2016 has been a downright year of craziness. I lost my uncle, close family friend, grandmother, another close family friend, ANOTHER close family friend, one of my reader’s son/Ulcerative Colitis patient and then my childhood best friend lost her grandmother. These were all people who have known since before I…
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Flare Up Food Favorite
Salt-less, oil-less, skinless steamed or baked chicken. Saltless, butter-less mashed potatoes or white rice. And unseasoned, butter-less cooked carrots. no flavor. no creativity. no nothing! This is the flare up diet. The most taste you get is from the gatorade or cucumber infused water you are allowed to drink. And…
Happy Birthday ‘Merica!
Today is one of my favorite holidays! Not just because I’m a American politics and history junkie. Not just because I’m a Patriot. And not just because I absolutely love fireworks. I love this holiday for most of the reasons I love other holidays, it’s an excellent excuse for people to…
Crazy Creole Family
Up late listening to music and remembering special moments in my childhood. They aren’t all major time stopping moments, but they all hold such a great place in my heart. Some kids don’t even get to have one grandparent and I grew up with my three grandmothers (two biological, one…
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Happy New Year!
And so the end of the year has arrived and we are all taking a moment to look back and say, “What tha?! Where did the time go?” ! LOL! At least I know I am. Some years it seems to go by fast, and then there are those years…
This PhanxGiving
Ahh, Thanksgiving! It’s probably one of my favorite holidays. Not just because I absolutely love Fall… I know I live in California and we don’t get seasons, that doesn’t mean I can’t like seasons! I’ve been around the country, I know that the fall season does exist. Anyhoo, back to…