Attiéké. Akyeke. Aky3k3. Attieke. Acheke. Adj3k3. However you want to spell it, there is no denying that the Nzema staple attieke has been popularized for international customers over the past several decades by Ivory Coast. Well done! But now Ivory Coast wants Intellectual Property Protection for attieke. That gives me pause. Let me explain. What […]
Top 10 Influential Books in my Life
I usually ignore social media challenges but today I was challenged by a good friend on Facebook to share my ten most influential books. This friend likes to read the kind of non-fiction books that a college professor of any discipline would choose to assign for his courses. As you can clearly see from my […]
Paul Strand’s Portrait of Ghana at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
If I were into photography, I would know who Paul Strand was. But, I’m not, and I didn’t, not until now. It took a Groupon for reduced admission at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for me to discover that there was such a man as Paul Strand, and that for several months in the early […]
Tough Meat – An Exercise in Mastication
People often ask me to describe what Ghanaian cuisine is like. I hesitate because do I know Ghanaian cuisine? I know what I ate growing up. I know what my parents ate that I didn’t partake in growing up. I know some of what other Ghanaian ethnic groups traditionally eat, but do I know Ghanaian […]
Chicken Soup for a Cloudy Drizzly Day
It’s my second weekend off in a row. Yay! I woke up early, just because, and got busy with several chores I’ve put off for quite a well. I feel very accomplished today, though it would be nice to have a housekeeper, and a cook, and a gardener, oh and a personal assistant. While I’m […]
Questioning my Identity
In the wake of Ghana’s disastrous show at World Cup Brazil 2014 I’ve had to ask myself why I even try to clutch on to a Ghanaian identity. Yes, I was born in Ghana, to Ghanaian parents, and hold a Ghanaian passport. No, that does not automatically make me Ghanaian as I have learnt throughout […]
Loaded Pockets, Slow Feet, Black Stars Lose to Portugal
I spent most of the Portugal – Ghana match leaned against the railing thinking about my garden, wondering if my tomatoes and strawberries had turned red yet, whether there had been enough rain or people stopping by to water, and whether the wild animals of the neighbourhood had discovered my bounty. Once in a while, […]
The Black Stars Finally Show Up
After the disappointing match against the US, spirits were low in advance of the Germany match. I would tell everyone who asked or who tried to patronize me (Americans) that there was no need to worry because Ghana will certainly beat Germany and still have a chance to advance out of the group stage. We […]
The Gardener in Me
It’s spring. It’s the time of rejuvenation, renewal, and regrowth. For me in my new apartment and it’s large backyard, it’s a time to play in the earth. Though I did manage to plant several bulb flowers soon after I moved in October, I’ve been itching all winter to finally get some real dirt under […]
Guest Post: Car Troubles
T’ni briefly touched on this prior. But it was more involved than she recounted under “Daddy’s Run-In With a Policeman”. Daddy has been having car troubles for quite a while. He still has the Nissan pickup from the 1990s, but also a Mercedes minivan and a newer Nissan which has given him trouble since he […]
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.