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Happy Harvest!
Praist the Lordt, niggas! Guess what time it is??? That’s right, it’s the most magnificent time of the year- Autumn aka Fall! It’s the time of year when Mother Nature likes to put it on chial! The reds, yellows, oranges, and browns are a reminder of just how beautiful it can be to let dead…
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Home
“When I think of home I think of a place, where love is over flowing.” -Stephanie Mills, ‘Home’ When I was younger, I thought of home as a physical space where people resided. As I got a little older and my world got a little larger, my definition of home became a little less static.…
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These are My Confessions
I hate to say it. I hope I don’t sound ridiculous. But… I do not like putting myself ‘out there’. Let’s back up to what got us here… My friend sent an Instagram post to me and just because it was a chance to meet Carla Hall and cook with her- I figured ‘minus well’.…
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THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND!
I made it through to the next round! Of course I did because the amount of support I’ve gotten from my family, friends, sorors, and even people I don’t know personally is just breathtaking. Literally- it takes my breath away to see and feel all of this love! I am forever grateful for you all!…
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Mary Novella
Cooking is my first love and shoes are a close second, both were introduced to me by my aunt whom I love and miss dearly. Mary Novella (AKA Baa, pronounced bay) , is responsible for much of who I am today. I attribute my love of cooking to her as well as my appreciation for…
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Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Today, August 31st, is “National Eat Outside Day”. Whether you decide to have a picnic, cookout, or grab a snack, outside is calling and what better time than now to pick up the phone? But most of all, you’ll be soaking up natural sunlight which increases serotonin, may aid in healing certain cancers (in moderation),…
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For Colored Girls Who Chose Themselves Cuz Boundary Setting Made Them Realize They Were Enough
Lack of boundaries invites lack of respect -Anonymous There’s been a recent trend that we’ve been seeing amongst our young black queens; a sudden uptake in choosing to honor mental health above any public pressure to just ‘shut up and dribble’. Recently, the GOAT Simone Biles gracefully bowed out of the team Olympic finals and…
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You Are Your Best Thing
In the name of our Elder, Mother Toni Morrison. Do you look at yourself in the mirror and exclaim, “Girl, you are a boss ass bitch!!”? Do you ever find yourself attempting to use your knees like they are still under factory warranty? Maybe you enjoy doing hood rat things with your friends, or by…
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In the name of Bebe Moore Campbell
“Once my loved ones accepted the diagnosis, healing began for the entire family, but it took too long. It took years. Can’t we, as a nation, begin to speed up that process? We need a national campaign to de-stigmatize mental illness, especially one targeted toward African Americans…It’s not shameful to have a mental illness. Get…
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Put Some Respeck on My Name
We’re continuing our “B%*@H I’m Tired” series this week. And this goes out to all the ladies in the place with style and grace that never found their names on a souvenir in the gift shop or a Coke Bottle. Yeah that shit was disappointing, but what’s worse is having your beautiful name butchered time…
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Racial. Battle. Fatigue.
We been gone for a min, but we back with the jump off! But no we’ve been tired, but like, we would be remiss if we did not continue with our series highlighting all the ways in which we are exhaustion. And I don’t know about y’all, but boy have I had it! I. Am.…
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Remember Me
This week, we’re taking a pause in remembrance of Memorial Day. This marks the unofficial start of summer and also: cookout season! See, I’m from the south, and we don’t say barbecue unless we are referring to a pulled or chopped pork sandwich situation. Unfortunately here on the East coast we’re due for a stormy,…
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B!%@h I’m tired!!!: This Could’ve Been An Email
One thing that we can’t get back is time, and I for one value my time. I mean did everyone forget how to use email? Or, what about the good old-fashioned phone call? In the interest of self-care I have decided that I am reclaiming my time!!!
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New Series: B!%@h I’m tired!!!
We’ve been in the longest-running game of Jumanji that is this pandemic for way too long; people are just now starting to acknowledge the fact that black people exist and racism might just be a real thing; and I’m tired of putting on a nice blouse with my pajama pants to appear ‘professional’ while on…
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Mother’s Day PSA
“I’ll always love my mama, she’s my favorite girl.” Y’all know that song by The Intruders right? And may I add of all the mama songs out there it’s my favorite. Sorry but I never got with the Boyz II Men song and don’t @ me ! Today many of us are celebrating our favorite…
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Friday Night Fish Fry: Black Maternal Health Week
The month of April is recognized in the United States as National Minority Health Month – a month-long initiative to advance health equity across the country on behalf of all racial and ethnic minorities. Black Maternal Health Week takes place every year during the week of April 11-17. This week is intended to bring forth…
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Friday Night Fish Fry: Good Friday Edition
Hey yall! It’s Good Friday! Jesus is on his way to the cross right about now and I’m in here down to da sofa feeling not so great with these allergies kicking my butt! So you know what I do when I’m not feeling 100%? I make soup. The same soup I always make really.…
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Friday Night Fish Fry, Passover Edition: Who Made the Potato Salad?
This Saturday evening begins the 8 day celebration of Passover. Passover is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Exodus of the Jews from slavery. The Exodus story is a familiar story; you know Moses, Rameses, the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and let my people go! The holiday is a celebration of…
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Wednesday Wellness: What Does It Mean to Be Mindful?
When I decided to take the leap and start to publish on this blog again, I knew it had to be different; I wasn’t the same person that I was 10 years ago when I first started Cookin’ N Heels. That girl was so young, so carefree (lol!). Well not really, but I have lived…
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Friday Night Fish Fry: ‘Challah at Me’
I know, I know when we introduced the Friday Night Fish Fry we exclusively said that the traditional sides included hushpuppies (last week’s post) or cornbread. But there’s a twist; what about challah? You may ask what does challah have to do with a fish fry? But challah actually brought my community together during a…
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Friday Night Fish Fry: Hushpuppies
I remember when I first moved to Northern Virginia in 2009; the fall of that year my job hosted a chili cookoff and I volunteered to bring the cornbread. Of course being the good southern girl that I am, I brought hushpuppies to the work function. Now, as you might imagine, most of the uninformed…
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Friday Night Fish Fry
Each and every Friday we are inviting you to the Friday Night Fish Fry. You may ask why a fish fry? Fish fries are common throughout the South. Fish fries are often used for church fundraisers, various community organizations, but most of all, a fish fry is just a good ole’ time with family and…
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Chicken Chili
Since it’s cold outside and all, and they tell me the Super Bowl was this weekend. Apparently Tom Brady won. Don’t come here for nutritional information and all that- I’m not that advanced.
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Boot
In honor of February being American Heart Month, I’ve decided to share a story of someone who is very dear to me- my grandma Mary. I’ve actually never met her- I never met either of my grandmothers- at least not in the flesh. My mother’s mother, Mary Elizabeth Neal Perry, passed away in April of…
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