Let’s say an acquaintance comes up to you while shopping in the mall. She harps on how she barely recognized you, in disbelief of how haggard you look. Yes, clearly you’ve rounded way passed 25, (35 even), and perhaps put on a pound or two, but whose counting. You might be tempted to blame it Continue Reading
Haitian Thanksgiving? I offered a few nods this past week, but when someone asked me if I was having a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, I thought, well yes, because what would be a Haitian Thanksgiving dinner anyway? In Haiti, my family always celebrated Thanksgiving, but my parents just carried that over from living in New York Continue Reading
I had a week where it seemed that every time I left my house I came across some type of eye rolling ‘really’ moment. Usually I’m lost in whatever song is playing on the radio, but this day I was driving down a not particularly busy neighborhood street, when I saw a young ‘lady’ flouncing Continue Reading
Some of you swear you don’t have them. ‘No, I go with whatever’ is what I’ve heard until I threw out a few options. Then, of course, real opinions arise about regulatory foods allowed in your household. I’m a gnat’s ass away from giving my dear husband a picture book of the groceries allowed to Continue Reading
You know what I love about the Haitianista line? I get to celebrate a beach tan with pieces called mango tango! I’ve always enjoyed simple styles concerning clothes, probably because I was not apt to seeing separates put together apart from pulling them right off the magazine page. So being able to top off a Continue Reading
Just returned from a ten day vacation in Spain with my family. I had never been there before and finally my girlfriend (who lives in Geneva) and I worked out a place where we would like to vacation together. I diligently did my research before the trip, reading horror stories of the local transportation system. Continue Reading
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Give you heat? You can’t handle the heat! Among my varied international friends and acquaintances, Haitian coleslaw, ‘picklees’, has even my die hard Indian friends (the ones that don’t flinch when putting five jalapenos in a cup of guacamole) clearing their throats. Picklees, should be sprinkled on by the teaspoon as opposed to heaping mounds Continue Reading