Slice of home: Puff-puff pastries

• Ajao offers three toppings: white chocolate with rainbow sprinkles, caramel drizzle, and milk chocolate with chin chin dust (crumbled pieces of a deep-fried sugary snack).

The backstory: Ajao opened Destiny in November, after years of preparing West African dishes and treats like puff-puff pastries at home for locals who craved home-cooked meals.

• I first met her this spring when I visited the store, where she sells everything from smoked cow skin to pamplemousse soda.
• Since then, I've been following the store's journey online (and their mouth-watering Instagram reels).
• Ajao told me her goal is to make pan-African food products easier to find in eastern Massachusetts.

The verdict: I couldn't make AfroVybe last month, but luckily a friend who attended brought me back some puff-puff pastries.

• They are decadent, and probably fresher than the munchkins at your local Dunkin.

Slice of Home is an occasional series highlighting the special snacks and meals around Boston that make us feel at home. Got any recommendations? Send us a line at [email protected] or [email protected].