Archive | May, 2012

Outdoor Kitchen Jamaican Style

By on May 19, 2012 in Jamaica

Let’s face it, food cooked outdoors just tastes better. Doesn’t matter what it is — coffee, pancakes, risotto, a hamburger. I’ve done it all outdoors and it is always extra flavorful and raises my spirits just thinking about it. I swear that I burn off extra calories eating a meal prepared on an open fire [...]

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The Hawaii Project

By on May 17, 2012 in Culture & Tradition, Energy Medicine, Hawaii

Everybody who knows me has been hearing me rave about how much I love Hawaii since my first visit last April. Yes, I know I haven’t even blogged about it, but mainly that’s because I didn’t know where to begin. I’m so backlogged on travel experiences that I’d love to share with my readers, but [...]

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Jamaica: Land of Mosquitoes, Machetes and MSG, Part 3

By on May 14, 2012 in Health, Jamaica

Being the tropics, mosquitoes are a part of life in Jamaica. I didn’t see anything ridiculous in terms of size, but they can be a menace. Many places will have mosquito nets on the beds to protect you, but you still may get bitten. My daughter, Daisy, had bites all over and seems to have [...]

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Why Water Quality Matters

By on May 11, 2012 in Eating Local, Health, Mindset

It is clear that drinking water is more beneficial to the body than drinking sodas, coffee, tea and juice, but so few people pay attention to the quality of the water they consume. Tap water, for example, is filled with harmful contaminants such as chlorine, fluoride and all other sorts of industrial chemical runoff. These [...]

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Jamaica: Land of Mosquitoes, Machetes and MSG, Part 2

By on May 9, 2012 in coconut oil, Health, Jamaica, Travel & Culture

OK. So I’m working backwards here, but who cares? I knew about violence in Jamaica, but was unprepared for the number of machetes that are in this country! EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHER (literally) has a machete! And they use them often. There are practical uses such as slaughtering an animal or chopping coconuts open, but [...]

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