About Me

Welcome to my blog! My name is Rosa Alicea and Spice of Life is about the transformation of a 50ish diabetes nurse educator turned caterer. Maybe more importantly, this is about my decision to follow my passion for cooking after a lifetime of caring for others.

I realized after being home for a while that I had been cooking for 38 years, and as far back as I can remember, cooking has played an integral role in my childhood experiences and is present in many of my fondest memories. Growing up in New York, I was exposed to diverse cultures and foods. As I continue to reminisce, I recall spending focused time learning to cook certain cuisines in order to perfect them, like Chinese, Greek, and Italian. When I had my daughter I vowed to learn to bake and I did. In fact, I baked all the bread we ate for a number of years.

My daughter graduated from college in May of 2012, my husband works as a science teacher, and I was working really hard at taking care of people who really didn’t care as much about taking care of themselves as I seemed to. After reviewing our budgets and options as a family, some tears and much prayer, I GOT FIRED!  So I guess you could say that the universe helped me along in my decision to follow my passions.

So now I’ll be sharing my journey—along with many fabulous recipes—with you on this blog as I begin yet another career as the owner of my own home catering business.  Although it’s very daunting to put that in writing at this early stage, I have come to understand as a traveler through this marvelous journey called life, it’s better to enjoy the process than to overly focus on the desired end! I hope you will enjoy each step of this culinary adventure with me and in turn share your thoughts and experiences along the way.