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About Me — Melissa A. Matthews

I am “likkle but tallawah,” as my Caribbean brethren from Jamaica say. — I’m a 4'9, 90 lb storyteller whose stories and experiences are taller, heavier, and more far reaching than I might have ever imagined. As a teenager growing up in Brooklyn NY, I thought I’d die at twenty-one. I had a dream in which I watched myself die. I lived with…

About Me

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About Me — Melissa A. Matthews
About Me — Melissa A. Matthews

Published in One Table, One World

·Apr 14

Thai-style Pineapple Fried Quinoa

A quick and fancy-ish weeknight meal. — Back in the early 2000s, let’s say circa 2006/7 — when I first started eating Thai food — there was Thai restaurant and Sushi Bar in Dupont Circle (Washington D.C.)that saw me every week. You know what I ordered every week? Thai-style pineapple fried rice and unagi rolls. Throughout the…

Food

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Thai-style Pineapple Fried Quinoa
Thai-style Pineapple Fried Quinoa

Published in The GYST

·Apr 13

How to Become Coachable: 5 Steps to Help You Trust the Process!

When was the last time that you truly trusted the process? — Have you ever made a conscious decision to suspend your disbelief? As a facilitator and coach for small business owners, entrepreneurs and NGO leaders, ninety percent of my job is developing processes to help people graduate to the next level of their growth. However, processes only work if they are…

Professional Development

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How to Become Coachable: 5 Steps to Help You Trust the Process!
How to Become Coachable: 5 Steps to Help You Trust the Process!

Published in One Table, One World

·Apr 8

Carrot Bacon & Roasted Tomato Ramen

A quick and “fancy” meal for the lazy or uninspired cook. — This recipe was born out of desperation and cooking fatigue. I really wanted to reach for a food delivery app, but my partner and I have decided to eat less takeout. There was a ramen packet, tomatoes and a carrot the rest is, well, this recipe! Full disclosure, I was…

Food

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Carrot Bacon & Roasted Tomato Ramen
Carrot Bacon & Roasted Tomato Ramen

Published in Woman’s Rant

·Apr 7

The Untimely Death of A Relationship

What happens when a mother chooses silence? — On the eve of my mother’s 62nd birthday, just 22 days after my 37th birthday, three days after my partner’s 36th birthday, and 132 days after my daughter’s 7th birthday celebration at Walt Disney World, I sat in reflection. We all — my mother, her partner, my twin sister and…

Life Lessons

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The Untimely Death of A Relationship
The Untimely Death of A Relationship

Published in One Table, One World

·Jan 20

Have A Festive Meal On A Random Week Night

See what happens when a Trini Christmas Classic gets stripped down to reveal a Latin American Classic on a random Thursday night. — Christmas dinner 2021 was probably the worst I’ve ever experienced. My family had a meat-fest and I was relegated to veggie rice and bland peas. BUT don’t cry for me just yet, Argentina! It was not for naught. After I dried my salty tears, I began to imagine all of…

Food

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Have A Festive Meal On A Random Week Night
Have A Festive Meal On A Random Week Night

Published in One Table, One World

·Jan 20

Roasted Tomato & Caramelized Onion Corn Pie

A bright and sunshiny dish for any time of year. After almost three months abroad, I have FINALLY returned to the twin island republic I call home — Trinidad and Tobago. Thus, I have been happily sweating and soaking up the sunshine after a dreary and bitterly cold stint in…

Food

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Roasted Tomato & Caramelized Onion Corn Pie
Roasted Tomato & Caramelized Onion Corn Pie

Published in Woman’s Rant

·Jan 3

Still Standing

A journal entry about surviving 2021… I’ve been seeing a plethora of TikTok videos recounting people’s highlights for the year 2021 — a picture for each month. As I sat trying to make sense of the year for myself, it came together less like a highlight reel and more like…

Life

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Still Standing
Still Standing

Published in One Table, One World

·Jul 29, 2021

Peanut Butter and [Homemade] Pickles, Please!

I said what I said and you’re going to love it. — Something that I’m learning on my life’s journey right now is that simplicity can breed joy. So, I’ve been playing with pickles! I made homemade dill and garlic pickles. I’ve been experimenting with eating them on toast and in toasties ever since. We’re going to start with my simple pickle…

Food

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Peanut Butter and [Homemade] Pickles, Please!
Peanut Butter and [Homemade] Pickles, Please!

Published in Woman’s Rant

·Jul 20, 2021

Have You Opened Your Box of Hangers Yet?

What’s the one thing that’s holding you back from your joy? — Most mornings, I watch Facebook videos by Dr. Bertice Berry. She’s an academician that began making videos during the pandemic. She usually tells a story. Some of them are heartwarming, some of them are funny, all of them have a deeper meaning — a moral, so to speak. She has…

Life Lessons

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Have You Opened Your Box of Hangers Yet?
Have You Opened Your Box of Hangers Yet?
Melissa A. Matthews

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