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Split Pea Soup w/ Chipotle, Sweet Potato & Apple
You’d think I’d prepare soups more often considering how much I enjoy them at restaurants, including simple ones like the hot and sour soup at Banana Leaves Cafe and the hearty vegan gumbo formerly on the menu at Eatonville Restaurant … Continue reading
Coltrane Loves the Chef in Me
John Coltrane‘s “Straight Street” urges me to at least start writing. . . A cookbook author and food editor for The Washington Post once advised me, “When you write a blogpost include a recipe. Give your followers something to try … Continue reading
Cooking on TV for the First Time
I recently cooked on television for the very first time, and despite all my jitters, I ultimately enjoyed it. I was a special guest on a Thanksgiving episode of the show Healthy Food Happy You. Jorge Mera, the gracious producer, … Continue reading
Vita’s Vegan Gumbo
I recently woke up with a taste for Louisiana in my mouth, a taste I got very familiar with back in the summer of 1988. I was fresh out of high school and, for the very first time, I got … Continue reading
Happy Hour at Home with Girlfriends & Bruschetta
It was a Thursday afternoon around 1:30 when the spirit just hit me and led me to text twelve of my grown-ass-woman-friends, “I want to have some girlfriend time, like a happy hour at my place this evening around 6:30. … Continue reading
A Birthday Blast: How to Celebrate Yourself Every Now and Then
(This post is meant to give thanks, shout outs, and more information about the many people who helped make Hibiscus, Honey and Jazz a success. Click on the various hyperlinks throughout the post to learn more. Please become a follower … Continue reading
Vegan Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
Sweet potato pie is one of my all time favorite desserts that I grew up eating in Memphis, Tennessee. On my vegan journey, though, I’ve rarely made it. Then, recently I was asked to make five pies for the graduation … Continue reading
A Zen Landscape, The Perfect Birthday Gift
What I really want as a gift for my upcoming birthday is a lush, Zen landscape around my home. For years now, I’ve been admiring and clipping beautifully landscaped yards of all kinds. Recently, I dedicated three vision boards to … Continue reading
Hibiscus Honey and Jazz: My Very Special Birthday Bash
Hibiscus, Honey, and Jazz will not only be the biggest birthday celebration I’ve ever given to myself, but it will also be the enactment of a dream. . .If I were a café owner, here’s what the atmosphere would look, … Continue reading
