When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.I usually cook one or two chicken dishes a week. On busy nights, I like to make air fryer boneless chicken thighs because they … 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
There are a couple of foods that people with southern roots eat on New Year’s Day. These classic New Year’s Day dishes include collard greens and black-eyed peas. That is why I am sharing a Southern slow cooker black-eyed peas … Read More
I have been feeling a bit nostalgic about food lately. As loved ones get older and pass away, I realize the important links that food brings to certain memories. Food connects us to special times and people. That is why … Read More
As a mom, I am always looking for fun and festive ways to celebrate the holidays with my friends and family. So, when I was invited to the Sugar Factory Times Square special holiday menu event, I decided to check … Read More
Every year, my family discusses what we missed or needed more of in the past year. For 2022, we realized that we needed to travel together more. That is why I wanted to go on a trip with my whole … Read More
These last few months have been a blur. The health of my husband Reggie’s dad took a drastic turn for the worse. After a couple of weeks in the hospital and a few days of in-home hospice, Mr. Coleman passed … Read More
Usually when I write about dining out in NYC, I write about restaurants that I have actually visited. This week, I’m writing about one that I am adding to my “must visit in 2013” list…Le Cirque. I already knew that this French restaurant is constantly listed as one of the best restaurants in the world. It is praised for its “old school”, attentive service as well as its excellent food. I even like that they have a dress code – “Ladies, dressy and elegant. Thank you.” However, it was a friend’s recommendation that added Le Cirque to my “list”. She went there for her birthday and enjoyed everything immensely. Since we share similar food tastes, she sent me a picture of the bottom of her crème brûlée dish…which had the recipe on it! [Read more…]