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The Other Pumpkin Spice: 9 Spicy Caribbean Pumpkin Recipes to Try

October 10, 2016 by afrobella 1 Comment

The Other Pumpkin Spice: 9 Spicy Caribbean Pumpkin Recipes to Try

I didn’t know pumpkin spice was ~a thing~ until maybe 5 years ago. Now I realize it’s a full on phenomenon that people anticipate for months. Also, this pumpkin spice is super polarizing. Some people love it and crave all pumpkin everything. Others HATE it and curse the ubiquity of the orange vegetable. Me? I’ve always…

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Filed Under: Ask Afrobella, Food Tagged With: Caribbean, Caribbean culture, cooking, food, island, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, recipes

Afrobella’s Trini Rum Punch Recipe Remix

February 2, 2016 by afrobella 4 Comments

Afrobella’s Trini Rum Punch Recipe Remix

One of sour, two of sweet; three of strong and four of weak. That’s the traditional guideline for making a classic Caribbean rum punch. I enjoy a classic Caribbean rum punch, I do. But sometimes I want something a little less sour and a little more sweet. I like the kind of rum punch that…

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Filed Under: Food, Randomness Tagged With: Afrobella Cooks, cocktails, food, Food and Drink, recipes, rum, Sailor Jerry, Trini food, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

It’s National Pie Day! Make Justice of the Pies Raspberry Hazelnut Pie Recipe!

January 23, 2016 by afrobella 2 Comments

It’s National Pie Day! Make Justice of the Pies Raspberry Hazelnut Pie Recipe!

It just so happens to be National Pie Day (according to the American Pie Council, yes this is a thing), and bellas, we’re in luck! My friend Maya-Camille Broussard, AKA The MCB Project, AKA creator of Justice of the Pies, blessed me with this incredible-sounding Raspberry Hazelnut Pie recipe.  I told her that I love…

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Filed Under: Featured, Food, Randomness Tagged With: Afrobella Cooks, Featured, food, Justice of the Pies, pie, pies, Raspberry Hazelnut Pie, recipe, recipes

All About Dinner Salads – Ingredients, Recipes, and Inspiration!

January 22, 2016 by afrobella 2 Comments

All About Dinner Salads – Ingredients, Recipes, and Inspiration!

I must confess, I didn’t grow up eating a lot of salad. My dad has a traditional salad he likes to make with dinner — tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic, maybe an onion sliced up with salt, pepper and a little vinaigrette. It’s a good addition to every meal, but time and repetition led me to take…

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Filed Under: Featured, Life, Randomness Tagged With: Afrobella Cooks, Featured, recipes, salad, salads

Making Your Own New Year’s Traditions For Luck, Love and Resolutions

December 31, 2015 by afrobella 5 Comments

Making Your Own New Year’s Traditions For Luck, Love and Resolutions

I used to celebrate New Year’s Eve in a raucous way. Lots of drinking, lots of noise, lots of people around to toast with and kiss at the stroke of midnight. Party like a rockstar and recover all day January 1. I’ve got some great memories from those years. And honestly, I’ve also had some…

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Filed Under: Featured, Life Tagged With: Life, life lessons, New Year's, new year's resolutions, recipes, traditions

Lessons From A Very Different Thanksgiving for Two

December 2, 2015 by afrobella 1 Comment

Lessons From A Very Different Thanksgiving for Two

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans,” as John Lennon sang in his ode to his son Sean, Beautiful Boy. If you saw me a month ago and asked about my Thanksgiving plans, I would’ve started gushing about recipes and table setting ideas. I was planning a fabulous Thanksgiving for…

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Filed Under: Featured, Issues, Life Tagged With: Fiesta Dinnerware, food, happy thanksgiving, Life, life lessons, recipes, thanksgiving

Best Baths –Soak in Self Care With These Bath Recipes

May 19, 2015 by afrobella 2 Comments

Best Baths –Soak in Self Care With These Bath Recipes

For me, baths are a luxury. Making the time to clean my tub, light some candles, put on my bubblebath playlist – all of the things I need to do to prepare for the experience – takes time and effort. It’s an intentional exercise in relaxation and self care. So it better be worth it…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Body, Popular Tagged With: bath, bath and body, bath oil, bath recipes, Beauty, body care, bubble bath, recipes, self care, self esteem

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