Video Recipes – DIY's – Island Life – Travel – Natural Living – Minimalism
Reaching back to the 1800’s, Carnival in St. Croix is one of the biggest celebrations of life on our little rock. Most of the festivities are concentrated on the west end {Frederiksted} with events ranging from live music, calypso shows, cultural showcases featuring art, food, pageants and parades. Last weekend, I was able to attend..read more
I often get asked what I’m like in real life. Truthfully, I’m a little bit all over the place. I have a very strong stubborn streak, a wild and rebellious spirit, a kind, nurturing heart and am very regularly plagued with thoughts about food. What dessert will I be sinking my teeth into next? What..read more
Blog + Channel For far too long, my blog has been neglected. The new year will see a new dedication here. I will still be airing my regular Wednesday video recipes but will add on to it with regular blog topics about food, island life and all of my favorite things. Volunteer When we lived..read more
2016 was an exciting year of change for me. Me and my husband moved from one island to another and ultimately made our home off of the mainland and into the caribbean {which I then wrote an e-book about}, we celebrated some of our first holidays as man and wife, rescued an island puppy and..read more
We’re currently coordinating a secret Santa for our Christmas group as most of us won’t make it back to the mainland for the holidays. This was also the first year me or my husband hadn’t spent Thanksgiving with our family’s either but Friends-giving and the subsequent 3 other Thanksgiving meals we enjoyed this year were..read more
Me and my husband got married on our 3 year anniversary. One month later, we moved to our second island home in St. Croix. When we first came together, we knew that we wanted to do life differently. The prospect of the daily grind just to afford a tropical vacation at the end of the..read more
On July 4th, my husband and I were driving through the rainforest in a heavy storm towards a farm fundraiser. Our little island truck, Josie was already struggling through all the rocky, muddy patches and we were dealing with limited visibility when we slid down a hill and had the most difficult time trudging back..read more
When we were first looking at moving to St. Croix, I joined several forums and Facebook groups in order to unload my many questions. It’s probably not remarkable that most of them had to do with food. Surprisingly, the response I received was divided. There were several folks who told me that most anything and..read more
I just want to thank everyone for their support, it truly means the world to me. The channel is now at 46k subscribers and over 3 million views and I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart! I work really hard on producing quality content for you guys and I’m..read more
Here’s a roundup of my top 5 favorite Super Bowl recipes and good eats. I’m fairly certain that while J is preoccupied with football, I’ll be spending most of my Sunday with my nose in a book, only coming up for air when food beckons. Here’s a glimpse of what we’re having to celebrate the..read more