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Society6, My New Favorite Shopping Site

September 8, 2020 by afrobella 7 Comments

Society6, My New Favorite Shopping Site

Now is an interesting time for the retail industry. People are being more cautious about going into physical stores and commercial rent prices remain sky high. It’s a recipe for hard times, and people aren’t shopping the way they used to. Times have undeniably changed and amid that, people are looking for items that are…

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Filed Under: Popular, Randomness, Reviews, Style Tagged With: home decor, product review, redecorate, society 6, Style

Afrobella’s Book List – Caribbean Literary Edition

April 28, 2020 by afrobella 1 Comment

Afrobella’s Book List – Caribbean Literary Edition

Here are some recent books that have been inspiring me that are on my current reading list, all new Caribbean literature — specifically fiction from & about Trinidad and Tobago. My homeland!

Filed Under: Books, Randomness, Reviews Tagged With: authors, books, reading, Reviews

Making Sense of My Family History With Ancestry.com

February 16, 2018 by afrobella

Making Sense of My Family History With Ancestry.com

This post is sponsored by Ancestry When my mother-in-law gifted me with a DNA kit from Ancestry some years ago, I was intrigued but skeptical. My mother-in-law comes from a family that’s very into genealogy and can trace their family tree back to as far as 1690. I was born and raised in Trinidad and…

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Filed Under: Featured, Life, Randomness Tagged With: Ancestry, contests and giveaways, DNA testing, family, giveaway, Giveaways & Contests, Immediate Family, Life, lifestyle, Sponsored Post

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

So I Met Anthony Bourdain Last Week

December 13, 2015 by afrobella 3 Comments

So I Met Anthony Bourdain Last Week

Last week was kind of a whirlwind. I was just coming back to Chicago after a funeral. My husband was spending some extra time with his family so I was flying solo. I got back home and didn’t yet have my bearings before I had to head across town to the Ravenswood Event Center for…

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Filed Under: Events, Life, Pop Culture, Randomness Tagged With: Anthony Bourdain, cocktails, Events, Pop Culture, The Balvenie, travel

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