My Haitian Plate: Bannan peze sandwich

I can't even remember where I saw this wonderful creation first but I thought "how come I never did this before?" So I did...That's how I ate half of my Thanksgiving food lolplantain, chicken, lettuce, avocado, piklizplaintain, turkey, salad russe, lettuce, pik...

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Thanksgiving Haitian style

 In the midst of Thanksgiving preparations and dealing with family and working, I decided to take some time and look up different Thanksgiving menus because I was curious about how different groups (ie Italian-American) incorporate different dishes along with the traditional plates. So I thought that someone should document our standard Haitian-American Thanksgiving menu so why not me? Well this is my family's Thanksgiving dinner this year.All...

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Mod Ayiti: Haiti Fashion week 2012!

I've been missing a lot of good things happening in the Haitian community lately but I couldn't stay away after I saw some awesome pictures from Haiti's first fashion week that ended on Sunday. Designers from all over the world participated in the show amisdst some really great Haitian designers. Pictures from my friends on facebook had me jealous that I wasn't there because that's the kind of stuff I love to see in Haiti.Well here are some pictures...

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Miss Haiti 2012: Christela Jacques

Edited to add picturesHaiti has a new miss!!!!!Meet Christela JacquesShe's 19 years old and from Port au PrinceI can't wait to see her with professional makeup, hair, clothes, training. I think she has good potential.From my quick online search I didn't find much about her so I'll be keeping my eyes and ears open for more info and pictures.Edited to addHere's her miss universe page if you want to votehttp://www.missuniverse.com/members/profile/6...

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