Cancer Survivor, writing about Health and Fitness as you age

Before I went on my trip back home to Trinidad in April, my doctor told me that my cholesterol was too high, even though I am underweight for my height (or perhaps that is exactly why I have high cholesterol?) Anyway, I was supposed to go back to the doctor after I had..ahem..modified my diet. Well, if you look at the pictures of the food I ate while in Trinidad, you'll understand why I haven't been back. (Thanks to Teddy, my brother, for finally sending me the pictures.) I'm not sure how long the strategy of not going back to the doctor will work, but so far, I've been doing well using that approach. A nd here we have the very versatile doubles - good for breakfast, lunch and dinner; which is how often I tried to eat them. Made from flour that is fried with curried channa (garbanzo beans) inside and some pepper. What it looks like on the inside, revealing said channa and pepper. A bit of trivia - it used to be two separate baras making the doubles, now some ve...

I had hoped to include a picture of a "doubles" up close and personal, but I am still waiting on that one. Instead here are some pictures of the doubles vendor plus some other pictures I hope you find interesting. Here you see doubles being sold out of the back of a pick-up truck. Forget about permits, sanitary requirements etc. This isn't the US. In the photo below you can make out other Indian delicacies (with lots of oil, pepper and fat), alloo pie (seasoned potato pie) and cachourie or maybe saheena (can't really see). Yummy stuff!! If you're interested in some Trini recipes, check out http://www.trinigourmet.com/ . Below is a picture of a walkathon we went on in Penal. Check out the telephone and electrical wires. As I said, this isn't the US. Finally, for all you flower-lovers out there, a picture of the arrangement on the head table for the religious part of my Dad's 80th birthday celebrations. Anthurium lilies - they were totally gorgeous.