September is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month. As parents, it’s important not to overlook this aspect of our kids’ total well-being. Following are seven tips from The American Academy of Ophthalmology that can help to ensure that your children enjoy good vision. 1. More than 12 million children suffer from vision impairment. Vision problems … Read More
I don’t make many soul food recipes now, because I already make the ones that my family and friends enjoy the most. I like creating new recipes though so I asked my Easy Soul Food Recipes Facebook friends what they wanted to learn how to make in 2024. One answer was candied yams. I usually … Read More
I have been sharing daily soul food recipes on my Twitter and Facebook pages for Black History Month. That is how I realized I was missing a fried fish recipe on my site. To remedy that, I’m sharing my recipe for crispy pan fried fish without eggs. Fried fish is a typical soul food dinner … Read More
2021 was an interesting year when it came to food. During the first part of the year, I rarely went out to eat. Once my family was fully vaccinated though, I did start to venture out to restaurants more. I LOVE restaurants. The variety of foods from different cultures is one of my favorite things … Read More
I have owed Michael a lemon meringue pie since last July. Michael did not get as much of the results of the first lemon meringue pie recipe that I had made in July like everyone else in the family, so I promised that I would make him one. Thankfully, this easy lemon meringue pie recipe … Read More
I am enjoying the more relaxed days of summer. The photo above is Italian ices from The Lemon Ice King of Corona. My husband, sons and I went there yesterday after we went bicycling in Flushing Meadows Park. I want to update you on my summer plans. I’ll be taking a break from posting new … Read More
Many of us are currently working from home with kids this year. Whether by choice or by necessity, the work from home parent lifestyle has both its joys and its challenges. Although I have been working from home since my children were born, this current pandemic reality has switched things up for me too! via … Read More
Happy New Year! I’m excited for 2020. I didn’t blog a lot in 2019 yet (to my pleasant surprise) around 25,000 folks continued to visit this site each month. Thanks, Pinterest! I have more time to devote to writing this year since both family and other work obligations have calmed down. I have been cleaning … Read More
Last month, I was invited to a press preview of Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical. It is the Atlantic for Kids fall musical that is playing at the Atlantic Theater Company in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. My sons are outgrowing children’s theater but I bribed Sean (10) to go with me because the book playwright happened … Read More
Visiting my family in Virginia this past weekend made me think about my simple southern deviled eggs recipe. My husband, sons and I had gone over to my father’s house to eat crabs. (Eating crabs is one of my “must-do” food things when I’m at home.) I had no idea that my mother-in-law had planned … Read More
