TAPADO GARIFUNA
TAPADO GARIFUNA

I met my bestie as a freshman in college. The first time I heard her talk to her mom on the phone and she started speaking Spanish I was shocked! I said, “black people speak Spanish?!” Spanish is her first language and she was my first exposure to Afro-Latin and Garifuna culture. This is my bestie's mom's recipe for a rich Honduran seafood stew made with fish, shrimp, coconut milk, green plantains, and aromatic herbs, simmered to a comforting, tropical depth of flavor.

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Afro Latin, CaribbeanAdunni Ogunlanohrecipe, onion, garlic, seasoning, tapado garifuna, crab, seafood, seafood soup, seafood stew, coconut, coconut soup, garifuna, Honduras, Honduran cuisineComment
MOMMY'S SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
MOMMY'S SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Every year we go over the 8 copies of the recipe my mommy has scribbled down with no measurements and the one that keeps changing in my One Drive, so this year, we’re capturing it accurately once and for all…it is in fact 9 tablespoons of molasses and not 5!

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Southern ComfortAdunni Ogunlanohrecipe, brown spice, cinnamon, candied yams, candied sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, soul food, southern food, southern, sweet potato casseroleComment
THIEBOUDIENNE
THIEBOUDIENNE

Na nga def (How are you)?! For my birthday in 2023, my brother and I celebrated in Senegal! It was a trip full of culture, connection, flavor, sibling antics, and a few Wolof words! Learning to make Thieboudienne from the amazing Aïta (@gueun_bii) was one of the most rewarding and unforgettable highlights of our journey! She opened her home to my brother and I, and it’s an experience I’ll never forget. Here is the recipe written down based on the way she taught me to make it. I tried to add the Wolof word for each ingredient. If it is incorrect, please correct me in the comments! Jërëjëf (Thank you)!

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West AfricanAdunni Ogunlanohrecipe, onion, garlic, seasoning, rice, jollof, jollof rice, thieboudienne, Senegal, SenegalesesComment
LEMON VANILLA BEAN GINGER ALE
LEMON VANILLA BEAN GINGER ALE

Did you know you can make your own ginger ale from scratch?! This is my bestie’s recipe with a lil Taste Tutor razzle dazzle. And if you not feeling well, drink this and go lay down! You’ll be aight!

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CocktailsAdunni Ogunlanohcocktail, cocktail friday, brown drinks for girls, taste tutor, brown liquor, bourbon, whiskey, brandy, rum, cognac, garden, herbs, citrus, lavender, chamomile, lemonade, lemon, fresh lemon, summertime, ginger, ginger ale, gingerale, vanilla, vanilla beanComment
CRISPY FRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH BLOSSOMS
CRISPY FRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH BLOSSOMS

Y’all remember the episode of Insecure (Season 4 Episode 8) when Issa and Lawrence went to that restaurant because Lawrence had to talk to Issa about something and Issa ordered crispy squash flowers for the table? I always say there is an Insecure episode for every scenerio…

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Nigerian, West African, Classic ComfortAdunni Ogunlanohrecipe, onion, garlic, seasoning, rice, nigerian, naija, goat meat, asun, pepper, peppered, peppered goat, peppered goat meat, goat, squash, butternut squash, squash flowers, squash blossoms, fried squash flowers, fried squash blossoms, crispy fried squash flowers, crispy fried squash blossoms, air fry, air fryer, air fried, deep fried, deep fryer, gardening, garden, fresh, suyaComment