Ghanaian Favourite Dishes: Recipes that are loved best in many Ghanaian homes – collected and tried by nutritionists all over the country published by Alice Dede in 1969 is a tiny book that came into my possession in 1991 when I was twelve. It was bought by my father at the Legon bookstore and even […]
Viva Le Naps! – Black Women & the Transitioning Experience
Today, an opinion-documentary from the New York Times was featured in my Facebook timeline. It represents the view of Zina Saro-Wiwa, a British-Nigerian film-maker and writer (and daughter of the late Ken Saro-Wiwa). In it she explains how she planned to be an objective observer of the transitioning movement and ended up being a participant […]
Why I dislike Hershey’s Chocolate
Hershey’s chocolate bars do not deserve to be called chocolate. That was my opinion when I first encountered a Hershey’s chocolate bar upon my arrival in the USA as a teen in 1993 and that is my opinion now, 19 years later. I approach Hershey’s from an almost incredulous stance. You know, that face all […]
Tasting Notes – Scharffen Berger Extra Rich Milk
Mmmmm! The promise of extra rich milk enticed me to this bar, my first from Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker, an American company founded in 1997 and acquired by Hershey’s in 2005. I found the chocolate to be quite simple, delicious yes, but I wouldn’t call it “extra rich”. It tastes about the same as grocery […]
Juletane by Myriam Warner-Vieyra
This novel found it’s way to my bookshelf courtesy of the African Women’s Bookclub. I read this tiny book in one sitting, with no hesitations though with each turn of the page I could feel the weight of the world on my head and share the despair of Juletane. Powerful! Devastating! Heart-wrenching! These are some […]
Tasting Notes – Dolfin Chocolat au Lait au Hot Masala
I have seen the Dolfin chocolate bars in multiple chocolate specialty stores but it wasn’t until I visited Boston Cheese Cellar store that I picked one up at the recommendation of the owner/worker for “a good milk chocolate bar”.This one was for me. I found the chocolate to be nicely wrapped in a cute yet […]
48 hours in Chicago
I spent the Cinco de Mayo weekend in Chicago visiting a friend who was visiting the United States from Ghana. It was a short but sweet visit. I caught a bit of a Mexican heritage show Stumbled upon a Polish parade Captured Genghis Khan at the Field Museum of Natural History making use of several […]
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In a recent trip with no book in hand, I turned to one of a gazillion “free books” loaded on my iPad (Classics, FreeBooks etc). I had read The Hound of the Baskervilles before in my youth but I couldn’t remember anything beyond the hideous looking hound of superstitions that gave everyone a fright. It […]
Tasting Notes – Laughing Moon Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt & Black Pepper
I picked this bar up in Roslindale at the recommendation of the worker/owner of Boston Cheese Cellar for “a good dark chocolate to gift someone”. Laughing Moon Chocolates is based in Stowe, Vermont. It prides itself in using as many local products as possible (obviously not the cocoa). Their website states they have daily demonstrations […]
Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter by J. Nozipo Maraire
I first encountered this novel when I was a college student in the late 1990s. But did I read it then? No! I was too busy trying to get into medical school. I finally got around to reading it over the past few months (it shouldn’t have taken this long) and now I wonder what […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.