It was dinnertime and I was starving. But the rain was coming down in sheets with no sign of stopping and I wasn’t thrilled about…
If we are being honest, the best part about Ramadan is the food. It is said that many families will spend more money on food…
It had been an excruciating few weeks to listen to my upcountry friends recount all their mango musings while waiting for the green gems to…
The thing I once despised is now at the center of nearly all my dreams: Grocery shopping. I used to loathe the chore and would make a detailed list before entering the supermarket so I could quickly grab what I needed and get out of there. I’m not sure why I hated grocery shopping so much, maybe it was how quickly I could rack up a bill or the number of overwhelming choices, but I just never cared for the task. Now that grocery shopping is a thing of my past, it’s all I can dream about. Funny how that works! I now awake on many mornings remembering my nighttime fantasies of perusing aisle after aisle.
Every morning, I walk out to my back patio and look up at the mangoes dangling in the tree and am barely able to contain my excitement. You don’t know happiness until you bite into a perfectly-ripe mango, its hot juices dripping down to your elbows and staining your clothes.
I bought live chickens to cook for dinner. It was the best and worst idea I’ve ever had. Let me explain. My best friend, Nora,…
Cuchesak is sorrel made from leaves, oil and okra. It is typically served on white benechin, but my Jola family eats it on just about…
