Inspiration

Through My Eyes – Life as a Black Woman

Does Anyone Care? Finding Peace in the Storm

Who Do You Need to Forgive?

Look Up

Why Settle for Happy?

How to Find Peace in the Midst of Pain & Suffering

Poetry is…

Reframing Your Goals to Optimize Goal Setting

5 Intangible Items to Bring on a Job Interview or Big Idea Pitch

When: Say Goodbye to Fear, Doubt & Anxiety

5 Tips of Encouragement in the Growth Process to Achieve Your Dreams & Goals (+ What No One Tells You About Growth)

Broken

Dry

Affliction

A Retrospective State of Mind

Thin

Life Without Laughter?

Travels to Israel: The Garden of Gethsemane & Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony)

Rivulets

Authentic You (an inspirational & motivational poem)

Parallel Lives

Daily Prompt: Fret

Daily Prompt: Song

Glimmer – Daily Prompt

Daily Prompt: Disrupt

7 Strategies for Starting a New Career & Making a Career Change

5 Lessons in Character Building from ‘Black Panther’ (the movie)

Daily Prompt: Radiant

Never Again

I’m Speaking for Her (a poem inspired by International Women’s Day 2018)

Are You Ready to TESTIFY? “Master, I Want to See”

Choose Love

For All the Times You Hear “I Can’t”

Don’t Let This Moment Pass You By–Making the Most of Time

The Vine

“Keep Your Eyes on Me,” He Whispers

Just in the Knick of Time

The Rest Note is NOT the End of the Song

Hello, I'm Erica! I am a professionally trained cook, on-air host, and recipe writer with over 20 years of experience working in the food industry. I started cooking at the age of 5 and I specialize in Southern, German, Turkish and Middle Eastern cooking. I work full time as a Recipe Developer for a well known culinary media company and I started this food blog to as a place to further develop my skills and teach others. I attended culinary school in Gaziantep, Turkey and studied German cooking first hand in Germany. Read More…

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