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DIY Beauty Treatments For Blizzards

February 5, 2015 by afrobella 2 Comments

DIY Beauty Treatments For Blizzards

Whenever NYC expects a snow storm, it becomes a worst case scenario snowpocalypse for the ages media story, covered for days on the national nightly news in the most dire terms. Whenever Chicago expects a snowstorm, it’s business as usual. We know things are bad if schools close. In the five years that I’ve lived…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Hair, Skin Tagged With: Beauty, beauty recipes, beauty treatments, body scrubs, DIY beauty, Hair, hair treatments, masks, pre poo, recipes

My Rainbow Pizza Recipe – A Bright Idea for Meatless Monday

February 4, 2014 by afrobella 4 Comments

My Rainbow Pizza Recipe – A Bright Idea for Meatless Monday

Meatless Monday is a concept that dates back to conservation efforts during World War 1, but regained popularity in the last decade as a public health awareness initiative. The idea behind it is to improve public health by going meatless once a week, to reduce risks of cancer, heart disease and diabetes while reducing your…

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: cooking, Featured, food, pizza, recipe, recipes

Trinidad Corn Soup, American Ingredients – The Trini Corn Soup Remix

January 9, 2014 by afrobella 5 Comments

Trinidad Corn Soup, American Ingredients – The Trini Corn Soup Remix

  Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last few days, huge swaths of America have been affected by the Polar Vortex. It’s been miserably cold here in Chicago, and for a few days we were completely snowed in and hibernating while the wind chill dipped to minus 40 and below. Being hunkered down…

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Filed Under: Featured, Randomness Tagged With: Afrobella Cooks, cooking, Corn soup, recipe, recipes, Trini food, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad corn soup

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

Quick, Easy, YUMMY Thanksgiving Recipes by Chicago’s Coolest Chef Julius Russell

November 26, 2013 by afrobella 18 Comments

Quick, Easy, YUMMY Thanksgiving Recipes by Chicago’s Coolest Chef Julius Russell

Before I begin this post, can I just say OMG?! I can’t believe it’s already Thanksgiving week!! This week, all over the USA people will be getting on planes, loading up cars, setting tables and gathering with family to celebrate over football and the annual, traditional feast. This year I will be celebrating in St….

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Filed Under: Featured, Randomness Tagged With: Chef Julius, Chef Julius Russell, food, Holidays, recipes, thanksgiving

Trinidadian Corn Soup – Perfect For The Caribbean OR Cold Weather

March 6, 2013 by afrobella 14 Comments

Trinidadian Corn Soup – Perfect For The Caribbean OR Cold Weather

  The Caribbean has a reputation for spicy food. Jerk, curry, pepper sauce – despite our already hot climate, we love our food hotter. But there’s one hot, extremely popular Trinidadian dish that left my American husband perplexed – corn soup. It is EVERYWHERE in my homeland. Sold on corners in high traffic nightlife districts,…

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Filed Under: Body, Featured, Randomness Tagged With: Corn soup, Featured, food, recipe, recipes, Trini food, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad corn soup, Trinidadian recipes

Coconut Water Smoothies. The New Breakfast of Champions

November 26, 2012 by afrobella 14 Comments

Coconut Water Smoothies. The New Breakfast of Champions

Coconut water’s explosion in popularity has been amazing to watch. Having grown up with coconut water as a part of my everyday life, it’s been kinda cool to see the beverage be so excitedly embraced by the American mainstream. The American adoption of coconut water means a lot of changes for coconut water purists. From…

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Filed Under: Body, Issues, Reviews Tagged With: coconut water, drinks, Featured, full-image, health and fitness, healthy eating, recipes, smoothies, Sponsored Post

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