Avocados seem to be one of those foods that you love or hate. I’m on the love side of the argument. Love the texture, love the flavor, love the versatility. Love, love, love! One of the things I love the most about them is that they pair so well with traditional Mexican flavors as well […]
Visiting the Kawasaki Daishi
For our recent trip to Tokyo our flight arrived at 5:10 AM. Our hotel check-in time was 2:00 PM. No early check-in available – believe me, we tried! That meant 9 hours to kill before we could get any rest after 20+ hours of travelling. For the uninitiated Westerner, Tokyo is an assault on the senses. […]
Scrumptious Pumpkin Muffins
Here we are almost at the end of January. By now, you may be starting to miss the pumpkin spice latte’s you were mainlining during the fall. Well, you don’t have to wait until next Fall to have a little pumpkin in your life again. Go ahead and break the rules with these delicious muffins. […]
30,000 Steps Revisited
Ever since I wrote about achieving 30,000 steps in a day I’ve been getting questions such as: How many calories are burned walking 30,000 steps? Does it take long to walk 30,000 steps all at once? How many miles is 30,000 steps? Is walking 30,000 steps a day in achieving weight loss? I’ve paid a lot of […]
Bajan Fish Cakes
The holidays around my house always meant that my Dad would make Bajan Fish Cakes. They would be for guests, but we were allowed to have a few. My attempts to request them at other times during the year were sadly unsuccessful. As an adult, when visiting Barbados, I order fish cakes whenever I […]
Peppered Party Nuts
With the holidays almost upon us it’s time to think about delicious nibbles you can serve to guests when you’re entertaining. These Peppered Party Nuts offer addictive bites that are equally salty, sweet and spicy. It’s a good thing they are so quick and easy to prepare because as soon as you put them out, they’ll […]
Cheddar Beer Bread
As much as it pains me to use a beer in this Cheddar Beer Bread instead of drinking it, it’s worth the sacrifice. For this bread I used an Oktoberfest beer from Real Ale Brewing Company – a craft brewer out of Blanco, Texas. It’s a medium bodied Fall beer that is great for this hearty Cheddar […]
A New Guilty Pleasure – Monthly Beauty Subscriptions – Birchbox & Ipsy
My journey to Birchbox and Ipsy started at the beginning of the year when my right eyelid became swollen. Sure, it happened after a visit to a new eye doctor, so either I had a reaction to the drug used to dilate my eyes or my eye was just upset at being poked and prodded. […]