Finding Beauty at 30

Growing Herbs in the City: Late Night Salad Cravings (Recipe)

Salad has become a big part of my life now that I’m dating a Palestinian chef. Salad to him is like bread to me. It goes with every meal. I have found that combining the simplest ingredients make for the best salad. I love to include home grown herbs like my mint. They boost salad’sContinue reading “Growing Herbs in the City: Late Night Salad Cravings (Recipe)”

Growing Herbs In the City: Home Grown Basil in Pho Inspired Dish

I live in North Carolina where the whether is often unpredictable. After a week of mild to warm temperatures, Mother Nature threw an overnight freeze warning at us, so my herbal babies stayed inside. I stopped by Whole Foods last night to buy some protein for dinner. I’d intended on preparing oysters with a chilledContinue reading “Growing Herbs In the City: Home Grown Basil in Pho Inspired Dish”

Growing Herbs in the City

Herbs are a great way to tickle the urge to grow your own food when you live in a concrete jungle.

Dating at 30: Black Woman, White Man

I’ll admit, I loved the courageous feeling of being a black woman and dating outside of my race. It was new, daring, and rebellious for all of .25 seconds because it’s definitely the norm now. I live in Greensboro, NC. The South. Home of the black woman and white man relationship demographic. Could it beContinue reading “Dating at 30: Black Woman, White Man”