Father and Son Painting

Gotta love those bonding moments...

Will Viola Davis Win the Oscar?

I recently read a post by Liberation Theory on Shame and the "Help" and had to post my response again here.

It is a sad state of affairs. Just as when Halle won her Oscar and Denzel won his, neither one of them was in a role of upliftment to the “race”. We may have our Obama, but people still want to see us as maids, drug dealers, rappers, addicts, and slaves.

Shame? The word is an understatement.

What do you think?  Will Viola win the Oscar for her role in "The Help"?  Whether she does or doesn't, what are your thoughts?

Please Stop Mean Mugging in Church

All service long this woman kept turning around to mean mug my family. Link made the occasional "pshhh pshhh" sound as he played with his little toy cars but that was it.

Any time we end up behind or near this particular woman whether the kids are loud, quiet, or even non-present at children's church, this same woman mean mugs us and I don't get it.

She barely cracks a smile even when we are instructed by Apostle or Pastor to "offer sisters love with the love of Jesus".

I make it a point to smile at her but it doesn't matter. She smiles at other church goers but today it seemed she made way too many over the shoulder glares in our direction.

It's church after all and I will just continue smiling at her and hope next Sunday not to be seated anywhere near her.

Am I wrong?

Spiral Twisted Updo

I so so so love Phil at Hairtique in Baldwin! Check out his latest masterpiece!! And remember my Phil is a white hair dresser working magic on all black hair types!!
Love it!!

Sweet Plantain Battered Flounder

I had some Plantain Fried Shrimp yesterday and decided to try it at home today. The problem? I thought the recipe called for sweet plantain but everywhere I searched gave a recipe using green plantain.

Did that stop me? Nope!! I created my own recipe.


I used one ripe plantain.


Used a grater to shred the plantain but after the fact I realized I could have mashed it too.


I used a 1/2 cup of flour.


One egg beaten which I mixed in the plantain to a nice thick consistency.


Here is my wild caught fresh flounder seasoned with fresh lemon, salt, pepper, garlic, and onion powder.


I dredged the fish in flour and then coated it in the plantain batter and fried it in canola oil.


Now while it wasn't what I had yesterday, my entire house loved it and the fried plantain batter was a sweet addition to the fish!

Just delicious! I'll be definitely doing it again not an extra piece left! Yummy!

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Natural Winter Hair Style

Trying my hand at a twisted crown.

Thoughts?