Happy Friday the 13^th!  Is that bad luck day? Depends on who you ask. If you ask Brother, he’d probably disagree since 13 is his favorite number, and it served him pretty well those years playing basketball and soccer. However, for all you triskaidekaphobics out there, here’s something that may make today not so scary.  Chocolate Cheesecake Cups

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, in case you were keeping track. I took the opportunity and my lack of direction on the subject to tap into the cookbook stores. (more…)

So it dawned on me that I forgot to cook this week. It’s weird. I’m usually so planned about everything. Make food, photo it, post it, eat it. Somewhere between the Super Bowl and the Blizzard and all that jazz, I came home last night to no prepared food. Whoops. Eggs it was, but that just won’t do for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Though, they are incredibly edible, aren’t they? Therefore, needing a quick breakfast for today, I threw Flour’s Belizean Powder Buns in the oven, filling my apartment with an orange cinnamon coconut aroma perfect for this cold, snowy day (Will it stop? No one knows…) where luckily, I get to work from home. I just couldn’t wait to tell you about it, so it’s a working lunch. (more…)

Wednesday being what it is, I decided Disney music is necessary to get me through the day. What of it? Are you telling me that your frown doesn’t automatically invert when you hear “Be Our Guest”? Or want to bust into song at the top of your voice to sing “A Whole New World”? Your heart is made of stone. I’m kidding. I’m sorry. I just got the most aggravating phone call and decided step away from work to use my lunch break to talk about these cinnamon baked plantains.

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