How can I go all the way to Amsterdam and not go to the best chocolate shop there? I can’t. Many rave over the expensive yet delicious artisan chocolates of Puccini Bomboni with two branches in the heart of Amsterdam. They are not mistaken. The store is clean and quite bare with the exception of the […]
Tasting Notes – Chocolaterie Puyricard Revisited
I need not say more. These chocolates came to me by way of a family member visiting from Marseille, France. They are just as awesome as I recall. Great chocolates! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Discovering the Joy of Grilled Mango
I went to a street fair this past weekend and instead of indulging in the usual funnel cake, grilled corn, and kettle corn, I indulged in grilled mango. I had eaten quite a bit in the days prior and was still stuffed that day. Thus, I had no plans to stuff myself. In addition it […]
Tasting Notes – Rococo Sea Salt Organic Milk Chocolate Artisan Bar
Yes, yet another milk chocolate review. Hey, I have no shame for preferring milk chocolate. It can be just as delicious, just as pretentious, and just as divine as dark chocolate. This is an English chocolate with blended caramel, Welsh sea salt and floral notes. It’s very milky. I could easily eat (and enjoy) the […]
How Not to Pick a Restaurant
I was recently in San Diego, CA for IDWeek2012 with 4 other ladies from my hospital. In addition to the conference itself, we looked forward to warm weather, great restaurants, and awesome shopping…oh and yeah, time away from work. Months prior, we had given ourselves an assignment of each choosing a restaurant for dinner. I […]
Tasting Notes – Esmeraldas Milk
This chocolate is pretty unique in that it’s more than just an eating experience, you become involved in your chocolate. It’s made from the Ecuadorian Arriba cacao supposedly a very superior breed. One bar of Esmeralda gets you involved in Arriba cacao conservation efforts. The local farmers are Afro-Ecuadorian. You can go to the website […]
Crispy Rice-Bottom Tastes Fabulous
I recently cooked a pot of jollof rice using home-made chicken broth and as the delicious aroma engulfed me I couldn’t help but salivate at the thought of what was to come. The intensely flavoured crunchy toasty bits of crispy rice at the bottom of the pot. I have always called that crunchy crispy rice […]
Neglected & forgotten spices & seasonings of Ghana
Summer in New York City is synonymous with a whole cadre of street festivals where artists and vendors sell their wares and one can usually buy something cool like the magic wrap skirt. I recently went on an outing with my mother and sisters to the Lexington Avenue Street Fair and came across a display […]
Ghanaian Favourite Dishes by Alice Dede
Ghanaian Favourite Dishes: Recipes that are loved best in many Ghanaian homes – collected and tried by nutritionists all over the country published by Alice Dede in 1969 is a tiny book that came into my possession in 1991 when I was twelve. It was bought by my father at the Legon bookstore and even […]
Why I dislike Hershey’s Chocolate
Hershey’s chocolate bars do not deserve to be called chocolate. That was my opinion when I first encountered a Hershey’s chocolate bar upon my arrival in the USA as a teen in 1993 and that is my opinion now, 19 years later. I approach Hershey’s from an almost incredulous stance. You know, that face all […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.