The Sweet Comfort of Ripe Banana Casserole In my early days experimenting in the kitchen, long before I had a professional pedigree, I remember standing in my tiny apartment kitchen, the air thick with the scent of overripe fruit. A bunch of bananas, bought with good intentions, had reached that perfect stage of brown-spotted sweetness … Read more
The Golden Embrace: Mastering the Art of Fried Yellow Plantains There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when a plantain reaches its peak yellowness. For me, it conjures up sun-drenched afternoons in my grandmother’s kitchen, the air thick with the sweet, comforting aroma of frying. She’d always have a batch of these golden slices … Read more
Kelewele: A Fiery Sweetness from West Africa There are certain aromas that, once experienced, become indelibly etched in your memory. For me, the scent of Kelewele is one of them. I first encountered these spiced, fried plantains at a bustling street market in Accra, Ghana, years ago. The air was thick with the tantalizing fragrance … Read more