Cynthia Brando

Here you will find the recipes and instructions for the 3 jackfruit recipes from my video! 

Barbecued Jackfruit Sandwich (Makes 4 sandwiches)

Ingredients: 

1 package barbecued jackfruit (I use Upton's)

1/2 red onion 

olive oil

baby arugula

avocado

mayonnaise

"buns" (I use Osery "one buns")

Cut the onion into rings and cook over medium heat with about a tablespoon of olive oil. When onions are getting softer, add the barbecued jackfruit. Cook until heated through on medium low heat. Prepare your…

This week's video I reflected on how I have used scarves and bandanas in my personal style since I was very young and throughout the years. In my youtube video, I show you part of my scarf collection and different ways I wear them...it was interesting to look back at old pictures of me with my different scarf creations, some pretty crazy! I also address cultural appropriation as I have often worn a scarf as a head covering which some might perceive as being close to the covering called a "hijab." I…

Happy new year and welcome to the very first blog post for "Glow with Cynthia", the companion blog to my youtube lifestyle channel of the same name. For each video, I will have an accompanying blog to dig a little deeper into the topic of the week's video. 

For my first video, I decided to do something in the spirit of the new year and chose the topic of affirmations and vision boarding as a way to break in the newness of this time. We are definitely at a dramatic shift heading into 2021, and a lot of us…