Growing up in the Surinamese melting pot of cultures, I was exposed to curry dishes from Indian friends during their holidays or at parties. Since we love spicy food, we like any type of curry, but never so much as the Brittons who had a Curry Festival in London this week! They even refer to [...]

Before dinner disappeared in our stomach last night, I remembered to take a picture of this super easy and quick vegetable dish. Chinese cabbage is also known as Nappa and can be found in most grocery stores. Nappa seems to be more stem than leaf, but has a very mild flavor and can be eaten raw [...]

This must be one of the easiest and simplest vegetable dishes ever! It exists of various steamed vegetables, consumed with a spicy peanut sauce. Talking about NO fat! Or maybe it’s low-fat due to the peanut sauce In daily Javanese cooking however, vegetables are seldom mixed and this dish is usually served on special occasions [...]

All I can say is WOW! Yes, it has already been a year since we started this blog. Actually, our one-year anniversary was a week ago and the date just fell “between” the posts (in spite of my friend’s reminders), but it is technically still September, so we can still celebrate! As mentioned before, Grace and I started this [...]

This is going to sound weird, but I never knew there was a red beet salad recipe, until several years ago when Wilma put together this salad at my house. Before that I only knew how to use it in Huzaren Salade and as pickles to enhance a meal. I was pleasantly surprised about how refreshing it was and have to admit that I really enjoyed the [...]

If you enjoy lobster, crab claws, oysters, and clam chowders at an affordable price in a causal, welcoming and relaxed atmosphere then head on over to Spondivits! You’d have to travel to San Francisco, New Orleans, or the Florida Keys to enjoy comparable seafood quality and service. Being so close to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport [...]

Walnuts are a super-food and one excellent source of Omega 3 fatty acids and fiber. Walnuts are great for adding to yogurt, cereals, trail mix or salads. Below is a simple but truly delicious combination. Ingredients: ¼ cup chopped walnuts 8 slices of French bread 1 Goat’s Cheese 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp balsamic [...]

The secret to making a nice, thick smoothie is to use frozen fruit. To freeze bananas, take RIPE bananas, peel them, place into a Ziploc or freezer bag and put them in your freezer. That’s it! They’ll last 1-2 months.

A No nonsense Approach to Weight Loss I am constantly looking for new resources for my blog and found a great book I wanted to share. I just finished reviewing the No-Diet Plan Blueprint from no-diet guru Liz Palazzi who’ll be sharing tips on weight loss and diets with us on this blog in the [...]

Summer has ended but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy smoothies anymore. I found this easy smoothie recipe a while back, and it  is published here with permission of  Dinneen of  Eat Without Guilt. The secret to making a nice, thick smoothie is to use frozen fruit.  I always buy frozen berries at the supermarket [...]