Green Banana and Pumpkin Mashup Recipe

Sometimes I have to cook what I have on hand if I'm unable to go to the store. Finances are low sometimes and other times going to the store is just not possible.  So I am learning to do like our grandmothers and great grandmothers did in times past - make do with what I have.  This has led to some interesting recipes, some of which you've already seen.

On one such occasion when I was unable to go to the store, I had pumpkin and I had green banana so I decided to do a mashup.  It came out tasting good surprisingly.  It made a great side dish.  Here is the recipe:

Green Banana and Pumpkin Mashup

Green Banana and Pumpkin Mashup

3 green bananas

1 cup diced pumpkin

1/2 onion

1 clove garlic

Dash of curry

Sea salt

Coconut oil/Olive oil

Method

Peel green bananas(see how to peel green banana video here). Place pumpkin and green bananas in salted water to boil.  While they are cooking, chop onion and grate garlic.  Saute the onion and garlic in  a bit of oil until onion is translucent. Add a dash of curry, mix well and set aside. When green bananas and pumpkin are done cooking, mash with a fork or use a food processor.  Add the sauteed seasoning and mix well.  Taste and add more sea salt if necessary. Serve and enjoy!

P.S. Peeling the pumpkin is optional. I prefer to leave the green skin on when I cook pumpkin for the added nutrients.

From my kitchen to yours,
Jenn
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Ground Provision Spaghetti Recipe

This one was my husband's idea and his project so that's his hand in the picture(if you ever wondered what my hubby's hand looked like) ROFL - I crack myself up.  Anyway let's get back to the recipe at hand. It went down pretty well. It requires a meat grinder or some other type of grinder like machine like the one in the picture. I don't know all the correct terms for it so feel free to educate me in the comments. Thanks in advance. And please excuse the dark nature of the picture. It was taken with a blackberry with no flash in the days when I was waiting for the Lord to provide a camera. Love y'all.

Ground Provision Spaghetti

Ground Provision Spaghetti

1 medium sized dasheen

2 tanias

4 green bananas

1 medium sized white yam or yellow yam

2 sweet potatoes

Method

Place a pot of water on the stove with sea salt to boil.  Peel the provisions, rinse them, cut them into chunks and place in the pot of water.  Cover and let cook. When the provisions are done drain the water(you may reserve the water to be used in a soup or broth for another meal, if you want to. I do that sometimes). Cut them into smaller pieces if necessary and run through the grinder, alternating the provision you put in so that you have a good mix in your spaghetti. Serve with your favorite gravy and enjoy!

P.S. Feel free to change the combination of provisions to your liking. I imagine cassava would be a good addition and eddoes as well.

From my kitchen to yours. Bon appetit!
Jenn
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Green Banana and Ripe Plantain Patties Recipe

This recipe was an experiment. I like trying new things with the everyday foods we eat. I like to keep it varied so we don't get tired of eating the same thing over and over.  It came out pretty well so I'm sharing it with you today.

Green Banana and Ripe Plantain Patties

Green Banana and Ripe Plantain Patties

2 green bananas

1 ripe plantain

1 sprig celery

1 sprig parsley

1/4 onion

Sea salt

1 clove garlic

1 tsp curry

Coconut oil/Olive oil

Method

Peel green bananas and plantain. Place in a pot of water, add some sea salt. Cover and let cook. In the meantime chop parsley, celery, onion and garlic. When the green bananas and plantain is cooked, drain the water and mash.  Add the chopped seasoning and curry. Mix well. Add more sea salt if needed and additional seasoning according to your taste. Heat coconut oil in a frying pan and add mixture by spoonfuls into the oil. Fry until golden brown. Serve and enjoy!

Jenn
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Ground Provision Salad Recipe

When I lack money in my budget to get potatoes at the store but I have an abundance of ground provisions I make this recipe. Ground provisions for those who may not know are root crops like yam, dasheen, tania, sweet potato. This recipe can be changed many times over by changing the combination of provisions or the combination of vegetables.

Ground Provision Salad

Ground Provision Salad

1 cup cooked sweet potato, diced

1 cup cooked tania, diced

1 cup cooked green banana, diced

Mayonnaise

Sea salt

1 cooked carrot

1 sprig parsley

1 sprig celery

Method

Put all cooked provisions into a bowl.  Chop carrot, parsley and celery and add to the bowl.  Add mayonnaise and sea salt and mix well.  Adjust salt to taste.  Serve and enjoy!

Jenn

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