We hope the new year greeted you as warmly as it greeted us,—with a satisfying bowl of soup joumou! On January 1st, 1804 Haiti became the first independent nation and the only nation in the world to be established as a result of a successful slave revolt. In celebration of the revolutionaries’ relentless fight for freedom, it is Haitian tradition to indulge in soup joumou, also known as “freedom soup.” This savory Caribbean pumpkin dish was originally made for the French ensl