Food, Wellness & Reinvention
Ask 10 different people (with southern roots) how to cook fried chicken and you will probably get 10 different answers. Personally, I use a fried chicken recipe without buttermilk or egg most of the time. Some Southerners use an egg … Read More
Do you prefer mashed potatoes or rice? I am definitely in the mashed potatoes camp. That is why I’m sharing how to make a creamy Southern mashed potatoes recipe from scratch. Growing up in Virginia, mashed potatoes were a staple … Read More
It has become a family tradition that I bake “my guys” an apple pie after we go apple picking, so I made one yesterday. Last year, I used a recipe from one of Reggie’s former bosses (Laura) because he claimed … 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 … Read More
Recently, I started listening to the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast. On one of her episodes, she talked about a “24 for 24” list – 24 things she wanted to accomplish in 2024, big or small. I decided that instead … Read More
Recently, a(nother) friend talked to me about going vegan. As I told her, “That’s great for you.” I don’t plan on going vegan this year though for various reasons but also… bacon. After that conversation, I wondered how easy it … Read More
I usually cook one or two chicken dishes a week. On busy nights, I like to make air fryer boneless chicken thighs because they are flavorful and take less than half an hour to both prepare and cook. I prefer … Read More
Hello Everyone! I have some extra creative space this year so I decided to do a podcast as a fun side project. It’s called marked as flagged and is a podcast about enjoying life as a mom in your 50s. … Read More
Sometimes, friends just give me random food items. I guess that they want to see what I will do with them. Last year, a family friend gave me a container of French’s Crispy Fried Onions so I asked my Air … Read More
As we enter the New Year, I hope to share more quick and easy meal ideas – especially air fryer recipes. Please keep sending me your recipe requests and I will prepare them. For instance, a reader asked about pork … Read More