Canelés Bordelais

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Traditions

Have you heard of Canelés? Are they a mystery to you? Well l would not be surprised if you have not, they have been wrapped in mystery since the day they were invented. Like a spy in a cloak this French pastry has slipped in and out of history for 3 centuries,...

Body Art Henna Recipe

Beauty Health Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Instructions 101

Yes it is Cheap, yes it is Ethnic, but no no no this is not a recipe to eat. I love doing these unusual posts here. Did I ever tell you I am a henna freak? I have been doing it for about 5 years now. And it has become a personal right of passage into the warm season....

Not all trade is fair

Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets

Now we have all be reading and slowly taking an interest in healthier food, not only do many of us now opt for organic food, they must also be properly certified, specify where they came from, how the product was treated, etc. Now one of the latest quest to make the...

Ethical Chocolate Easter Egg

Food Trends & Gadgets, Traditions

So it is Easter morning and you find a box of chocolates with your name on it. What do you hope will be inside? A delicious good quality chocolate or a cheap bunny shaped artificially flavored chocolate essence candy? Not a tough one to answer…quality for me....

IIP Cracking for Nostalgia: Cracker Jack Popcorn

Dessert Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Traditions

Nostalgia! Talk about a theme that made me panic at first for this month International Incident party brought to us by the FAB  Jeroxie. This is what I love about this challenge, you have to rack your brains before hitting the kitchen. I remember reading it,...

So much lobster let us do Broth

Evelyne's Unusuals, Food Trends & Gadgets, Instructions 101, Sauce and Condiment Recipes

Last Saturday we saw the price of lobster was more than decent so a lobster dinner was called for…no questions asked. We were 3 and we got 6 lobsters for $50. Score! It was boiled perfectly. Score! It was absolutely yummy and delicious. Score! We had a huge pile...