Category: set the table with love

  • S’mores Charcuterie Board

    S’mores Charcuterie Board

    There’s a wonderfully delicious trend happening out there, it’s the s’mores charcuterie board. So before we dive into the possibilities, let’s talk about the word charcuterie. Charcuterie is the arranging and preparing of cured meats, cheeses and finger foods on a platter or board. It’s has truly made a comback in the last few years.…

  • Mother’s Day Breakfast Idea:  Crepes with a Strawberry Red Wine Reduction with Fresh Blueberries

    Mother’s Day Breakfast Idea: Crepes with a Strawberry Red Wine Reduction with Fresh Blueberries

    Brunch, just for Mom. How about crepes, they are so elegant, delicious and always makes you feel extra special. Yes, it’s a super thin pancake, but the French made it into something, decadent and ultra chic. I think the Moms out there would appreciate this served to them on Mother’s Day, don’t you think? Well,…

  • Charred Baby Gems, Salmon Salad with a Mango, Corn and Pepper Salsa

    Charred Baby Gems, Salmon Salad with a Mango, Corn and Pepper Salsa

    Sitting down to a good, delicious, healthy, colorful and beautiful meal is all about selfcare. However, do we look at our dining experiences as a regimen of self care? What if we did? How would you prepare this time of self care? Looking at it from this perspective could determine what we decide to put…

  • Invisible Sticks and Stones

    Just because emotional and mental wounds can’t always be seen, doesn’t mean they don’t leave bruises, cuts and brokenness.They need healing too.Lisa Washington

  • Get back up!

    Success is an inside job. It’s a spiritual journey. The deception is in the definitions we have adopted. No one can define success for you. I freed myself from what the world told me success should look like many years ago. The definition feed every insecurity inside of me and ran me into the ground…

  • GAME CHANGER: Watch that salt

    GAME CHANGER: Watch that salt

    GAME CHANGER: Make high sodium processed foods yourself, this will help control your salt in take. This has helped me with weight gain, bloating, inflammation and joint pain.Here’s one I am sure you will enjoy. 🌱 When you are using salt to taste for this recipe, only use 1 teaspoon of salt, total. That is…

  • Sweet Potatoes ~ Weight loss Game Changer

    Wow! You don’t say… Just got off the… 😆😆Well sweet potatoes have become one of my GAME CHANGERS in moderation, of course. What I love about them they are high in fiber and water. So eat your water and drink plenty of it as well. Here’s deets:Fiber can also help you feel fuller for longer,…

  • Closed Doors

    Closed Doors

    I never really cared for that saying, “when one door closes another one opens.” Now don’t get me wrong, I totally get the saying, it’s very inspiring and it gives you lots of hope. Who doesn’t want to feel hopeful? . Me, me, me! I want to be hopeful. So, what’s my problem? I guess…

  • Good Day Atlanta segment ~ Tiktok Baked Oatmeal

    Good Day Atlanta segment ~ Tiktok Baked Oatmeal

    Link to segment https://www.fox5atlanta.com/video/919768 INGREDIENTS • ½ cup rolled or quick oats • 1/4 cup unsweetened non dairy milk • ½ ripe banana or 1/4 cup apple sauce • 1 egg • 1 Tablespoon honey or maple syrup • 1 Tablespoon peanut butter or seed butter • ¼ teaspoon baking powder • Pinch of cinnamon…

  • Smashed BRUSSELS Sprouts with a HOt Spicy Chili Sauce

    Smashed BRUSSELS Sprouts with a HOt Spicy Chili Sauce

    Smashed Brussels sprouts with a spicy chili garlic oil, doesn’t that sound amazing! Hashtag the new  #foodtrend#smashedbrusselsprouts. Who doesn’t love a good food trend? I love this one, because it gets my grandkids to eat more vegetables. Let me add that you can add whatever sauce or topping you would like, my family love spicy…

  • Barbecue Mini Skillet Meat with Parmesan Garlic Mashed Potatoes

    I am cooking this on the 104.7 The Fish today at 2 pm. est time See you there. Barbecue Mini Skillet Meatloaf Ingredients 1/3 cup gluten free herbed breadcrumbs 1/3 cup milk 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley 1 large egg 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 small onion, finely minced 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon…

  • Ode to Mom ~ Salmon Croquettes

    Remember this can? Yes.. the pink salmon in a can. This blog post is in honor of my mom. My mom would make salmon croquettes usually on a Friday night. I must confess as a kid they weren’t my favorite, but I grew to love them older I got, but I think is was mostly,…

  • French Lentils and Braised Shiitake Mushrooms

    Here’s the thing about food and cooking. It can be whatever you like it to be. Yes, that’s my justification statement for this recipe. I was in my kitchen one day and I wanted French lentils and shiitake mushrooms. Now of course I could have went much simpler and just sautéed the mushrooms, with some…

  • French lentil and cajun sausage Soup

    French lentil and cajun sausage Soup

    It’s cold outside and all I am craving is some yummy soul warming soup. Lentils are one of my favorite legumes to cook. I have used lentils to make veggie burgers, hearty salads, and yes, soup. Now, here’s the deal my husband is from New Orleans and creole and Cajun recipes flow through this house…

  • What did you unlearn today?

    What did you unlearn today?

    Learning and Unlearning We are always in the process of learning. From the time we are out of the womb, we are being taught. It is a beautiful thing. It is how we grow, how we know what do and what not to do. We learn how to talk, walk, eat, play and take care…