I was instantly captivated by one antique store in downtown Fayetteville last year during my 24 hour travel and food tour of the city.  The store owner brought to my attention that her shop was just one of more than a dozen businesses that are a part of Fayetteville’s Antique Trail.  I knew at that moment […]

The Red House Inn is located on 266 West Probart St. Brevard, NC 28712 The day I drove to Brevard from Morrisville,  I ran into some April snowfall two hours into my 48 hour adventure.  In spite of the inclement weather, my road trip to the mountain city was smooth, especially with the help of […]

What makes a good taco?  That question is highly debatable.  Everyone’s taco experience will vary, depending on the type of tacos they grew up eating.  As a born and bred Texan with close ties to Mexico, I refer back to my memories of eating tacos in border towns such as Reynosa and Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas.  […]

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I will take a liquid lip color and lip gloss over lipstick any day.  Despite my love for liquid lip colors, my long hair and windy days are a recipe for smeared lip color on my cheeks and or clothing. Smeared lip color on my cheeks is not a huge problem, but lipstick on clothing can be costly […]

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I love Indian Cuisine – Northern, Southern, Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian – I’m game.  The hodgepodge of aromas and flavors of cinnamon, cardamom, tamarind, turmeric, clove, cumin (I can go and on) produce an array of many wonderful dishes that I have become intoxicated with over the years.  Living in the Triangle, I have dined at several […]

Fifteen years ago I was introduced to my first artisanal doughnut.  Since then, my appreciation grew and I have challenged myself to sample and compare doughnuts during my travels.  In my opinion, the gourmet donut craze has caused some shops to go overboard morphing these classics into a hot mess.  Although not all of my […]

Friday, December 5th from 5:30 pm to close, the Washington Duke Inn has a lovely event titled Bubbles : Sip into the Season. This event will feature a flight of four sparkling wines including a‪ ‎Brut, ‪Cava, ‪Rosé and a ‪Lambrusco. I embrace all fine wine, bubbles and cocktails so I was more than excited to participate in this event.   Prior […]

I met my friend Marianela in Buenos Aires, Argentina while I was on an international assignment for my day job. We worked on the same floor and we quickly became the best of friends, because according to both of us, “We are Taruses”. Since my international assignment, I have returned to the state of North […]

In order to cope with this weekend’s inclement weather, I had to brighten up my day with one of my  favorite non-alcoholic beverages – cantaloupe agua fresca.  You will need ½ – 1 cup sugar, 500 – 1000 ml water, 1-2 cantaloupes, a blender, a pitcher, a strainer and container or pitcher to capture the […]

My Peanut Butter Double White Chocolate Cookies have become my most popular and most requested cookie among friends and family.  I initially created this recipe to satiate the craving of both peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie fans.  My original recipe calls for milk chocolate chips, however, I modified the recipe to please my white […]