One of the things that I’m moving towards this year is being more physically fit. While I’m healthy according to my doctor, I want to be even more fit before my 45th birthday in May. After 40 your metabolism winds down 5% every 10 years, which means you have to consume fewer calories and work … Read More
My podcast app uses up so much memory on my phone that I recently went through and deleted the podcasts that I don’t listen to on a regular basis anymore. I still have over 40 left though! As I was sifting through the various shows, memories of the various episodes that have transformed my life … Read More
One of my favorite songs of the 90s was Lauryn Hill’s “Every Ghetto Every City”. Part of the lyrics includes the following lines: You know it’s hot, don’t forget what you’ve got Looking back Looking back, looking back, looking back Personally, I think that it’s a great idea to look back (not dwell) on the past … Read More
Congrats to the winner: Kelly D. Initially, I was going to do a gift guide with picks from a ton of categories (paper, beauty, fashion, tech, education, food, entertainment, home, travel, business, experiences, etc.). Then I realized that there are a gazillion gift guides already out there on the web – guides that already includes many … Read More
Now that my kids are settled back in school I am ready to tackle the rest of 2017. I hope that you had a fun summer. I had a fun, full one. The majority of my summer was filled with family, friends and ministry activities. As you have probably noticed, I haven’t posted that often … Read More
At this point, all of my holiday shopping is done. Yay! Before I “technically” finish work for the year, I want to share some thoughtful last minute gift ideas for moms. (I say “technically” because I will still send my soul food recipes draft off to be formatted, redo this MitC website with the Pantone … Read More
Work is love made visible. -Kahlil Gibran – On Work I thought of this quote this past weekend as I was preparing a lemon meringue pie for my father-in-law. Baking IS love made visible. I’m a pragmatic person so I tend to think of things logically. From a practical point of view, baking does not … 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
I have mixed thoughts about February being Black History Month in general, but I will take any opportunity to celebrate the important contributions that people from the African diaspora have made in our society. Food and recipes definitely fall in that category, so I’m sharing a pounded yam (Iyan) recipe in this post. I will … Read More
Normally, I really don’t have a preference regarding what we eat for dinner…I just try to cook the healthiest version of whatever my guys like to eat. Sometimes I get bored though, which means that it’s time to switch things up a bit. That is how I came up with this ham steak with brown … Read More
