Category: Cooking

Photos From the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

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It’s been such an enjoyable staycation

Thanksgiving dinner: smothered turkey wings, gravy, Jasmine rice, macaroni-n-cheese, & steamed cabbage with tomatoes and onions
Jernee’s food for the week: ground turkey, corn, green beans, carrots, baked rustic potatoes, & scrambled eggs
Zumi’s food for Thanksgiving morning: ground turkey, blueberries, & turnip greens
Up the block: the Ethan Allen store, Thanksgiving night.
One of the tables on the basement level in my apartment building. I love the spiky piece of art & the lamp, too.
Fitness room shot#1: Saturday morning’s hot spot.
Fitness room shot#2
Duck Donuts box from Friday night.
Saturday morning’s smoothie ingredients: banana, banana peel, diced Honeycrisp apples, 1 garlic clove, 1 piece of ginger root, cinnamon, honey, coconut milk, & ice.
Christmas Tree goodness. Saturday night life–living right.

Thanksgiving weekend
Old Man W i n t e r is happy
it arrived on time

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Aunt Laura’s Seafood Macaroni-n-Cheese

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Microfiction

Seafood macaroni-n-cheese, pre-bake. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Seafood macaroni-n-cheese, post-bake. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt

The house drowned in the scents of shrimp, crab meat, creamy cheeses, and love.

Aunt Laura’s seafood macaroni-n-cheese is what we lived for every Thanksgiving. My cousins, Philip, Dominique, Sydney, and I attempted to sneak nibbles as soon as it floated away from the oven by our auntie’s aged, yet caring hands.

“Get outta that kitchen, y’all! I ain’t playin’!”

That’s our Nana. She means business–we don’t want her wrath. But we want that cheesy and seafood goodness ASAP, so we try again.

“IF I HAVE TO GET UP FROM THIS CHAIR, Y’ALL ARE GOING TO BE SORRY! WHAT DID I SAY?!”

Mission unaccomplished.

I woke up with the main character chiming in this morning, and I simply had to write this piece of microfiction. For those of you who celebrate, may this Thanksgiving holiday be a joyful, peaceful, loving, and blessed one for you and yours.

Have you gotten your copy of my new book: a collection of serial tales & flash fiction, Séduire (E-Book and Paperback) yet?

Three Favorite Meals in This Household?

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What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals?

*Spaghetti and meatballs. *Smothered turkey wings, rice & homemade gravy, and steamed cabbage with tomatoes & onions. *BBQ lamb chops, macaroni & cheese, and collard greens.

A good meal makes the heart (and tummy) happy.

And here’s a funny video about how shifty the memory can be as we get older.

CSAPunch via YouTube

Happy Friday, beautiful people!

A Good Homecooked Meal Can Change A Lot

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A One-Line Poem

Veggie Medley (with lentils & lima beans) & Roasted Potatoes. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt

A homecooked meal on a Tuesday night, made to perfection
with everything but the kitchen sink,
lasted until the weekend–my soul is satisfied.

Two Things Thursday #21

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1. Monday Night Dinner. Photo Collage Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
2. Maxine 4th of July Funny Quote. Image Credit: Pinterest

1. Monday Night’s Dinner was incredibly delicious and was as follows: kale with onions, cherry tomatoes, yellow peppers, and various seasonings, an open-faced baked potato with dairy-free cheese (one thing I hate about the dairy-free cheese is that it takes FOREVER to melt) & butter, salt & pepper, and a mouthwatering steak.

I was so happy to have leftovers of this meal, and if I were completely okay with it, I’d slap myself for how good it was!

I stuck my whole foot in this meal (if you or your relatives are from the South, you’ll know what this saying means)! And I am happy it turned out the way it did–super YUMMY!

2. Maxine 4th of July Funny Quote . . . because, why not?! I love this character and her sassiness and quick-witted retorts! I thought it would be cool to share a funny quote for today and Maxine is a great go-to for this!

For those of you who celebrate, please be safe, have fun, enjoy your family & friends, and also have some great food, too. Please do not let me read about you in the digital papers/magazines or see you on the news!

Peace and blessings.