Culinary Traditions Of The Caribbean Islands

Authentic Caribbean cuisine is truly an excellent representation of all the cultural influences the Caribbean Islands have experienced since Christopher Columbus landing in the late 1400 s. With a fine mixture of French Island and African recipes, Caribbean cuisine is widely prepared and enjoyed by people of all nationalities, in many areas of the United States and the world. Caribbean food and culture was forever changed when the European traders brought African slaves into the region. The slaves ate mostly the scrap leftovers of the slave owners, so not unlike the slaves in the United States they had to make do with what they had. This was the birth of the more contemporary Caribbean Cuisine. The African slaves blended the knowledge of spices and vegetables they had brought from their homeland and incorporated...

Acai Palm Berry Just The Faqs

One of the newly discovered berry stars of antioxidant plants is the acai ah-sigh-ee palm berry Euterpe oleracea Mart. that comes from the tropical regions of Central and South America. The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek mythology and the major plant family is Arecaceae. The vernacular name is sometimes called Assai Palm. Acai is well-known in the exotic functional food industry as a rich tasting, darkly pigmented deep blue-purple fruit whose delicious juice is either consumed from bottles or combined with yogurt and other health foods to create smoothies. Where do acai palms grow and what are the characteristics of the berries. According to Wikipedia, acai is a genus of 25-30 palm species native to tropical Central and South America, from Belize to Brazil and Peru. It grows mainly along rivers, in...

Air Purifiers

Breathing is something that is vital to life. It is something we all do and need to do constantly to enable us to live. If you are not doing it now then I m sorry but you cannot continue to read this, as you are dead. This article is not about breathing though; it is about what we breathe. Yep, but let us, for a minute, think about what may be in the air we breathe. Apart from the components of air such as oxygen, which is the bit we need, the air you breathe is full of other particles and you need to think about an air purifier to filter these potentially harmful particles out of the air or in other words purify the air. I am sure you have seen sunlight coming through you windows and when you are at a certain angle you have seen dust particles floating in the air. You breathe these in unless you can use an air...

Embracing Life When Losing A Loved One

Five years ago my husband Walter, a devoted father and legendary Chicago Bears running back, succumbed to cancer. Not a day goes by that I don t miss him. But since his passing, I ve realized there are many ways to embrace life before and after the unthinkable happens. Preparing for death is not something we re instinctively ready to do, but the truth is, every family faces loss. With that, there are emotional and financial steps we must take to ensure that we continue living out our hopes and dreams. It s what our loved ones want most for us. Live life to the fullest. While they re healthy, couples should develop life lists with joint and individual, short- and long-term goals. They ll have peace knowing they re doing everything they can to enjoy life - and each other. Balance your support system. Friends, family...