Beverages
All The Single Ladies: Hot Chocolate
My husband took my older daughter (3 years old) to see the recent Chipmunk (Alvin, Simon and Theodore – remember them?) movie at the theatre. Upon their return, my daughter came bouncing in through the door with her hips rapidly ticking to the left and right as she blared out a version of Beyonce’s “All [...]
Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: 6 Women, 5 Ingredients, 5 Cities, 2 Countries, 1 World
What could 5 women, strewn across 5 different cities and 2 different countries, possibly be doing, simultaneously, yet individually, for three straight hours on a Saturday afternoon???? The Foodbuzz Visa Signature 24, 24, 24 Challenge, of course!?@!#!@ Huh? The Challenge: Inspired by the Foodnetwork’s Chopped, the 6 ladies of Zomppa.com participated in a 3 hour [...]
Got (Rice) Milk?: Avocado & Strawberry Smoothie
While woofing down a crispy-on-the-outside-but-juicy-on-the-inside hotdog and cold, frosty beer at a recent gathering, I barely noticed an acquaintance walking across the room. I barely noticed him because he looked a tad bit emaciated. Shriveled. Like a raisin. After gulping down my hotdog, I managed to cross paths with this acquaintance and complimented him on [...]
Because I just can’t help myself…
After posting the previous article about camping, I couldn’t help but to think I was doing a disservice to my other favorite camping recipes! So, here are a few more to whet your camping whistle . These recipes are from the cookbook “Isabel’s Cantina” which is a FANTASTIC cookbook, full of delicious recipes. Welcome to [...]
Chai for two please!
Born in exile in India, I had the opportunity to embrace my Tibetan food heritage (which at times was challenging as most Tibetan recipes are meat based hearty soup to weather the cold climate of Tibet and not for a vegetarian like me living in sub-tropical India) and India’s diverse and rich cuisine. As I [...]




