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Christmas

All I Want For Christmas Is this Mariah Carey Tea

December 8, 2019 by afrobella 2 Comments

All I Want For Christmas Is this Mariah Carey Tea

OK, that isn’t all I want – I have a whole Amazon Wishlist!  But I just love that Amazon tapped THE Mariah Carey to curate her own holiday shopping list! Click here to check out her whole list, filled with fan essentials, music, and Mariah’s favorite things. For the most part, her picks are as…

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Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Pop Culture Tagged With: chai tea, Christmas, christmas gift guide, gift ideas, Mariah Carey, tea

What’s On Your Christmas Day Menu?

December 24, 2016 by afrobella 1 Comment

What’s On Your Christmas Day Menu?

Christmas in Chicago. All is calm, all is bright. In Trinidad, our tradition was always ham. But these days the traditional menu has broadened to include lamb, ribs, and even salmon. For Christmas in Chicago, it’s a much more low key affair, just my husband and I. So our Christmas menu has downsized but our…

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Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Afrobella Cooks, Christmas, food

The Christmas Conflict

December 12, 2014 by afrobella 13 Comments

The Christmas Conflict

Can I just lay down the beauty/hair/lifestyle blogger mantle for a minute and speak what’s on my mind? Quite frankly, I’m struggling to do what I’m “supposed” to do right now. I’m struggling to find the right words, and as someone whose livelihood is in words, it doesn’t feel good. It’s Christmas and there’s this…

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Filed Under: Issues, Life Tagged With: Christmas, holiday, issues, Life, life lessons

How Do You Pay It Forward During The Holidays?

December 23, 2013 by afrobella 4 Comments

How Do You Pay It Forward During The Holidays?

  Every year ends with the usual mayhem. It’s the holiday season – time to shop till you drop and make sure you get something fancy for everyone on your list and then some! And don’t forget to get a few gifts for yourself, too! It’s a time of abundance for many. And for others,…

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Filed Under: Issues, Life Tagged With: Charities, charity, Christmas, issues, Kohl's, Life, Mercy Home, pay it forward

Trinidad’s Eggnog – Ponche De Creme, The Best Boozy Christmas Drink

December 13, 2013 by afrobella 14 Comments

Trinidad’s Eggnog – Ponche De Creme, The Best Boozy Christmas Drink

When I grew up in Trinidad, each member of my family had a role to play at Christmas. My mom was in charge of making the salt bread and the ginger beer. My dad was (and still is) the official ham supervisor. My brother would make pancakes for our breakfast. My brother Dominic would usually…

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Filed Under: Featured, Randomness Tagged With: Christmas, Featured, full-image, holiday celebrations, holiday cocktails, Ponche a Creme, recipes, target inner circle, Trini Christmas, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

All I Want For Christmas…

December 10, 2012 by afrobella 6 Comments

All I Want For Christmas…

It happens every holiday season. I get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of buying gifts for everyone else, that I forget to think about myself. The other day my husband asked me, “so…what do YOU want for Christmas?” and I seriously had to stop and think for longer than you’d expect.  …

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Filed Under: Issues, Randomness, Style Tagged With: Christmas, Featured, full-pic, gift ideas, gifts, sponsored, Sponsored Post

What To Buy Your Lady — 5 Tips For Men Trying to Christmas Shop

December 14, 2011 by afrobella 14 Comments

What To Buy Your Lady — 5 Tips For Men Trying to Christmas Shop

Recently I had the privilege of shopping with my husband and a guy friend of ours as he tried to buy a present for his lady. I hope he’ll forgive me for saying this, but it wasn’t pretty. In fact, it gave me QUITE the lesson in the differences between genders. I got all kinds…

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Filed Under: Ask Afrobella, Beauty, Issues, Randomness, Style Tagged With: Christmas, gifts, Holidays, shopping

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