Since I last posted I have traveled on business, arranged a beach “lime” with my wonderful cousins (with fried bake and shark, saltfish and tomatoes and fry bodi for breakfast and curried duck, dhal and rice for lunch), partied and...

  A few weekends ago, the beautiful lavender-hued chive blossoms in my garden inspired me to create a colorful and delicious macaroni salad.  Prior to their blooming, I didn't know chive flowers were edible.  I read that they enhance many dishes including salads, soups and omelettes. Curious and excited, I...

Cooking with Ria is one year old with over 20,000 views from visitors from every continent! The statistics are humbling...and motivate me to sacrifice more of my "me time" to bring more great recipes and posts to you..and I will. I promise....

While we get ready to say au revoir to beautiful, rainy, cool Spring and along with it hopefully the challenges, disappointments and broken dreams....I share with you a poem and a few of my favorite Spring shots...... Lines Written In Early Spring by...