Hello, Sunday. How was everyone’s week? I finally reached my activity limit and crashed. As in, Wednesday I could do no more and physically felt ill about it. After running for a week solid, I hit my max and spent the following evenings sprawled out…
Island spice cookies pack tons of flavor into each bite, perfectly spiced with coffee, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla for a new flavor sensation.
So here I am, plugging away in the Caribbean…and don’t I just have the biggest hankering for French food? So I made Creole mussels. Hold up, I’ll explain.
Hello, Sunday. How was everyone’s weekend? Mine has been good, full of enough to do, but not too much that I felt like a headless chicken. Lots of catching up with old friends and new, and a farewell brunch to wish Fava well on her…
This pineapple coconut bread channels those island vibes in a nod to the flavors of the Caribbean in this easy quick yeast-free bread.
While the internet can make many an enemy, it can also make some friends. As such, today’s musings are part of a guest post I wrote for Justine over at Just Haves. I’d like to thank her for the opportunity, and hope that you’ll head over and check out today’s recipe after I get through my own stream of consciousness in a little diversion from all things Caribbean.
As hard as I try to channel the easy, breezy, lazy days of the summer of my youth, I’m bad at it. Horrible, really. When the temps rise and the city busts to life, it’s hard for me to not book every single waking moment of the week. Over the fall I’m better about giving myself a “NO!” day, but this summer so far I get a big fat F+. It’s because I’m not a NO girl, I’m a YES girl, and before I know it volleyball, dinners with friends, multiple book clubs, blogger events, and random comings and goings have left these last few weeks with nary a day for rest. All my own fault, but I think summer should be easy!
Dessert surely can be. While most love a good summer fruit pie (except me and Allison…we’re anti-pie…), that can be a lot of work. Crusts involve pulsing, rolling, cutting…patience. Cakes are admittedly always nice, but often times, at least in my world, involve lots of steps…baking, cooling, whipping, frosting…So when I was trying to settle on the perfect dessert recipe for Justine’s post, and for every summer picnic table, after talking to my culinary consultant team, I settled on pound cake. (more…)
Cuba’s marinated mojo ribs with black beans and rice is a family recipe adapted from a friend recipe, with mild spices and rich flavor.
Hello, Sunday. What a week, what a week. Mine was unexpectedly hectic; my grandma passed away Monday morning at the ripe age of 92. It wasn’t a surprise, but that fact doesn’t really make it any easier, does it? Still, I think when the road…
