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Haitian chicken in sauce with diri kole rice and beans
October 21, 2026

Haitian Sunday Dinner: Chicken in Sauce and Diri Kole 🇭🇹

Homemade epis, chicken browned and baked in a pepper tomato sauce, and diri kole made with dried pinto beans and their cooking liquid. The full Haitian Sunday plate.

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For the Moms Who Taught Us Without a Recipe
May 25, 2026

For the Moms Who Taught Us Without a Recipe

In honor of Haitian Mother's Day, a tribute to the women who taught us to cook without a single written recipe —...