Dinner Ideas Collective

09/03/2026

🇭🇹 THE PLATE THAT SAYS “HAITI” 🇭🇹

Here’s today’s Haitian food challenge, and choosing just one may not be easy. 🍽️

Imagine you’re introducing someone to Haitian food for the very first time. They’ve never tasted our cooking, and you get to serve them ONE meal.

What are you putting on that first plate?

🐖 Griot ak bannann peze
🥘 Legim
🍄 Diri Djon Djon
🐟 Pwason
🥩 Tassot
🥣 Soup Joumou
🍴 Or another Haitian favorite?

Every one of these dishes tells a different part of our food story. Some remind us of Sunday dinners. Some take us back to family gatherings. Others carry traditions that have been passed from one kitchen to the next.

But you only get ONE choice.

👇 Choose your dish and tell the community WHY it deserves to be someone’s first introduction to Haitian food.

🇭🇹 Let’s see which plate gets the most love.

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

🇭🇹 TRADITIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE?
🧑🏾‍🍳 Haitian kitchens don't all cook the same way.

Recipes change from family to family. Ingredients change when we move to another country. Some cooks make adjustments for health, convenience, availability, or personal preference.

Today's kitchen conversation: Dri Kole 🍚

Dried beans or Canned beans?
Dried or canned beans?

Does convenience change the finished dish?

🤔 This isn't about deciding who's cooking Haitian food the “right” way. It's about hearing how Haitian families keep our food traditions alive while making them work in their own kitchens.

09/02/2026

🇭🇹 THE HAITIAN COOK: KITCHEN CHALLENGE

DAY 2

Today’s ingredients:

🍗 Chicken
🥔 Potatoes
🥕 Carrots
🍋‍🟩 Lime

Your kitchen basics are allowed: epis, herbs, spices, oil, vinegar, peppers, garlic, onions, and other basic seasonings.

The challenge is simple:

What would YOU make?

Don’t look for a recipe. Think like the Haitian cooks who came before us. Work with what is in front of you and make something worth putting on the table.

Would you roast it, stew it, fry it, bake it, or come up with something we haven’t thought of?

Tell us the name of your dish and how you would prepare it.

If you actually cook today’s challenge, post a picture. We want to see that plate. 🇭🇹