Born and raised in a tiny mountain town in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, my journey has taken me all over the globe. I'm now settled in my favorite place, the Cayman Islands with my English husband, 2 lab mix dogs and 2 yorkshire terriers. I'm a child of the 60's with an Auntie Mame approach to life. I'm a hypnotherapist, behavior therapist and gourmet cook. Somewhere in there I find time to work and write.

My passion is ...

living in the moment

I know too much about ...

the Universe

My parents always told me ...

act like a lady and don't be a sheep

My childhood ambition ...

to write, travel, act

My favorite memory ...

memories are for the past, I prefer to live in the present

Why I write ...

it is a passion and I believe in doing what brings out your passions in life

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I read anything I can get my hands on, watch the ocean and listen to the breeze

My first job ...

a lifeguard at a small pool at a private resort

My best moment ...

Is the day I stepped off an airplane in Grand Cayman and saw my future husband for the first time

My inspiration ...

My husband, my sister, my dogs and everyone I encounter

Food & Drink > Soup & Stew Recipes Recipes: Chili

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There are few dishes that will invoke more controversy than Chili. The most flammable of which is the no beans versus beans debate. However I've come up with a reasonable compromise for the beans versus no beans, I cook both at the same time in two separate chili pots. There's not that much more work involved and the extra effort winds up making everybody happy (especially when I'm in my vegetarian mode which is most of the time.

Now most people consider chili a cold weather dish but I live in the Caribbean and so if I wait until it's cold weather before I get a dish of chili, I'm goin...

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