Welcome back after a week away! One thing I learned from you in December’s listener survey is that 40% of you said you’d be able to listen to more episodes if I backed off from a weekly schedule. I do hope that last week’s break gave you an opportunity to listen to some of the January episodes – and I’ll be doing the same all year. So we’re kicking off February with a really interesting, introspective, and thought-provoking episode off with Quiara Pinchina. Quiara grew up in a Mennonite community in Southern Lousiana, but now lives in Port au Prince, Haiti, with her Haitian husband. Together, they are questioning how they can live out Quiara’s Mennonite values in a city ruled by gangs that terrorize citizens, merchants, and police. We also discuss a really genius little recipe that I had to read 2-3 times to pictures. Quiara is telling us how to make bowls from plantains – little plantain bowls which Haitians stuff with things like BBQ chicken, pineapple, or a really spicy cabbage salad called Pikliz. Finally, we talk about the cookbook Quiara recently collaborated on with 9 other women, titled “Cafe Au Lait” – after the name Haitians have for marriages like hers, where one partner is white and the other is Haitian – and how this project made her feel a sense of belonging and home. Welcome Quiara!
Listen Now to Quiara Pinchina
Highlights of A Mennonite in Haiti- The experience of a being a White minority
- Plantain cups
- The changes in Haiti since the assassination of the President
- Quiara’s experiences with gangs
- “Do good without looking back”
- Independence and wealth; living as a community
- Her love story
- Why Quiara’s husband can’t come visit her home country
Cookbook and website: quiarapinchina.com
Instagram: @quiara_pinchina
Facebook: Quiara Pinchina
Pinterest: Quiara Pinchina
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Jamaican Chicken Soup with Ashley and Her Mother Precious
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