Jamaica’s National Dish has gone wild! Or I could say, it’s gotten a little healthier. Either way, it’s on and popping! Did I ever tell you how much my son Robert LOVES ackee? Yes he does. He prefers the traditional ackee and salt fish. One of the changes that I’ve made to my diet is…
Living in California, I can almost always find cassava (yucca) in any Mexican grocery stores, however I do have to venture out of my city to find dasheen, white yam, green banana or yellow yam. This was one of those days where I seriously craved ground provisions (white yam and boiled green bananas). My long…
Tis the season to be jolly…. fa la la la lah all year round. Yes that’s exactly how I feel. Why wait until the holidays to enjoy such decadence. I’m Jamaican (you probably know that by now) and we; well most of us, love us some black cake, rum cake aka Christmas cake. It’s a…
In an effort to heal myself of this endometriosis/adenomyosis, that I was diagnosed with about 4 years ago, I decided to eat myself to a healthier lifestyle. I’ve always enjoyed vegetables, only now my intake has and continues to grow substantially. My diet now consist of approximately 60 -70% of foods from the earth: fruits,…
Stop counting calories and start counting chemicals. All the threadmill, cycling, kickboxing, cardio and all the exercise in the world isn’t adequate to maintaining optimal health. YOU NEED TO EAT! Yes, if you wanna maintain a steady weight, you need to eat. Food is not your enemy. The culprit is unhealthy food selections. If your…