bake - December 2015 - 8

My Favorite Things
BY VANESSA MCKENZIE

PLANTAINS

GREEK YOGURT

CUCUMBERS

TERIYAKI GLAZE

GINGERBREAD

Sugar and spice and
everything nice - 'tis the

I grew up surrounded

season for gingerbread:

by different cultures

chocolate-covered or

and a wealth of exotic

Cucumbers serve as a

recipes, including the

refreshing snack, and

"Teriyaki on everything"

striped with icing,

spices and ﬂavors

Tart and tangy are two

sometimes my dinner.

is a sentence I have said

cookies, cakes and

found in Haitian foods.

adjectives that I am

Their ﬂavor is mild but

on many occasions. It's

muffins. The formulas

From rice with black

constantly drawn to.

distinctive and works

sweet, salty and tangy

we know today, an

mushrooms (djon djon)

You know that zing

well in a variety of

all at once. It's perfect.

often mild combination

to spicy pickled

in the back corner of

dishes. Toss them with

Teri refers to the glossy

of ginger, spices and

vegetables (pikliz).

your mouth? It is too

onions and a vinai-

sheen of the ﬁnished

molasses, are easily

Plantains were always

good! A recent trip to

grette for an easy side

product and yaki refers

found and commonly

showing up in some

Atlanta got me in the

dish. Layer them in

to the roasting or

made in the family

form but for me they

mood for fresh peach-

sandwiches for a little

grilling of the main

home. However, the

were an acquired taste,

es and I started pairing

extra crunch. Julia

ingredient. Traditionally,

recipes from Medieval

I prefer them salted

them with coconut

Child's Mastering the

teriyaki glaze is applied

Europe were reserved

rather than sweet.

greek yogurt. Consider

Art of French Cooking

in thin layers, through-

for the aristocracy,

There are several ways

adding this to your

features a recipe for

out the gilling process.

gilded with gold leaf

to introduce plantains

shop's breakfast-on-

baked cucumbers, so

While it does have a

and shaped like kings,

into your menu, such as

the-go options. For

you know they must be

syrup-like consistency,

queens and visiting

pancakes and waffles,

something savory, add

tasty. However, that

we often see an even

dignitaries. Take full

plantain chips and

greek yogurt to salad

book also suggests

thicker variation, overly

advantage of the

tortillas. My favorite

dressings and pizza

making several differ-

sweetened and drown-

season and host cookie

recipe is banan peze:

sauces. Spread it on

ent kinds of aspic, a

ing the meal it is

decorating parties and

slices of green plantain

toasted bread with

practice which I have

supposed to comple-

gingerbread house

that are smashed and

herbs or drizzle it

always found to be

ment. I will confess, I

competitions at your

twice-fried.

over onion tarlets.

disturbing.

would eat it either way.

bakery.

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