Saying goodbye isn’t easy. I would like to hold on to 2011 with my dear life for in January a birthday patiently awaits, and I’ll be another year closer to 40 [biting eight fingers]. It’s baffling. I am...

I am sure you would agree that this year went by too quickly. I wasn't ready for Thanksgiving and I'm not all that motivated to cook twenty dishes again this year....I haven't been myself...I am probably very ill. By this time...

It was a tradition in our house when I was a child to eat fresh homemade bread, ham, and hot sauce on Christmas mornings. Now, even though I am older and have a house and family of my own, I...

What is Trinidad Pelau? Pelau is a savory one-pot Trinidadian favorite. Meat including chicken, beef or pigtails is first browned using “burnt sugar”(little past caramelization point), to which rice, fresh herbs, peas or beans, veggies and coconut milk are added...

The morning started with our 7 year old running into my bedroom at 7 am!! I thought she was eager to give her daddy the countless cards she made for him, but no, that was not the case. In her tiny...

When I am exhausted after a long day of work (i.e., five days a week, 52 weeks per year), I crave quick and simple meals like this carrot rice recipe! Meals with too many ingredients overwhelm and frustrate me, and...