Pictures: Stella’s & Mazie’s

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The apple pie cake from Stella's and Mazie's is vegan.
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This baked mac and cheese gets its creaminess from cream cheese.
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Red and black beans with kale served with rice and a piece of vegan cornbread.
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Oxtail served with rice from Stella's and Mazie's on Capitol Avenue in Hartford.
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Stella's and Mazie's serves to-go lunches but has patio tables available if you would rather eat at their Capitol Ave. restaurant.
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Yassa chicken: drumstick in a tangy sauce of mustard, vinegar and onions served with rice and potato.
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Curry Chicken stir-fry, a recent special, was offered on salad or rice.
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Shrimp stir fry with linguine

PUBLISHED: June 3, 2016 at 1:39 p.m. | UPDATED: December 12, 2018 at 12:44 p.m.

The small Capitol Avenue lunch spot, named for their respective mothers, serves an ever-changing variety of West African, Caribbean and American dishes. Read story here.