Although I am kinda embarrassed to say that I first discovered this wonderful voice while watching Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, I will say that I am so glad I was tuned in that night. It was in the middle of the episode when they highlighted her song “Maybe” off her album Our Version of…
I think I can bake a pound cake….
I love baking and it’s one of the things I credit to helping me deal with the stress of postpartum depression. Anyhow last night I was in the mood for a pound cake. I should say however I tend to bake a pound cake about every week unless I made cupcakes first and I don’t…
Cupcakes Yum!!!
It’s been a while since I last posted on my blog. I decided to start with something I like to do whenever I have the time. Last week my husband got me my first two official baking orders. One was for cookies and the other for cupcakes. I decided to make the yummy White Velvet…
Winnie The Pooh and Brushing Too…..
I was given an opportunity to host a Mommy Party sponsored by Oral B Stages and I decided to use a totally different way to host. We had a mommy party/slumber party. I was so excited when I got my email informing me that I was chosen as a host for such a great party….
Being Controlled
A few short weeks ago I posted a blog about my battle with hypertension since giving birth to my third child in May. Well, it’s been a constant battle and after numerous doctor’s appointments and lots of prayers from me, my family, and my friends, I am happy to say that my blood pressure is…
Silent Killer
So if you are my friend on Facebook and have been paying any attention to my statuses you would know by now that for the past few months I have been battling Pre-Eclampsia and Hypertension. My third child was delivered early by emergency induction because I developed severe pre-eclampsia and since the delivery, it had…
1.2 – One week and Two Days….
One week and two days ago I had an emergency induction and delivered my son three weeks early due to Severe Pre-eclampsia. He was not my first baby but it was the first time I experienced high blood pressure in pregnancy and had to face all I did to bring him into this world, however,…
Motherhood x3 – The Arrival of John-Benjamin (J.B.) – Reposting
I wanted to re-share my birthing story of my third child since I have new readers and fans. My son is now 17 months old. Today I was meeting with the lactation consultant about getting John-Benjamin (J.B.) to latch on and maybe adjust to breast feeding and she asks, “How old is your baby?” I though…
South Florida Night
In the middle of our little snow storm on Saturday the Stephens Family was enjoying a little taste of South Florida. This week was inspired by a Key Lime Pie recipe that I saw while I was on allrecipes.com and Steve saw it and asked if I could make it. I immediately saved it in…
An Affair With Lamb
So a few weeks ago I was doing our monthly grocery shopping and I came across a great deal in the meat section. There was one package of lamb breast (ribs ) sitting in the section and it was such a great price I had to buy it to try it. I have had lamb…
Success and Failure
So last night was Mexican Dish Night in the Stephens’s house and I was excited about it all day. I should have known that it would a task when I started to work on some other stuff before I started to cook and immediately got a headache of a lifetime. So needless to say things…
New Dish Night 1/22/10
We are here again nearing new dish night. I was thinking long and hard about what to do this time and I just couldn’t focus on one thing and then out of nowhere, it hit me – Mexican Night. Steve always talks about how he loves Mexican food and how since he moved he can’t…
Sinfully Good
So I posted my updated blog on Sunday about our new dish night and said to look out for the new dish I would be doing on Saturday well to my amaze that came much more sooner than later. That same day my husband asked me to bake him a molten chocolate cake. I was…
Chicken Tikka Masala update
So as you all know last night was new dish night in the Stephens’s house. I was so excited I couldn’t wait to make my dish. Well, let me tell you what happened. First off I killed outpour little griddle. It was old anyhow but now it makes the task of having pancakes for breakfast…
New Dish Night
When Steve and I were dating I started doing a thing called New Dish Night. I used it as a way for me to make new dishes I have never made before and improve my cooking skills at the same time. Back then we used to do it on Friday nights and get a movie…
