Kafe's antipasta with sausages

Kafe's arroz con pollo

Rice and beans made simple

KAFE'S EASY 'BOUYON'

PREPARATION

Meat of your choice
Plantains-potatoes-frozen bags of spinach-string beans-carrots-corn etc...

Hope you like peeling and cutting...

COOKING

As you prepare the main components of your bouyon in a deep pot boil your well seasoned meat. It can be beef-pork-chicken or a mixture of either two.

When meat is tender...fill pot half way with warm water and re-season the broth with salt and pepper, parsley thyme and lots of cut onions...add your cut up: plantains-potatoes-etc.

A frozen pack of many vegetables is a great alternative if time of of the essence (and not a la campagne with your own garden's bounties...)

Let cook for half hour till everything is tender...


SERVE with a fresh bread...enjoy!

No time to cook at all, but- time to climb?

;-)

KAFE'S EASY MEAT WITH OKRA

PREPARATION

Season cubed beef pieces or pork whichever you prefer with salt and black pepper to taste, juice of a lemon, lots of parsley and thyme.

COOKING

In a pan add the pieces of meat in warm oil... let fry as the liquid reduces. Keep adding spoon full of water making sure to stir well often. Five minutes into cooking add a table spoon of browning sauce to the pan and cover for 1o minutes... till perfectly brown and tender.

Add-fresh or frozen okra to the pan with onions cubes and dash of hot sauce. Let simmer for two to three more minutes. Do not over cook the okra. You are not making a soup. Okra should remain whole and retain some of their beautiful green color...

White rice and beans sauce are good side dishes for meat and okra as well as a one combo of brown rice and beans. (duri kole)

Enjoy!

To my sister Klode I dedicate this recipe and not a day I see 'okra- kalalou' and do not think of her.

KAFE'S EASY CHICKEN - For lunch or dinner

PREPARATION

Wash 1 whole chicken cut up with vinegar and water and poke many holes in the flesh with a fork. At the market pick a non-frozen type...I prefer the fresh variety for a fast meal and more tender meat.

Season with a running of:
Lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Little bit of hot sauce
Lots of thyme and parsley

COOKING

In a large pan heat some oil and place chicken pieces to cook. Making sure to rotate the pieces as they brown, add spoon full of water once in a while to loosen 'caramalization' at the bottom of the pan.

Once meat gets tender and brown add a teaspoon of browning sauce to pan and add onions wedges and cover to simmer.

Fifteen minutes later-your chicken should be ready. Enjoy with baked potato, fried plantains, tossed salad or rice...which ever your choice of side dish-this chicken will hit the spot with minimum labor before during and after.