African Peanut Stew (Mafe) , Addiction to Facebook and Repairing Relationships…
Hi everyone and please click on the title of this post to read more. Before I start, I want to let everyone know that our PWR show for a local soup kitchen on Saturday brought in enough money that the soup kitchen can feed its patrons for a year! Thanks to everyone who came! Today, […]
Obama’s Ginger Lentil Soup and No More Mrs. Nice Breakfast!
Hi everyone and please click on the title of this post to read more. I’m just going to say what few have the nerve to say; It stinks being a mother sometimes. It is often monotonous, annoying, boring and can suck the life and energy right out of you. Sometimes, however, we have some control […]
Spanish Chickpea Stew and Am I Coddling you?
Hi everyone and please click on the title of this post to read more. I feel i need to pose a question: Am I coddling you? Am I making recipes too easy for you and not challenging you enough? Well, it’s time to step up and have us all try to push ourselves a little […]
Fish Stew With Some Support and Encouragement….
Hi everyone and please click on the title of this post to read more. Well, today, I’d like to talk about how a little encouragement and a little support can go a long way. I had received emails from friends in the last few weeks to go to PA to get people to register to […]
Okra Stew, Cheap Haircuts and Lemonade Stands…
Hi everyone and please click on the title of this post to read more. Well, to state the obvious, times are tough. I am finding that everyone around me is making a concerted effort to cut corners economically and it is a real challenge. In our family, we have decided to save in numerous ways, […]
Alma’s Butternut Squash Soup, Sacrifices and Jon Hamm… Again!
Hi everyone. Please click on the title of this post to read more. First, an announcement: I will be doing a FREE TBK presentation at the YMCA of Montclair on Park Street at 1PM this Saturday, Sept. 20th. They are having a Fitness Week Kickoff to help people eat 100 fewer calories a day and […]
International Potlucks and Seafood Stew
Hi everyone! I am still reeling from the tasty dinner I had last night at my International Dinner Club. When I lived in the City, I was a member of a small International dinner club that my friend Suzanne started. There were only 4 of us, but we single ladies would each prepare a dish […]
De-Stressing To Cook For Others and Curried Carrot Soup
Hello everyone. I just returned from cooking with Alison Bermack, founder of www.cookingwithfriendsclub.com, and we cooked a delicious curried carrot soup for the “Souper Bowl”, a yearly event run by Alison where our community makes soup to donate to a local food Pantry. The soup was deeeeeeeelicious and pretty darn easy to make. It was […]