOS.
EGGS for breakfast
SIMPLE FRIED OR SCRAMBLED EGGS ARE ALL WELL AND GOOD, BUT EASY, PROTEIN-RICH BREAKFASTS DON'T HAVE TO BE BORING. TRY THESE UNEXPECTED WAYS TO DO YOUR MORNING EGGS-EACH WITH A SINGLE PAN IN HAND.
dump & bake CASSEROLES
WHEN BUSY DAYS LEAVE YOU WITH ONLY ENOUGH ENERGY TO STIR TOGETHER INGREDIENTS, LOOK TO THESE EASY CASSEROLES. EACH CAN BE HAPPILY BAKING AWAY IN A MERE 20 MINUTES (OR LESS!) OF PREP TIME.
one-for-all SHEETPAN dinners
THERE'S ONE THING THAT GIVES THE HUMBLE SHEET PAN A LEG UP ON ALL OTHER PANS: PLENTY OF SURFACE AREA FOR OPTIMAL BROWNING AND CARAMELIZATION. IT'S THE SIZZLING SECRET TO THESE OVEN-TO-TABLE MEALS.
