There are books that make you want to turn the page to find out what happens next. However, there are a few books that turn the page for you and invite the reader into the story. Very few novels make you feel the latter. Little Country by Charles de Lint is one of...
Marion’s Favorites: Taste The Nation with Padma Lakshmi
by MHill | Jul 15, 2020 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
One of the things I enjoyed in being a foodie is getting to eat different cuisines from around the world. (Also, as a wine lover too!) Food TV Shows are very popular on television these days. I have watched a lot of them. Some have been great like the Anthony...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 48: Late Bloomers by Rich Karlgaard
by MHill | Jul 6, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Sometimes there is a book on your shelf that is waiting to be read. The book waits patiently until you have gotten other books out of the way before you are ready to read it. Late Bloomers by Rich Karlgaard is one of those books. I bought this book shortly after it...
Marion’s Favorites: Red Snapper
by MHill | Jun 30, 2020 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
As a fish lover, I have eaten a wonderful share of fish over the years. Grouper, Trout, Mullet, Catfish, Bass (Saltwater and Freshwater), Swai, Mahi Mahi, Tilapia, Cod, and Whiting. I like some of them (Grouper, Trout, and Swai) more than others. However, none of...
Marion’s Black Author Reading List
by MHill | Jun 8, 2020 | Binti Series, Black History Month, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have been deeply affected (and many Americans) by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th. Seeing a human being die like that should never happen in a civilized society. As a black man, I saw my worst fears come to light once again. Also, I’m a book...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 45: Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
by MHill | May 24, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Rereading Series, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
"Words are free, she used to say, and she appropriated them; they were all hers." That sentence from early in the novel, Eva Luna, by Isabel Allende captures the spirit of her protagonist. Eva Luna is a spinner of tales and the stories from growing up poor on the...
Marion’s Favorites: Pineapple
by MHill | May 14, 2020 | Marion's Favorites
My daughter, Norah, used to ask me on a semi-regular basis what is my favorite fruit? I would tell her pineapple every time she asked. I don't know if she wanted to me to give a different answer. Or she wanted me to reconfirm my love for this wonderful, delicious...
Marion’s Favorites: Rum Cake
by MHill | May 9, 2020 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Those who know me well have heard me speak about my love of pie (cherry and sweet potato) over cake a lot. I'm definitely on Team Pie. However, there is a cake that has become a trinity of my favorite desserts. Rum Cake! This wonderful cake has been a Christmas...
Marion’s Favorites: Okra
by MHill | May 2, 2020 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Daddy, this is slimy! I can not eat this. I remembered my daughter Norah saying that a few years ago when we had okra for dinner. I grew up eating okra like I did with collard greens. My mother cooked okra quite a bit and I liked it immediately. I'm a texture...
Marion’s Favorites: Collard Greens
by MHill | Apr 29, 2020 | Marion's Favorites
"Boy, you better eat those greens! In this house...if I cook it, then you will eat it." I remembered my mother telling me those words when I was either eight or nine years old. It was first time I came across collard greens and it was one of the few vegetables that...