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Caramelized Sweet Potato and Tempeh Hash

January 9, 2018 By Erica N Leave a Comment

It's a new year year, the years are going by so fast.  It's been super cold everywhere, It colder here now than it has been in the previous years.  We have had a lot of snow already, and winter started about two weeks ago.  I'm afraid of what the ...

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Stacked Vegan Nachos with Roasted Lentils

December 13, 2017 By Erica N 1 Comment

Before I start talking about this wonderful vegan nachos with roasted lentils, let me start with my super exciting yesterday.  Back in October of this year I entered a monthly contest by Hour Detroit magazine called Hour Shared Plates.  Basically the ...

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Filed Under: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch

Tomato Basil Soup

November 30, 2017 By Erica N Leave a Comment

It has been a few days since thanksgiving.  Omg I really enjoyed my thanksgiving.  I'm thankful for so many things in my life, especially my husband and daughter because they are my entire world.   I'm able to take care of my patients as a nurse, ...

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Filed Under: Dinner, Lunch, Recipe

Cheesy Lobster Mac and Cheese

November 23, 2017 By Erica N 4 Comments

Omg, I super duper excited, Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I'm excited to get this lobster mac and cheese recipe out to you all.  Who doesn's love mac and cheese, I wanted to create a creamy mac and cheese recipe that anyone would love.  My daughter ...

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Pecan Crusted Buttermilk Chicken and Sweet Potato Pie Waffles

October 15, 2017 By Erica N Leave a Comment

So guys I'm supper excited about this post.  Mostly because I'm addicted to sweet potatoes, which I've eaten for as long as I can remember.  In Ghana people sell it as street food, so it is usually fried and eaten with a hot pepper sauce #yum.  Sweet ...

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Recipe

Quinoa and Caramelized Sweet Potato Fish Tacos with Mango/Avocado Salsa

May 4, 2017 By Erica N Leave a Comment

Oh boy, I'm trying to turn over a new leaf with my blogging LOL. What does that mean? What I'm talking about is getting better with posting in the same day to the blog the recipes that go up on my Instagram.  It's a difficult task, considering how ...

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Crispy Fried Chicken Sandwich

October 4, 2016 By Erica N Leave a Comment

Today is the last day of my third day stretch off from work (ughh, totally don't want to go back). My day started off with these weird headaches that I've been having since the end of June. I seriously wake up every day praying it will just go away, ...

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Filed Under: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Recipe Tagged With: chicken, delicious, easy, fast food, quick, sandwich, yummy

This African’s Smoked Gouda Baked Mac N’ Cheese

September 6, 2016 By Erica N 11 Comments

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day that they enjoyed with awesome food, wonderful friends, and a loving family. As a nurse, I work in a field that is open 24 hours and seven days a week. So some holidays I have to work and others I don't. ...

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Quick Yummy Tuna Melt

September 5, 2016 By Erica N 1 Comment

So it's Sunday, and yesterday I attended my beautiful friend Katy's beautiful wedding in downtown Detroit.  I know Detroit gets a bad rap from many outside the area--in part to how it can be portrayed by the media--but as someone who lived around the ...

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Italian Meatball Sub

August 23, 2016 By Erica N 12 Comments

OMG I cant believe the day is finally here, the very first post on my own food blog.  Truly never thought this day would come because I tend to be hard on myself.  Honestly, I am a bit scared because I don't know where this journey will take me; ...

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Filed Under: Dinner, Lunch, Recipe

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