Tag: thanksgiving
The Black Friday/Cyber Monday Breakdown
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you had a beautiful, relaxing day filled with family, fun, and turkey! Now part deux of Thanksgiving weekend begins. The part with the shopping and the shoving and the STRESS. Online shopping photo via Shutterstock Let’s make one thing clear – my Black Friday street shopping days are in [...]
Spectacular Holiday Seafood Recipes from Chef Julius Russell
Perhaps you’re wondering, who is Chef Julius Russell and why does Afrobella feature his recipes from time to time? I’ll tell you. Chef Julius is an incredibly talented chef who I’ve come to know through living here in Chicago. He’s a private chef who has cooked for a dazzling array of celebrities. He gives cooking [...]
Be Thankful
It’s so easy to look at life and see the flaws and downsides and failures and disappointments. But today isn’t about that. Today is about the positive. The good stuff. The successes and the blessings. Family, friends, health, love. Celebrating the things in life that you are most thankful for. This year I have SO [...]
Foolproof Thanksgiving Recipes
I used to think I was a good cook, once upon a time. But of late I’ve been second guessing myself in a major way. It may have started with some woefully overcooked salmon. Then I made some rubbery pork chops. Long story short, I lost some of my kitchen confidence. And then my big [...]
Black Friday & Cyber Monday Beauty and Fashion Deals
After the turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving thoughts turn from family and togetherness to another thing. Shopping. And DEALS. Tomorrow is Turkey Day and the day after that is Black Friday! And then it’s Cyber Monday! Everyone and their mother has posted guides to the best deals – visit Gizmodo.com for their exhaustive breakdown [...]
Give Thanks
It’s something we should do every day of the year, but somewhere in the hustle and bustle of life you can lose sight of the important things. To me, Thanksgiving isn’t about religion. It isn’t about food (although I’m seriously looking forward to the turkey and cranberry sauce to come later today). It isn’t about [...]
