A friend forwarded this New York Times article about just how great English candy is, and I knew it had to go on my blog. I agree with it 1000% that the world’s best candy bars are English. See my earlier post on nostalgic tastebuds. I just knew I wasn’t crazy! DINING & WINE July 11, […]
Nostalgic Tastebuds
I recently had afternoon tea at the Four Seasons. Sitting there enjoying the scrumptious warm scones with clotted cream and lemon curd, and the delectable small finger sandwiches with fillings such as cucumber/cream cheese, and egg salad/caviar made me very nostalgic for good old English cuisine. Was that just an oxymoron? In recent years, I […]
Chi-Town here we come!
Throughout my month in the Coronary Care Unit, what kept me going through all those every third night 30 hour work-shifts was the knowledge that at the end of it I would be going to Chicago. Yay, Chi-Town, here we come! I have been to Chicago thrice now and each time I wonder a bit […]
My Last Weekend in Ghana
I won’t say my time in Ghana came fast, however I can’t believe it is already my last weekend in Ghana. Already March 2007. Wow! Leaving Ghana comes with mixed feelings. I’m certainly looking forward to “getting back to my life” – to my normal routine – to that stressful daily grind I have become […]
Ode to Mango
You didn’t think you had heard the last about my love for mango, did you? Nope! Here is my ode to mango. As my last week in Ghana draws to a close I’m already beginning to become nostalgic. Nostalgic for the fresh coconut juice and coconut meat on a hot day. Nostalgic for the sweet […]
Grand Bassam & Abidjan
Grand Bassam! What a ghost town! The last time I was here, I was a toddler so I don’t remember anything. But from what I hear, it used to be the place to be. From what I see, the place is dead, the buildings dilapidated. Grand Bassam is east of Abidjan. Lots of Ivorian Nzema […]
Trip from Accra to Nzema: Trotros, Bribes Oh My!
Mama and I woke up early prepared to take the 7 am bus from Accra to Nzema (Takoradi specifically) however we didn’t arrive at the station until 9 am. The plan was to take a private bus but Mama was concerned for our safety because these buses speed (that’s what makes them reliable), so she […]
Name this Fruit: Alasa
There are so many kinds of fruit here in Ghana known only by their local names and many of us don’t know what their English or scientific names are. Alasa is one such fruit. The Alasa is a small oval-shaped fruit almost the size of a lemon (not the gigantic genetically modified kind you find in […]
Finally in Ghana
It was such a long trip. Delays States side as well as with my connection in England. Landing in Accra was not as magical as it was 6 years ago, maybe because of all the stress of travel, and my nervousness. I stepped off the plane into a cool but humid Ghanaian midnight, NOT the […]
What is My Deal With Mangos?
I don’t remember when my mango obsession begun. Most of the wild mango in Ghana are the small yellow-skinned, “hairy” kind that are best enjoyed as so: roll mango on hard surface or in palms to soften, bite off the skin at the tip,suck the living daylights out of the mango – I mean […]
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.